Durant taunts Rockets teammates + DISS James? Who do you like more when the two super giants choose to win?

Durant mocked his new teammate in front of James, and then DISS arrived at James. I felt that this view was quite incredible, so I searched the original program and watched it, and it was indeed mentioned new teammates. This clip actually comes from a very popular podcast program called "Mind the Game", which is translated directly into the stadium brain.

Since a big selling point in this show is that they are drinking wine and talking about their own opinions, they may be more radical when they talk about excitement. (You see, James was busy starting a drink at the beginning of the show.) James had previously expressed that "ring culture" should not appear in the NBA. He "only" took 4 rings and did not prevent him from being the best player in history. There is no right or wrong in these views, and of course there must be controversy. It has to be said that the US media is still very good at controlling traffic.

And the guest in the latest issue is Durant. This is also the first time Durant has participated in a public podcast program since he traded with the Rockets. As for the so-called ridicule of his teammates, it actually stems from Nash's point of view at the time. He found that modern players rely too much on three-pointers but ignore the importance of two-pointers. A superstar must be able to score two-pointers in the playoffs. Nash said, "Basic division of labor in basketball is very clear now. Role players are just to open up space to give superstars a chance to shoot 1v1, so stars must have the ability to shoot mid-range shots, especially in the playoffs. You can't expect players like X, Y, and Z to shoot mid-range shots." The X, Y, and Z here of course refer to role players.

KD followed up with the point and said, "I think there are many ways to play now. You can score in many different ways. If there are only 5-6 seconds left in the game, the best players should not think about using 3-4 seconds to find opportunities to throw them to open teammates. They create their own ability to create mid-range shots, which is much better than throwing them to teammates with the remaining 2 seconds, and they do not disrespect their teammates.... Finally, they throw the ball to let Finney Smith shoot three-pointers, or Reus O'Neal. They may make a shot, but this is not a sustainable way to score."

The funnyest thing is that Durant mentioned DFS at the beginning. After seeing James laughing as a former DFS teammate, he immediately made up for his teammate last season, Reus O'Neal. So many fans mistakenly think that "Durant looks down on Finney Smith" when they see this. Even DISS James. In fact, I personally think that Durant’s point of view is not to say whether he should be blamed at the last moment, nor to look down on DFS. His point of view is that every minute and every second in the last moment is precious. Instead of throwing it to the character players to end the game, it is better to believe in the superstars’ own ability to shoot in the mid-range shot.

And this logic is expressed on Nash's description, because character players have created opportunities for superstars by opening up space, and they are not useless. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will feel that nothing is wrong. On the playoff stage, high-intensity 1v1 pressure defense is the norm, and mid-range is more stable than three-pointers. For a super master like Durant who has a distance of more than 52% in his career, the role player has to be at least close to 37% of his three-pointers to have the same scoring efficiency. Including the psychological impact at critical moments, it will be more difficult to ask for role players.

As for some people, Durant's face-to-face output, I think Durant Diss James's playing style is not necessary. Although James is often criticized by James at the last moment, he also hit a large number of key kills, which is also supported by data. (James's non-three-pointer win in his career is not counted as 19 times in the 24-25 season) However, after hearing Durant's view, James immediately changed another topic (discussing the similarities and differences of Durant's early career style and current performance), so he doesn't know whether he agrees with Durant.