Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills. As the highest level basketball league, NBA is a basketball league with the highest level. Although the physical confrontation is very fierce, basketball is also a sport that requires mental work. Players need to memorize many of the team's tactics and adapt to changes in the court. Of course, some players have super high acting skills and their ability to dive and make mistakes is very high. ?
There are some players whose acting skills are comparable to those of Oscar-winning actors. When the two sides compete fiercely, they use their acting skills to gain opportunities that are beneficial to their side. In my mind, the "best actor" is none other than Sean. Shane Battier and Anderson Varejao, these two are equally good and bad, so let's have a "double actor". ?
I remember when he was playing for the Rockets. In his first season with the Rockets, Battier scored 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. Although the statistics are not flashy, Battier's main role is still on the defensive side. He has caused opponents to hit people with the ball countless times. When he was knocked down by his opponent, everyone could see him helplessly raising his hands, clasping his hands behind his head, looking innocently at the referee. Battier has a famous saying: "Basketball is played with the brain, not the body. People with high IQs win basketball games, and people with good physical fitness win track and field competitions." Battier has a super high basketball IQ and superb acting skills, which made him the defensive powerhouse of the Rockets at that time.
Batier relies more on basketball IQ to act, and Varejao's acting skills are no less than Battier. The two of them can be said to be the best actors in the entire NBA. Entering the league in 2004, Varejao is a Brazilian. Although he looks rough and strong, his playing style relies more on flopping. Anderson Varejao was nicknamed the "Brazilian Movie King" by fans because he was good at diving during games and causing offensive fouls from his opponents.
To this day, I still vividly remember the Warriors’ matchup with the Cavaliers in the 15-16 Finals. During the game against his old club, the Cavaliers, Varejao flopped many times. When defending a Cavaliers player, with just a slight touch, Varejao would fall to the ground in an exaggerated manner, accompanied by loud pain. For a lot of time, Varejao caused the Cavaliers to make consecutive mistakes, won several offensive opportunities for the Warriors, and changed the situation of the game between the two sides. Now that the NBA is gradually beginning to crack down on flopping, many players who are good at acting have become restrained because they will be fined if they are found to be flopping.
In addition to the two of them, there are also some "powerful actors" in the NBA. Some players are good at acting when defending, and some are good at acting when attacking. James and Harden can be said to be offensive. The master of porcelain. Harden is very good at drawing fouls and free throws when breaking through. During the breakthrough process, he stretches his arms in front of the defensive players, and whenever the opponent touches them, he will scream in an exaggerated manner, thereby winning the opportunity to take free throws. In fact, these performances are also a kind of spice in the tense basketball game.