Before the small ball era, NBA teams were basically dominated by teams with strong insides, O’Neill, span O'Rain _, , , , , , , , , , , , , , Zhu Wang, Robinson is known as the 4 major centers in history. In addition to these 4 people, the kidney changer Mourning is also a very good inside player. Why hasn't he been selected among the top four centers? Today we will carefully analyze the reasons for you.
Mourning’s physical fitness is undoubtedly a well-known iron man in the NBA. He returned to the game after undergoing a kidney transplant at the end of his career. There is no doubt about Mourning's physical fitness, but compared with the four major centers, he is completely at a disadvantage in terms of height. Mourning's height is only 2.08 meters. There is a big gap between the height of the traditional center and this puts him at a disadvantage in the battle with these inside behemoths.
Except for the height factor, Mourning led the Miami Heat to no outstanding results. In the era of the four major centers, Mourning only led the Heat to the Eastern Conference finals and lost The Bulls were thriving at the time. Among the four major centers, Ewing did not win the NBA championship, but he also led the New York Knicks to the Finals, and three centers including Olajuwon and O'Neal Robinson. Players have all won championship rings, and they have all been given the absolute core status of a team. Therefore, in terms of personal honor, what is the gap between Mourning and the four major centers.
In terms of personal data, taking Shark O’Neal as a comparison standard, O’Neal can score 20+20 average data during the Magic. In the 1999~2000 season, he led the Lakers to the NBA championship, averaging 30.7 points per game in the playoffs, close to a double-double of 14 rebounds. At that time, Mourning averaged only 17.1 points and 8.5 rebounds. From this point of view, there is also a big gap in personal data between him and O'Neal.
Therefore, it can be concluded that Mourning is not as good as the four major centers in terms of physical talent, personal data, and team performance, so he is natural. Will be excluded from the four major centers. But what is gratifying is that at the end of his career, Mourning returned to the Heat again and followed Wade and O’Neal to get a precious championship ring, finally drawing a perfect end to his career. Although there is still a certain strength gap with the four major centers, Mourning's style on the court has become more rigid, and he is indeed a qualified leader player and an outstanding representative of a short insider.
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