When did the NBA center begin to decline?

The position of basketball center originated from the midfield position of football. In the football match, the midfield, as a key position in the frontcourt and backcourt, is mainly used to prevent the opposing organization from launching an attack, and at the same time, it can launch or pass on our attack. But the midfield position of the basketball court is the service court in the center of the court (that is, the middle circle). Basketball is an offensive sport. With the development of skills and tactics and the improvement of athletes' physical quality and tactical accomplishment, the offensive round is greatly shortened. With the improvement of sportsmanship, the core attack scope is reduced to half court, and the center becomes the medium connecting the inside and outside lines of one side. Entering 2 1 century, the development of basketball has experienced a golden period. The skill of European basketball and the comprehensiveness of American basketball have been greatly developed. In the NBA, the center is usually played by tall and strong players. In American basketball, basic skills are not as important as European basketball. The cultivation of tall players is mostly to continue the old routine of American basketball, that is, to portray the center player as the main rebounder of the team and defend the door. However, with the emergence of new insiders, many power forwards can break through and shoot well. At the same time, these forwards can also enter the inside singles, and even some small forwards often appear at the position of power forwards, even at the 5 th position (such as James of the Cavaliers and Anthony of the Knicks). At this time, the weakness of the traditional center is maximized, the attack means is single, and the attack is weak. When defending, the opponent is fast and accurate at the basket. If you pull out to defend the opponent's shot, the inside is empty. If you stay inside, you will often be killed by your opponent. If you cooperate with defense, it will also cause defensive loopholes. In short, the attack is poor and the speed is slow. These shortcomings are perfectly overcome by the new American power forward, who is about 2.05 meters tall, and have not lost much height advantage compared with the traditional center. However, because of the innovation of training mode, these forwards can be much stronger than traditional centers in both attack and defense, and can also adapt to the current game rhythm.

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