As one of the three major sports in the world,basketball is widely loved by people all over the world.With the continuous development of modern basketball,the role of small forward players in the team becomes more and more important,even enough to influence the direction of the game.The Chinese men’s basketball team’s small forwards,however,do not have a good performance in the international arena.Compared with the world’s strongest teams,the gap between our country at the position of small forward is also more obvious.At the same time,there are not many domestic researches about the small forwards’ offensive techniques with the ball.This paper attempts to analyze the characteristics of the small forward players of the world’s top teams in terms of their ball-handling techniques by studying the ball-handling techniques of eight small forwards of the top four men’s basketball teams in the 32 nd Olympic Games,aiming to provide some theoretical basis for China to cultivate world-class level small forwards,so as to further shorten the gap between China’s basketball and the world’s top teams.This paper uses literature,expert interviews,video anal ysis and mathematical statistics to stud y the ball-handling techniques of the top four small forwards in men’s basketball in the 32 nd Ol ympic Games,with th e main findings being:1.The average age of the Final Four’s small forwards is 28 years old,in the prime of their careers as athletes;with an average height of 201.1cm,the y are generall y taller in height,which is more conducive to pla ying advantageousl y on the offensive end.W ith a bod y weight of 99.9kg,the average index of Ketorai is 496.4,showing a strong ph ysical confrontation and the abilit y to combine basketball skills with ph ysicalit y in the game,making the individual offensive side simple and efficient.2.In terms of shooting,catch-and-shoot from the three-point line and dribble-andstop jump shot are the main scoring means for small forwards;outside three-point shooting and breakaway attack to the basket are the main offensive methods for small forwards,reflecting the current characteristics of small forwards’ strong ability to combine sudden shooting.3.In terms of breakthrough,the small forwards of the top four teams have excellent ability to hold the ball and break through and attack;The main breakthrough is to hold the ball from the top of the arc,with a relatively balanced 45 degree breakthrough from the high positions on both sides;After the breakthrough,the main choice is to break through and score the ball,which reflects the excellent organizational and offensive ability of the current small forward.At the same time,after breaking through,he created fouls with excellent finishing ability,causing damage.4.In terms of passing,the main passing methods are mostly chest passing and overhead passing between rows;passing between rows can bring greater defensive pressure to the defense and facilitate the organization of the offense;the passing has good figures in terms of assists and passing opportunities;the low number of passing errors also reflects excellent passing control ability.5.In terms of grabbing frontcourt rebounds,eight small forwards actively rushed for rebounds with their high motivation and excellent rebounding spotting ability,while using their height advantage to make gains in spotting rebounds. |