Chapter 453: To Each His Own
As long as Howard can give the team more balls, then the Hornets still have a big advantage. Many teams in the current NBA are also using the Princeton style of play, but basically they will use it to a greater or lesser extent. There are very few teams that mainly use this tactical system now.
It needs to have a good and flexible playmaker. And the Hornets' monsters look like they might be able to help Charlotte a lot in terms of experience. The Nets fielded Mozgov, Quincy, Jonathan, Russell and Goodwin in today's starters.
The main intention of such a lineup is to ensure the quality of the game as much as possible while testing the opponent's current ability. Jonathan and Quincy were mainly responsible for the offense, Goodwin defended, and Russell organized the team.
The Hornets sent Howard, Zeller, Graham, Monk, McCarvey! Looks like I'm thinking of going with Coach Crawford. The main force was Howard up, and the rest were all bench members.
At the beginning of the game, the monster took the lead in getting the basketball and passed the ball to McCarvey, who hit a jumper and three-point shot directly after half court, and it seems that he is in good shape today! Russell carried the ball to the frontcourt, and Quincy didn't have three points after getting the basket!
Jonathan got the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Russell! Goodwin received the basketball directly and plunged into the basket for a layup to score easily! It's fast! 3:2! Immediately, the atmosphere of the competition became tense! However, the current Hornets can't get up for a while due to the arrival of Warcraft.
This way they can actually choose a more flexible way to play. Batum and Kaminsky combined, Walker combined with Howard. One fast and one slow!
Zeller received a pass in the front court and immediately passed it to the hands of the monster, and before Mozgov could defend it, he saw that the monster had already scored a quick dunk! 5:2! The current situation is more worrying for the Nets right now.
It's nothing if the opponent doesn't play well in the first quarter, and if he plays well, he will naturally take advantage of the victory to chase after him, on the other hand, the Nets are a little cramped. Because of the simplification of tactics, Brooklyn can only keep fighting with the opponent like this without much change.
Still cooperating with each other to attack. Russell led a team. If the opponent plays well, Lin and Teague will have a stable situation at the same time. Jonathan took the basketball and observed the situation on the court, Goodwin got the ball on the right side and jumped up directly to hit a three-point shot! 5:5!
How the team wishes there were more players like that! Some role players will win a lot more after a match as long as they activate it! Monk's pass error was directly cut off by Jonathan! Goodwin got the ball and ran to the front court to score a layup! 7:5! The score is overtaken!
McCarvey came to the front court with the ball in his hand and reluctantly passed it to Howard at the coach's suggestion. From McCarvey's expression, it can be seen that he actually wants to go it alone!
But this season he is obviously a lot more mature! And now the fans and the media have positioned him as a blue-collar point guard, similar to Russell, but the latter is a little better than him in terms of organization. The physical fitness is also much better than him.
After the monster got the ball, he immediately passed the ball to Munch in the distance, and the young man jumped up and stepped on the line for 2 points into the net! 7:7! The game seems to have slowed down a lot, the Nets still don't dare to be too aggressive when it is going on, and the speed of the Hornets has obviously slowed down a lot!
Charlotte's side is still looking for a feeling during the game, and the Nets have been secretly observing how to effectively crack the opponent's tactics! Indeed, now they are playing Princeton!
Jonathan took the basketball and quickly passed the ball to Mozgov, who scored directly with a blue shot! Monk hit a 2-point jumper after getting the basket! 9:9! The current Hornets coach is quite satisfied. With a basically all-bench lineup, it can be on par with the Nets.
Batum, Lamb, Walker, they haven't played yet! Russell got up directly after getting to the front court and hit a three-point shot! McCarvey then hit a three-pointer from the left! After Mozgov got the ball, he faced the basket and shot a hollow 2-pointer directly from a long distance!
Monk didn't have three points after taking McCarvey's ball! Howard got the basketball and immediately passed the ball to Graham, who still missed his jump shot! Goodwin got the rebound on the right side and made a long pass to Jonathan, and the young man hit a three-point shot with no one to defend him! 14:9!
Sure enough, the ability of the bench is still weaker, and immediately after the Hornets failed to attack again, Russell took the pass and chased after a three-pointer! 17:9!
"Let's hope they keep it up! Now the lineup of our two teams has to lead by a big score. Chen said to Welch, hugging his shoulders.
"If we can take the lead and keep the score in single digits, we will win at the end of the game," Welch's voice was low, but Chen still heard it.
"Well, I'm talking about the ideal result," Chen said after correcting it immediately.
After Warcraft's blue shot missed again, Monk got the basketball and made a quick layup, but the basketball came out again after brushing it in the basket! Quincy got the rebound and passed the ball to Russell, who came to the front court and had a jumper that was successfully interfered with after facing McCarvey's quick defense!
Immediately, Graham got McAvey's long pass in the front court and made a quick layup to score 2 points! 17:11!
Goodwin got the ball and passed it to Jonathan, who hit a jumper straight for a three-point shot! 20:11! While the coaching staff was still worried, the players' performance greatly relieved their pressure!
Then the opponent called a timeout, but it failed to effectively stop the Nets' offensive! The first quarter will be over soon! 28:20! The result wasn't too bad, but it was clear that the Hornets were still somewhat out of the Nets' offensive trajectory.
I accidentally saw Crawford start talking as soon as the players arrived. I guess I have a new idea right away.
"I've said that's all there is to the game in a moment. It's still playing the Princeton system. But this time I had to be more flexible on the offensive end. Batum, you have to do this at this end...... On the field, we have to play our offensive state! ”
It can be seen that Crawford's attitude is very serious! He felt a lot more confident when he learned of Howard's arrival this season! Maybe the Hornets have been stuck in a situation near the playoffs all these years, and I'm afraid they will have an explanation this season! He also knew he might not have much time left to teach in Charlotte.
"When they play this tactic, the important thing to pay attention to is their efficient cooperation inside and outside! It's a test of our defensive awareness...... "Chen now understands that the Princeton system that the Hornets are playing may not be very good!"