“MOVEMOVE！”

This sentence is the favorite words of many NBA point guards on the court, generally speaking, when saying this sentence, point guards will use their hands to make tactical indication postures, and then keep waving their hands, looking around, and constantly reminding their teammates to run out of the correct tactical line.

Paul is no exception, this short stature, but with all-round skills, known as the textbook of the new generation of point guards, has eyes full of spirituality, and if it weren't for the bitter and hateful old farmer look on the court, he would be considered a handsome black guy.

The bitter Paul controlled the ball and directed his teammates to run, and Philadelphia was in chaos under the basket. There is no other reason, because the lineup on the Hornets' side is really weird.

Point guard Paul didn't move, and the scoring guard became Bunch Wells, a good backhand on the bench, and he naturally had to crush Korver, and he came to the low post smoothly, relying on Korver to reach out for the ball, and the advantage in strength was quite obvious.

In the small forward position, Morris Peterson stepped up, and with his technical characteristics, he has no problem being a swingman at the second or third position, and he is a real puzzle player.

The center is still Tyson Chandler, a thoroughbred defensive center who was selected by the Clippers to start his career with the Bulls and is known as a thoroughbred defensive center with "deer-like agility and mobility", ushered in his metamorphosis in his second season with the Hornets. A career-high average of 35 minutes per game, an economical double-double per game, and a shooting percentage that has been at the forefront of the league for several years in a row have made Chandler the target of many teams' saliva.

It's just that everyone still had a lot of expectations for Chandler's future at that time, just like the little Jordan of the Clippers many years later, but most people didn't expect that this was Chandler's peak. His skills have never improved at a qualitative level, and he has been on multiple teams as a defensive center puzzle piece, with little fluctuation in his stats, and he shines in the right system. If the system is not suitable or the team is not eye-catching, there is no news.

Oh, by the way, money always has special fishing skills, everyone knows it, right?

Seeing this, the Hornets' lineup is not strange, and the most bizarre choice lies in the selection of the power forward position.

"Peja ......???"

A round was about to pass, and Chen Mu still couldn't believe the Wasp's choice, or Scott's brain.

Let Peja play power forward? What does that mean??

Peja has the height of a big forward, and his height in shoes is almost exactly the same as Chen Mu's. Theoretically, playing power forward is not a problem.

But everyone on Earth knows that Peja is a pure shooter, and he can't do anything close to the basket within three feet.

Among the other efficient shooters, most of the players who have averaged 20+ points per game have their own killer skills in addition to shooting, or at least have a passable breakthrough or passing skills. For example, players such as Kevin Martin, Ray Allen, and Mike Reid are not completely dependent on shooting or making fouls. or breaking, or violent buckles, there are two brushes.

Even an older generation of pure shooters like Reggie Miller has a good anti-run and air cutting skills. From time to time, you can break through the frame and celebrate arrogantly to the fans.

And what about Peja?

With the height of the No. 4 position, he has an unusually soft touch, and can send a wonderful vision of not looking at the one-handed back pass in the half. But Peja has few one-on-one scoring methods.

His anti-run is also not bad, especially in the early 21st century in the King's Princeton system, often stealing chickens to score. But other than that. His ball-holding, ball handling, and breakthrough skills are completely below the NBA average, and his back ability is about equal to zero, so he can be said to be a player who can't play well without passing, that is, an absolute pure shooter in the traditional sense.

That's why, after the Kings lost Divac and Webb in the 2005-2006 season, Peja's scoring plummeted from 20 points last season to 16 points. That's why, after Peja was traded to the Pacers in the middle of the season, Peja, who had high hopes of becoming a new generation of Miller, averaged 16 points per game to 19 points per game in the same season.

After coming to the Hornets, the team's point guard has excellent vision, but West and Chandler on the inside are both finishers, and there is not much high-post playmaking skills, and Peja's scoring has experienced a slippage again, all the way down, but the three-point shooting percentage has improved.

It's such a pure shooter with no heads-up skills with the ball at all, slow speed, not strong strength, no way to use any other means to attract the attention of defenders, to create hand space for himself classic car, but at his peak he was able to average 24 points per game and shoot more than 43% from three-point range. The reason is simple:

Pejatte was so sure.

“HERE！”

During an inward cut, Peja made a move similar to that of a big forward, which caused Chen Mu's center of gravity to be lowered. At this moment, a figure appeared, Chandler, who was as agile as a deer, came to Chen Mu to cover without the ball, Peja quickly retreated, and shouted softly when he ran to the three-point line, and there was already a basketball whistling in his ears.

After receiving the ball, the three-point shot floated through a perfect arc in the air and fell heavily into the frame.

“KEEPINON！”

Paul gave a word of encouragement, high-fived Peja, and walked back.

"Chen, do you want to change your guard?"

Iguodala saw Chen Mu's embarrassment in defending Peja, and stepped forward and took the initiative to say: "You go with Bunche, Kyle to defend Morris, and I will defend Peja?" ”

"Me with a point guard? That's. Chen Mu shook his head and smiled: "It's okay for you and Kyle to switch guards, I saw that he was bullied enough by that fat guy in the last round." As for Peja...... I'll take care of it! ”

In Chen Mu's eyes, flames rose.

The game continued, the 76ers ran the offense with Chen Mu as the core, Peja could create a lot of trouble for Chen Mu on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, Peja faced Chen Mu It was a piece of paper, and he didn't need to poke it, he could blow it through with a breath.

Chen Mu was naturally unceremoniously, once he was crushed with his back, and after coming to the basket, he turned around and was about to shoot, but Chandler appeared in front of him.

This guy is really omnipresent......!

Chen Mu was startled, and immediately stopped his footsteps and passed back, and Lowry hit a half-volley to increase the score for the home team.

The next round was a remake of the previous round, with the Hornets taking advantage of Peja's and Chandler's bizarre interior coordination to frequently play off-ball cover tactics and send Peja on the way from beyond the three-point line.

Peja is shooting over 44 percent from three-point range this season, and it's terrifying to rain three-point shots. After a cover change, Chen Mu followed Chandler, and he was evenly matched in the rebounding scramble, and no one lost anyone. But the rest of Daimpoter had no way to keep up with Peja, and could only watch Peja play three-point practice on the court.

The first quarter quickly entered the final period, the two teams made substitutions, and the 76ers did not suffer in the bench competition. But the strange rotation of the Hornets made West, who has quite good combat power, the main point of attack in the transition section. In the face of Evans' defense, West adopted a kite strategy, just like Chen Mu who played the Nuggets last season to face Evans, walking the dog around with a rebounding idiot, disgusting Evans with constant mid-range shots, and the angry Evans yelled on the court, and ate a T for it.

In the first half of the second quarter, the 76ers, who originally had the advantage, no longer had the advantage, and the two teams were tied, and the 76ers called a timeout.

"It's time to switch back to the main force."

Cheeks said seriously: "Their strategy is very weird, to split the main lineup and use it, if you can't find a way, you will be overtaken." ”

Cheeks' words are exactly what the 76ers players are most worried about.

Now the Hornets' bench lineup, led by West, and the bullied Evans don't want it, and he is still sulking off the bench.

On the starting side, Lowry's restrictions on Paul are not bad, but they are not good, Paul has only hit 2 goals 4 times so far, and has only scored 4 points, and has given a lot of assists, but his personal attack power has not been fully utilized.

In addition, the small forward and center positions are not much of a problem, Iguodala and Durham Porter's defense is above average, facing two players with urgent offensive ability, Peterson and Chandler, there is no pressure to let them get too many open points.

The problem is in the 2nd and 4th positions.

"Kyle, you and Andre switching guards won't solve the problem." Cheeks drew on the strategy board and said, "They're just going to be able to take advantage of your back-to-back defense, and focus on Bunch Wells' back-to-back basket. Even if Andre starts out, they'll use off-ball screens and positionalizations to force you to play against Bunche, and unless the interior can make up for it, it's going to be a big problem for our defense. ”

Korver sighed and shook his head, not very satisfied with his defense. Compared to previous seasons, Korver's defensive improvement has been quite obvious, but against a backcourt like Bunch Wells? Few people in the whole league dare to say that they can defend themselves.

At 196 tall, but rushing to the basket on the court, the impact is amazing, and the body is as strong as a cow, Wells is a very formidable offensive hybrid.

Korver confronted Wells, in response to the old saying: Xiucai meets soldiers, where is the reason to go??

And Chen Mu is not comfortable here.

"Peja's side always plays cover with Tyson, and Chen can't save every ball, so rebounding will be a problem......" Cheeks gritted his teeth and shook his head, sighing: "This Hornets, why are there so many messy guys!" ”

Messy guys......

Hearing Cheeks's words, Chen Mu was stunned for a moment, and then looked back at the bench, only to see that most of the players were frowning and listening carefully, but Carney was alone staring at the cheerleaders in the center of the stadium with great interest, not knowing what he was thinking.

Maybe...... Should you use that hand......?? (To be continued......)

PS: That hand! Yes, that's what you think!