Standing pretty old

Chapter 325 Celtics Lineup Depth

Regarding James Posey, the Chinese fans who have been watching the NBA since 02 must have had a great influence on him. Although it is only half of the season, his shooting ability still left a deep impact on people.

What's interesting is that James Posey's long-range shooting ability has been criticized since he entered the NBA in the 99 draft. He is believed to be an unqualified role player because he cannot develop a stable shot.

However, in fact, the 02-03 season was a watershed for Posey. After that, his outside shooting ability entered a stage of rapid improvement. This point, even the show host who didn't know much about the ball at the time could see it. The James Posey on the scouting report is no longer the same as the James Posey in real life.

At that time, Posey was able to repeatedly hit opponents with three-pointers at critical moments.

3D players have appeared in the league a long time ago, but the concept was not clear at the time, and James Posey is undoubtedly a typical representative of them, with both 3 (three points) and D (defense).

From the data point of view, this season, Posey's three-point shooting rate has reached 38%, which is already a point that cannot be missed. You know, this three-point shooting rate is converted into 2-pointers, and it has reached a terrifying 57%. .

And James Posey, who just came to the field, did not disappoint He Doujian's trust in him. He immediately scored 3 points in a row from beyond the three-point line, pulling the score back.

Lunar Eclipse was in charge of defending him. Pierce moved to the 2nd position, and when Lunar Eclipse was in a daze, his opponent had already been hit by the opponent to chase points.

At this time, Woodson doesn't have time for the eclipse to slowly adjust his state, and this is not a regular season.

Egghead immediately replaced the eclipse with Childress. J-Smoove needs to calm down off the court. He is not focused enough on the defensive end.

The effect of this substitution is remarkable. Josh Childress, a high-achieving student at Stanford and Zhang Yishan of the United States, although his scoring average and shooting percentage have declined in the playoffs, his efficiency is still very high. He is the Hawks' best sixth man option.

The most important thing is that a talented student is one of the important components of the Eagles' raid tactics. His presence can speed up the team, which is especially important for the Eagles.

After the top student came on the field, the defensive end soon effectively restricted James Posey's three-point shooting. These two guys are both slender forwards and guards. The same height (203CM) allows them to have The ability to defend from position one to position four.

Of course, now he only needs to defend the opponent well.

The scores of the two teams began to rise alternately, and the Eagles only held on to a weak lead.

Only when you have actually played against the Celtics in the playoffs, you will understand that this team is definitely not just as simple as having the Big Three, and the other role players are not as weak as experts think. , This is a very holistic team.

Tony Allen is still a little immature this season. When defending Mike Bibby, he adopted a strategy of preventing shooting but not breaking. A lot of free throws.

In the middle and late stages of the first quarter, River Doc again started to make substitutions after seeing the Hawks perform a normal rotation. He replaced Sam Cassell on the field.

That's right, I read it right, Cassel, who spent most of this season recuperating and waiting for the Clippers, was finally waived after the Clippers were determined to fail.

As the place where Cassell started his career, the Rockets were once the team closest to the aliens (Cassell's nickname), but in the end, Cassell chose the Celtics and became a free agent with the same team. PJ* Brown signed the minimum salary contract together.

When Cassel was in the Bucks, he formed the "Three Musketeers" with Ray Allen; during the Timberwolves period, he formed the "Three-Headed Monster" with Garnett.

With both personal relationships and the temptation of a championship, Cassell finally chose to join the Celtics with a basic salary. This was of great help to Green Kai. It not only meant that they got a player with championship experience , and more importantly, Cassel is also very good in immediate combat power. Although he is old, judging from his performance in the regular season, his three-pointers can still be expected.

However, due to time constraints, his playing time in the first quarter was quite limited.

Occasionally, he made a 3-pointer in front of Mike Bibby, and finally ended up hitting the iron.

Ruan Erniu played well in the first quarter. Whether it was Perkins or Leon Bowie who was forced to the 5th position later on as a substitute, it was not enough to limit Erniu's performance.

Especially in the face of Leon Bowie, who is not much taller than himself and whose strength is obviously at the bottom, it is not difficult for Ruan Erniu to score.

Slightly better than Perkins, Bowie can at least keep up with Ruan Erniu in terms of footsteps, so that the rookie in China can not freely shoot from the distance of 10 feet to 20 feet.

Of course, once Ruan Erniu gets serious in the low position, neither Bowie nor Perkins can put too much pressure on Erniu.

He Document was also concerned about Ruan Erniu's impact and speed advantages, and in the end he didn't even give the big baby - Glenn Davis - one minute of playing time.

Even so, Er Niu is still an unstoppable existence for the Celtics on the defensive end.Facing the Celtics, Er Niu is a well-deserved strong point of dislocation.

In a single quarter, he made 8 of 6 shots and 4 of 3 free throws. Ruan Erniu scored 15 points and 7 rebounds in this quarter. He led the Eagles to lead the home team by 33:29 and 4 points in the first quarter.

The sideline commentator Michael Gelman said to his partner Tom Tom Heinsohn: "Tom, where do you think the Celtics did not do well enough in the first quarter?"

Heinsohn rolled his eyes and said: "This is obvious, no one can limit the performance of a rookie from the Celestial Dynasty.

We must admit that he is the most powerful player in the Eagles, and we must do everything possible to reduce his efficiency, otherwise it will be difficult for us to win. "

From the words, it is not difficult to see that the existence of Er Niu has made it far from possible for a veteran commentator like Heinsohn to say words such as suppression and knockdown.

To deal with a superstar, it is impossible to completely lock down the opponent. Only reducing his efficiency as much as possible is a more realistic approach.

But even so, for the current Celtics, it is by no means easy.

Therefore, the Celtics have already prepared different defensive strategies before the game. Since Ruan Erniu has no way to defend, then simply use Jordan's rule [-] to defend Erniu alone, and then block the connection between him and his teammates. Deny other Hawks players a chance to score.

For the Eagles, it is not easy for them. Not only must they defend against the bombing of the Big Three, but they must also pay attention to the fact that there are players on the Celtics bench who stand up and score.

Sam Cassell, Eddie House, James Posey, Leon Powe, Glenn Davis and even the old PJ Brown. The options are mind-bogglingly numerous.

To a certain extent, it is not wronged that He Doujian did not get the best coach. With the Big Three, there are so many reliable substitute players, and Thibodeau's assistance, even if it is just a low-level league coach, It will also allow the Celtics to win the regular season.

(End of this chapter)