Chapter 325: Celtic's Roster Depth

Regarding James Posey, the Celestial Empire fans who have watched the NBA since 02 must have had a lot of influence on him, although it was only a short half season, but his projection ability still left a deep impression on people. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Interestingly, since entering the NBA in the '99 draft, James Posey's long-range shooting ability has been criticized for not developing consistent shooting and as an unqualified role player.

However, in fact, the 02-03 season was a watershed moment for Posey, after which his outside shooting ability entered a stage of rapid improvement, which even the presenters of the show who didn't know much about football at the time could see, and the James Posey in the scouting report was no longer the same as the James Posey in reality.

At that time, Posey can do it at critical moments, repeatedly hitting opponents with three-pointers at critical moments.

3-and-D players have been around the league for a long time, but the concept wasn't clear at the time, and James Posey is undoubtedly the epitome of that, with both 3 (three-pointers) and D (defense).

Judging from the data, Posey's three-point shooting rate this season has reached 38%, which is already a point that cannot be vacated, you know, this three-point shooting rate is converted into 2 points, which has reached a terrifying 57%.

And James Posey, who had just arrived on the court, did not live up to the trust he placed in him, and he immediately hit consecutive 3-pointers from beyond the three-point line to pull the score back.

It was the Eclipse who defended him, and Pierce moved to the No. 2 position, and the Eclipse had already been hit by the opponent in a row when he was stunned.

At this time, Woodson didn't have time to let the eclipse slowly adjust, and it wasn't the regular season.

Egghead immediately replaced the eclipse with Childis, and J-Smoove needed to calm down off the court, as he wasn't focused enough on the defensive end.

The effect of this substitution is remarkable, although Josh Childis, a top Stanford student and Zhang Yishan of the United States, has decreased in points and shooting percentage per game in the playoffs, he is still very efficient, and he is indeed the best sixth man for the Hawks.

The most important thing is that the top student is one of the important parts of the Hawks' raiding tactics, and his presence can speed up the team, which is especially important for the Hawks.

After the high-quality students came on the court, they quickly effectively limited James Posey's three-point shooting on the defensive end, both of whom are lanky forward swing men, and the same height (203CM) gives these two people the ability to defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position.

Now, of course, he just needs to defend the other side.

The scores of the two teams began to alternate, and the Eagles only held on to a narrow lead.

Only when you really play against the Celtics in the playoffs will you understand that this team is definitely not just a big three, the other role players are not as weak as experts think, and under the rule of River Documents, this is a very holistic team.

Tony Allen is still a little immature this season, and when defending Mike Bibby, he adopted a strategy of preventing shots and not breaking through, but Bibby saw through his idea at once, and continued to hit opponents with breakthroughs, and made a lot of free throws.

In the late first quarter, River again began to make substitutions after seeing the Hawks make their normal rotation, and he replaced Sam Cassel on the court.

That's right, that's right, it was Kassel, who spent most of the season recovering from injuries and waiting with the Clippers, and he was finally cut after the Clippers were determined to swing down.

The Rockets, where Kassel's career began, were once the closest team to the Aliens (Cassell's nickname), but in the end, Cassel chose the Celtics and signed a contract with PJ Brown, who is also a free agent.

When Cassel was with the Bucks, he formed the "Three Musketeers" with Ray Allen, and during his time with the Timberwolves, he formed the "Three-Headed Monster" with Garnett.

With both personal friends and the temptation of the championship, Kassel finally chose to join the Celtics with a base salary, which is a huge help to Green Kai, which not only means that they got a player with championship experience, but more importantly, Kassel is also a good instant combat force, although he is old, but judging from the performance of the regular season, his three-point shot can still be expected.

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

The occasional 3-pointer in front of Mike Bibby ended in a tie.

Ruan Erniu played well in the first quarter of the game, whether it was Perkins or came off the bench later, Lyon Bowe, who was forced to the No. 5 position, was not enough to limit Erniu's play.

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

Slightly better than Perkins, Bao Wei can at least keep up with Ruan Erniu on footsteps, so that the Celestial rookie can recklessly project from 10 feet to 20 feet away from the basket.

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

He also took care of Ruan Erniu's impact and speed advantages, and finally didn't even give a minute of playing time to the big baby - Glenn Davis.

Even so, Erniu is still an unstoppable presence for the Celtics on the defensive end. In the face of the Celtics, Erniu is a well-deserved misplaced strong point.

Shooting 6 of 8 in a single quarter and 3 of 4 free throws, Ruan Erniu scored 15 points and 7 boards in this quarter of the game, leading the Hawks to a 33-29, 4-point lead over the home team in the first quarter.

Sideline commentator Michael Gelman said to his partner Tom Tom Heinsohn: "Tom, where do you think the Celtics didn't do well enough in the first quarter?"

Heinsohn rolled his eyes and said, "This is a clear thing, no one can restrict the rookie of the Celestial Empire."

We have to admit that he's the strongest player for the Eagles, and we have to do everything we can to make him less effective, otherwise it's going to be very difficult for us to win. ”

From the words, it is not difficult to see that the existence of Erniu has made it impossible for an old commentator like Heinsohn to suppress and knock down.

Against a superstar, it is impossible to completely lock down the opponent, and it is more realistic to reduce his efficiency as much as possible.

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

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 two, desperately defend Erniu, and then block the connection between him and his teammates, so as not to let other Hawks players get a chance to score.

And for the Hawks, they are also not easy, not only to guard against the bombardment of the Big Three, but also to keep an eye on the Celtics bench for players to step up and score.

Sam Cassel, Eddie House, James Posey, Leon Bowie, Glenn Davis and even the aging PJ Brown, when you think about it, the Celtics have an outrageous number of options on the offensive end.

To some extent, it is really unjust that River Document did not win the best coach, with the Big Three, and so many reliable substitute players, coupled with the assistance of Thibodeau, even if it is a casual change of coach in the lower league, it can still make the Celtics win the first place in the regular season.