Chapter 250: New Season Lineup

Back in Charlotte, the Bobcats had assembled.

Now the Bobcats have the players.

Inside: Shaquille O'Neal, Dazhi, Sabonis, Howard, Reggie Evans

Forwards: Josh Smith, Ariza, Wharton Jr., John Salmons

Defenders: Wade, Alston, Raga Bale, Tony Allen, Earl Watson.

With a total of 14 players and a maximum of 15 players on a team with a contract, the Bobcats are currently qualified, but can only have 12 players on the squad, and it is no surprise that the two in between Salmons, Watson and Evans will often not make the 12-man squad.

One of these three is a blue-collar rebounder, one is a three-point shooter, and the other is a playmaker, all of whom are very useful role players, and Hu Qingniu is reluctant to cut them, as long as they don't make trouble, Hu Qingniu will keep them. Fortunately, they have always been fringe players, and this kind of life has long been used to it, not to mention that there is a guaranteed contract with the Bobcats, and no one wants to leave.

However, there are still headaches that annoy Hu Qingniu, this lineup really has no three-point shooters, Ragabel counts one, Wharton Jr. counts one, Alston counts one, and then Dazhi counts one, and the other main rotations have no three-pointers. Ariza's three-point shooting needs to be worked on, and he can work on it.

However, the death sentence was not a death sentence without three points, Hu Qingniu deeply remembers the black and white bears at that time, and the Grizzlies they led were the hardest bones in the league in those years. No matter how strong the team is, they don't want to meet them in the playoffs and look at their record in those years.

In 2011, the No. 8 team in the West blackened the Spurs, who were No. 1 in the West. In 2012, in the first round, Nick Young led the Clippers to a 26-point comeback after falling behind the bench. The following year, in 2013, he made a comeback, and in the first round, he bloodied the Clippers, and the popular boy Griffin was bloodied by the black bear Randolph. In the second round, the league upstart Thunder was cut off, and the Grizzlies did not have a reliable three-point shot, playing the slowest pace in the league, and relied on the inner twin towers to reach the Western finals.

Among them, teams with overflowing talents such as the Thunder and Clippers are extremely uncomfortable when they meet the Grizzlies. If it weren't for the referee's great help, the Thunder might never have been able to pass the Grizzlies. Tiedu, who was defended by Tony Allen with only 30% shooting rate, is still vivid.

In the era of three-point rampant, the grizzly bears can swim against the current, and in this era when the three-point is not very strong, Hu Qingniu relies on a stronger inner line than the black and white bears, and will definitely be able to turn the game into a meat grinder competition.

In the new season, Hu Qingniu plans to directly use Wade as point guard, and this team does not need complex tactical coordination. Brutally grinding talent is the way to win, and Ragabel is the shooting guard first, and his three-point shooting is the best on the team.

Josh Smith is full of physical qualities and good defensively, but the Bobcats can't find players who don't defend well. Josh also has the advantage of excellent running and jumping ability, and the defensive area is also very large, and some people are good at single defense, but the bonus to the team's defense is not very large. Josh playing as the starting small forward is the best option until Ariza grows up.

Ariza is a late bloomer, and many skills need to be practiced and can be cultivated first.

The inside partner Hu Qingniu is still inclined to Dazhi and O'Neill, Sabonis is old and plays, playing 20 minutes is the best choice, and the Warcraft is still very rough and needs to practice more with the big guys.

The current Warcraft Hu Qingniu is about 2.03 meters in visual inspection, only the 19-year-old Warcraft can still grow taller, and the Warcraft in history just entered the league and played as a big forward, and the center of the Magic at that time was Cato. So Hu Qingniu also wants to arrange for him to play big forward, his pace is fast, and the defensive area is good.

Wade's organizational skills are there, but they are not particularly good, they are enough. The main thing is that Wade dribbles well enough to be competent in the ball-handling role. Hu Qingniu's lineup is one size larger than the opposing player, and the defense is amazing, even the Pistons are estimated to be not as strong as the Bobcats defense next season.

Unknowingly, Hu Qingniu has hoarded a large number of defensive warriors. Tony Allen and Ragabel, two of the best outside single-defense role players of the 21st century.

When Josh first entered the league, he was a defensive gatekeeper, with 0.8 steals and 1.9 blocks in the first year, 0.8 steals and 2.6 blocks in the second year, and Josh grew to 2.06 meters in the third year, and his defensive statistics jumped to 1.4 steals and 2.9 blocks. A terrifying court blocker, Josh was in the years of the Hawks, although the Hawks did not have outstanding results, but they would be the middle team of the Eastern Conference playoffs every season, and they would not worry about a playoff spot, but they did not play to a high stage.

O'Neal's defensive ability is actually greatly underrated, and in the playoffs, O'Neal usually can't play as efficiently as a ground center. Even in the 94-95 NBA finals, "Big Dream" Olajuwon only shot more than 40% from the field when facing the third-grade Sharks.

You know, Olajuwon just beat "MVP" and "DOPY" winner David Robinson to the ground in the Western Conference finals, and the data is an average of 35 points per game on 56% shooting.

O'Neill's huge size is there, and even if he doesn't move in the low post, there is a huge sense of oppression. The reason for O'Neal's lack of defensive honor is actually that O'Neal is too lazy to work in the regular season, and sometimes he doesn't even work, so he wants to rest.

O'Neal is huge, and with a tight NBA schedule, the occasional break is really necessary to protect his feet. In the Bobcats, O'Neal can rest casually if he wants to rest in the regular season, even if he only plays half of the game, anyway, there are Sabonis and Howard on top, O'Neal plays one, Howard plays like that.

As long as it comes to the playoffs, O'Neal can play healthy. Other times, O'Neal took a break as an opportunity to develop Howard.

Dazhi may be the worst overall defense in the starting five, but his flexible defense can just make up for O'Neal's defensive mobility, which is a good complement. On the offensive end, Dazhi and O'Neal are also quite complementary, and O'Neal needs a pitcher to share the pressure for him after attracting the pack. In turn, Dazhi's shooting threat also made opponents hesitate when it came to wrapping O'Neal.

Hu Qingniu basically has a plan in mind about how to play next season, and the rest is to focus on strengthening the ability of some players.

For example, Wade, after changing to point guard, it is necessary to learn to press the rhythm, as for passing, there is no need to learn this, if you want to pass the ball and throw it directly into it, you can play. Wade still has to stick to his killer instinct, although he will play point guard in the new season, his play and position have not changed, that is, he will dribble the ball through the half. At the critical moment, only Wade can be relied on on the outside line of the Bobcats, and the organization or something should not exist in this team, and everyone can share the ball more.