God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 532 The Days Without Roy
While Roy started conservative treatment, Jackson also began to adjust the lineup.He had already tasted the sweetness of the fast offense last season, so when it was determined that Roy was out, he wanted to put Ellis in the starting lineup, just like he did in the fourth quarter against the Bulls, when the backcourt combination The performance in the game was still very good, which also gave Jackson confidence.

But Chang Wei objected to letting Ellis and Jack play together at the same time, the reason is simple, their height is a big problem.The height of both of them is 1.91 meters. This height is quite satisfactory for the first position, but it is short for the second position. If they are allowed to play at the same time, they will become the team's tactical system on the defensive end. loophole.

Chang Wei's idea is to let Allen serve as the team's shooting guard, partnering with Jack or Ellis in the backcourt.Although this will weaken the team's offense to a certain extent, Allen can greatly improve the defense of the starting lineup, and during this time he has also been improving his ability to cut to the basket empty-handed and try to add some offensive firepower.Of course, Allen is only 2 centimeters taller than Ellis and the others, but his tough style can make up for this, and he can even defend the opponent's wing players.

Neither of the two could convince the other, and in the end they decided to use the game to prove their correctness.The next game is the Bobcats home game against the Kings, their backcourt combination is Bibby and Martin, although Bibby is deeply involved in the transaction rumors, but this is not enough to affect them.Out of respect for Jackson's status as head coach, Chang Wei agreed to try the combination of Jack + Ellis first.

Chang Wei did not take advantage. After the game against the Kings, the Bobcats' opponent was the Wizards led by Arenas. In addition to Arenas, the Wizards' starting backcourt also included Daniels, who averaged 9.1 points and 5.2 assists per game. In fact, Ali alone Nas alone is already a very serious challenge. Relatively speaking, the King's backcourt is more than one level worse than them.

Jackson was full of confidence and wanted to prove his ideas in the game against the Kings. At the beginning of the game, he let Jack and Ellis let go of the offense.

Ellis and Jack also cooperated tacitly with each sudden shot, but although the King's inside combination is not well-known, it is not a vegetarian. Brad Miller and Mickey Moore are like two mountains blocking Ellis. Lees' breakthrough route.When he tried hard to get to the basket, he had no room to shoot and couldn't find the passing route. He made 2 turnovers at the beginning.

On the defensive end, their height disadvantage is reflected. The king's starting point guard Bibby is indeed shorter than them, but the starting shooting guard Martin is a guy with a height of 2.01 meters. With his height and speed, he can easily overwhelm the Bobcats. Backcourt combination.Martin was a skinny guard who played like Michael Jordan against Ellis and the others.

The Bobcats trailed by 12 points in the first quarter, and Martin scored 14 points and 3 assists over their head in Ellis.Of course, Jackson can also let Ariza defend Martin, but the king's small forward is Artest, who is known for his strength.If Ariza defends Martin, Artest will get room to play. As long as he is given a chance, his scoring ability is not much worse than Martin. Originally, Ellis and the others had a hard time facing Martin. Tester will definitely be crushed.

Jackson is a headache. The backcourt combination he insisted on can be said to have not performed well on both ends of the offense and defense.During the break, he had to ask Jack and Ellis to transition into catch-and-shooters, handing possession to Gasol Jr.In the first quarter, Gasol basically only took on the task of the blue-collar insider, which made him feel helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

However, after regaining possession of the ball, Gasol also passed the ball more often to Ellis and Jack who ran out of the open space. They are undoubtedly the two players with the strongest scoring ability in the starting lineup. It's worse.Ellis' empty-handed cut and Jack's three-point shooting are important scoring methods in the Bobcats' tactical system, which cannot be lost.

Under Gasol's tandem, the Bobcats' offense has picked up, but they still performed poorly on the defensive end.Originally, when Roy was on the court, he put in a lot of energy on the offensive end as well as on the defensive end. His physical fitness was not outstanding, but his good anticipation ability and tenacious fighting spirit always allowed him to gain something on the defensive end. , and it's hard to go wrong.

However, Ellis' defense is a disaster. He likes to gamble on steals, and if he doesn't succeed, he will be passed by the opponent.If the opponent chooses to play back singles, Ellis's thin body is completely irresistible.Originally, the Kings had a double-digit lead. Even if the Bobcats could score, it was useless if they couldn't prevent the Kings players from scoring.

In the second quarter, the two sides fought almost to a tie. However, the Bobcats were hit by a three-pointer at the buzzer by Martin 0.8 seconds before the end of the half. It was Ellis who was responsible for the loss.His gambling-style steals allowed Martin to find space to shoot, and the height gap made Ellis completely unable to make up for his mistakes, and could only watch the basketball fly into the basket.

Martin's three-pointer also gave the Kings a 16-point lead, which isn't good news.Jackson was actually a little shaken at this time, but his poor self-esteem prevented him from overturning his opinion in the second half.Of course, the end result of doing so is to turn the fourth quarter of the game into garbage time, because the Kings have led by 25 points, and the Bobcats players seem to have no fighting spirit, Jackson can only replace the main players one after another.

最终山猫以82比105输掉了这场比赛，被杰克逊寄予厚望的杰克和埃利斯这对后场组合合计只得到了18分、10次助攻，但同时还出现了9次失误。至于和他们对位的两位球员，毕比得到了12分和7次助攻，马丁则狂砍37分、3个篮板和5次助攻。

Obviously, this experiment failed, and Jackson finally understood that the reason why this combination worked well against the Bulls was purely because the Bobcats had the upper hand on the scene at that time, and the Bulls' starting backcourt combination Hinrich and Gordon Deng has no height advantage against them.And now with a shooting guard like Martin who can swing up to the three, Ellis and Jack are blinded immediately. Although they won't always be like this, this game is enough to illustrate the problem.

After the press conference, Jackson approached Chang Wei immediately, and said embarrassedly: "Chang, it seems that my thinking is wrong. In the next game, let's see what the backcourt combination you insist on can do." To an extent!"

(End of this chapter)