basketball task

Chapter 92 Against the Hornets
Since ancient times, haste makes waste. There is an old saying in China that pulls the seedlings to make the growth grow. It is also true. No matter how strong Chen Ning's defense is, he is only a rookie at the moment. Is it really necessary to let him play against those scoring monsters every night?

Cheeks nodded slightly: "I agree to let Channing take on the first defensive responsibility."

His reasons are also very good. Basketball is a multiplayer sport after all. If Channing is really a defensive genius, then he must be able to withstand the pressure, grow and transform quickly, and then bring qualitative changes to the entire team. Such a talented rookie in history Not without it, like Kobe of the 96 generation, he joined the Lakers as a high school student, and as soon as he came in, he was the younger brother next to Sharks, the strongest center in the league at the time. Kobe also started as a defensive player, honed his defensive skills hard, and became the most reliable outside line of the Lakers. Of course, Kobe was not satisfied with just being a defensive blue-collar. His offensive talent also quickly showed, and finally squeezed out the big sharks and successfully entered Los Angeles.

Can Channing replicate Kobe's path?Can Channing be a defensive leader?Cheeks gave time the answer to the question, and he had already made up his mind to give Channing the difficulty ahead of time.

At the same time, there is another question that plagues Cheeks, that is, can Iguodala, Philadelphia's constipated offense, free him from the defensive end, handle the offense?
Cheeks was not sure. He looked downstairs at the training ground. Iguodala had just finished his ironing and was drinking soaked wolfberry water from a thermos.

This is Iguodala, a defensive champion with a figure comparable to that of a bodybuilder, but he is not very interested in offensive techniques such as shooting and breakthroughs. Moreover, since Iverson left, Iguodala has carried He can't afford the banner of offense, but he has learned basketball for health preservation. This guy seems not born to be a master.

There is really no way to make people feel at ease by entrusting the offensive responsibility of the entire team to such a guy.

Cheeks let out a long sigh. At present, there is really no way, no one is available, so he can only drive the ducks to the shelves.

There was a sudden commotion on the first floor. Korver just made a beautiful shot from beyond the three-point line. He thought everyone was applauding him, but when he turned around, he found that no one was paying attention to him. The guys were all around Channing.

"Not bad, it's fast."

"It also feels smooth and very pretty."

"Yo, this back dribble is very smooth, one more!"

Among the crowd, Chen Ning happily showed off his dribbling skills. Guo Ailun's ball-handling skills are really beautiful. Even if the fusion is only 60%, it is enough to amaze NBA players.

In fact, Qian Ning didn't intend to reveal the semi-finished technology, but how can these skills be hidden?As any basketball fan would do, in free practice, as soon as Channing got the ball, he did a crotch dribble naturally, and his teammates noticed it immediately.And the cheers from the big guys made Qian Ning even more energetic, eager to show all eighteen martial arts.

"This dribble is too cool!"

"Oh, not bad!"

"Qian, how did you do it?"

Like the shouting players below, Cheeks also had the same doubts. In my impression, Channing's dribbling skills were very average. How could there be such an obvious improvement all of a sudden?Turning his head to look at Sanders, the head assistant coach also has the same idiot-like eyes at the moment.

"Maybe, attack..."

A thought flashed through Cheeks' mind like lightning, and it was fleeting. Cheeks decided to forget about these future things and concentrate on dealing with the next opponent.

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The next night, the Philadelphia 76ers traveled to New Orleans, where they will face their fourth opponent of the 2007-2008 season - the New Orleans Hornets.

At this time, the Hornets are still a very good regular season team, maintaining the forefront in the West all year round. The starting five tigers are:

Point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Maurice Peterson, small forward Peja Stojakovic, power forward David West, center Tyson Chandler.

In Channing's impression, in the 2007-08 season, Chris Paul and David West were selected as the All-Stars of the year. The New Orleans Hornets ranked second in the Western Conference with 56 wins and 26 losses in the regular season. Paul won the league's assists and steals titles and was selected to the best team in the regular season.In the playoffs, the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the first round, and was finally defeated by the San Antonio Spurs 4-3 in the second round.

Although the strength of the Hornets is not as strong as the Spurs and the Lakers, they are able to get close to the playoffs all the year round in the hard mode of the West, which shows that the Hornets still have two brushes. The queen bee Paul is still a spirited guy at the moment. Wei West is also at his peak, unlike in the later period when the Warriors won the championship, only the mid-range was left. Tyson Chandler is a good traditional center. Defense, rebounds, and cakes are the third of all defensive blue-collars. Peja Stojakovic is good at medium and long-range shots and is a high fort.

The absolute core of the entire Hornets team is Chris Paul. The Queen Bee is indeed the last outstanding traditional point guard. Well-organized, and the number of assists has remained in double digits all year round, which is really impressive.

In contrast, the 76ers are obviously a head shorter in terms of personnel and lineup. The Hornets started this season very sharply. In 4 games, they won the Mavericks, Pacers, Rockets and Grizzlies successively. Coupled with the home court bonus, Channing originally wanted to beat Paul by 58 points. Now it seems that it would be good if he could not be cut by 58 points.

Before the game started, in the locker room of the visiting team, Coach Cheeks made the final arrangements for everyone:

"Today's starting lineup has been adjusted, point guard Andre Miller, shooting guard Andre Iguodala, small forward Channing, power forward Reggie Evans, center Dalembert."

This decision was a bit sudden. As soon as the voice fell, everyone in the locker room reacted differently.

The former starting shooting guard Willie Green was very surprised. He has always been a conscientious player, and he is very serious about the game and training, but he has no outstanding ability. The defense is fair, and the offense is very average. Willie Green himself knows this. The starting lineup is a bit of a misnomer, so there is not much dissatisfaction with the head coach's lineup adjustment.

Reggie Evans was pleasantly surprised to return to the No. 4 position in the starting lineup. He thought that after Channing's rise, he would always be on the bench.

Andre Iguodala and Channing looked at each other. They had been informed of this arrangement by Cheeks long ago, so they had been prepared and waited quietly for the head coach's explanation.

(End of this chapter)