The King of Basketball in the NBA

Chapter 248 The Later
Chapter 248 The Later

In fact, since the move from Charlotte to New Orleans, it is unknown whether the Hornets management is ready to do a big job, but they have indeed made a series of changes that delight the fans. Of course, the selection of Paul is the biggest output, but besides Paul, they have also introduced several outstanding players.

First of all, of course, Paul's best partner, Tyson Chandler.

Chandler is also a high-ranking rookie. As the No. 2001 pick in [-], he was unanimously favored by the Bulls' management. In order to get him, the Bulls even paid the best rookie of the year and later became the leader of the Clippers.

As a result, maybe Chandler was not satisfied with Chicago, or maybe the Bulls used him incorrectly. Chandler's performance was not satisfactory, and he was injured midway. In the end, the Chicagoans admitted that their gamble failed, and exchanged him with the Hornets for Jr. Smith and PJ Brown.

Strange to say, since joining the Hornets, among other things, Chandler's rebounding ability has soared all the way. You know, it is true that his offense is due to Paul's assists, but rebounding, I'm afraid Paul can't help him.Since the start of this season, the Hornets have been making great strides all the way, and now they are overwhelmingly ranked first in the league. This has a lot to do with Chandler's double-double performance for the first time in his career.

And then there's Peja Stojakovic.Peja became famous very early. He is also a member of the 96 golden generation. In the first club of his career, the Kings, Stojakovic is famous all over the world for his precise outside shooting, which is unique in the league. He has become one of the core and most indispensable members of the best Kings team in history.Although he has left the king now, his performance is not as good as that of the god who can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, but his three-point shooting rate is as high as [-]%, and his two-point shooting rate is almost the same, making him one of Paul's best assistants.Although he joined the Hornets this season, he has adapted very well. In the past month, his scoring average was close to [-] points per game. Compared with the peak period of his career, he is not far behind.

If Stojakovic is the second spring of an old tree, then David West is a towering tree that is thriving.

After joining the Hornets in 03, the first two years of West's career were not satisfactory. Coupled with injuries, he seemed to be as ordinary as he was considered in the draft. However, in the third year, he broke out and averaged [-] points per game.

This year was Paul's first year in the league, so no matter whether West's outbreak was driven by Paul or not, at least one thing he had to admit was that this good luck was indeed brought to him by Paul.

The others are not well-known. The most well-known domestic fans should be Michael James and Bunche Wells, because these two were once Yao Ming's teammates.

Michael James, together with Bobby Sura, was often cursed by Chinese Rockets fans, because this guy was also one of the members who refused to pass the ball to Dayao, and tortured Dayao for several years, while Bunche Wells, who only stayed in the Rockets for a year last season, was a substitute and had no impression of Dayao.

In addition, people like Rasul Butler, Chris Anderson, and Hilton Armstrong are all well-known players. They are also within the normal rotation in the Hornets' formation. Therefore, the depth of the Hornets' lineup is very scary.

The Hornets' starting five looks like this, Chandler, West, Stojakovic, Paul, and a Maurice Peterson.

Among the five, Peterson is the least famous one. It seems that he is not as good as some substitutes in the team. However, from the statistics, he is a very practical type of player. He was once a qualified blue-collar player who averaged [-] points per game.

Of all these people mentioned above, Stojakovic, West and Chandler are the ones with the highest salaries. This is much more reliable than the Eagles' Joe Johnson and Speedy Cresketon.

There is absolutely nothing to say about the Hornets' starting lineup. Not only is it not weak, on the contrary, it should be said to be very strong. Why?Because this lineup can play inside and outside, and the inside and outside have different characteristics. Chandler likes to guard the basket, but West can pull out to the outside. Stojakovic is the most famous shooter in the league, while Peterson is keen on breakthroughs. These four people are led by Paul, who has already overshadowed Kidd, Nash and other veterans, and has faintly risen to the league's number one point guard. Let me ask, who can say for sure that this team will not go far?Be careful that the wind flashes its tongue.

Hornets coach Byron? Scott is not unknown, this and the Bulls coach Jim? Boylan is also different.

Scott is a former Lakers player, a teammate of "Magic" Johnson, one of the core members of the Lakers "showtime" era, and his 183 playoff games rank seventh in NBA history. Although his coaching career is not long, he was the head coach of the Eastern All-Star team as early as 2002. That is to say, he brought out the best team record in the Eastern Conference at that time. At that time, he coached the New Jersey Nets.

Of course, although such a lineup is strong, it can also be seen that it is not at the championship level, but if it is just to reach the playoffs, it should be more than enough. In fact, the Hornets have indeed done it in the past two seasons.Speaking of which, the current Eagles are somewhat similar to the Hornets when they first got Paul, but in this regard, the Eagles cannot compare with them.

This season, the lineups of the two teams are perfect on paper, and now, they are about to meet each other.The goal of the Hornets is certainly not as simple as beating the Hawks. What they need is to win more regular season victories in order to go further in the playoffs. Whether the Hornets can go further depends on their leader Paul.

Paul's experience is somewhat similar to Jordan's. In high school, he was even less than 1.7 meters tall. Although he was very active and active on the court, in fact, he had no chance to perform.

However, a year later, Paul's height jumped to 1.8 meters three. Although he did not have the legendary height of 1.9 meters eight like Jordan, this did not prevent him from becoming North Carolina's "Mr.

Paul's experience in the past three years, the earth-shaking changes, is actually quite legendary in itself.

Although he lost to the Australian Bogut in the draft, the Eagles' Marvin Williams, and another college genius point guard Deron Williams, in his rookie season, Paul led the rookies in the league in points, assists, steals and playing time.

But Paul's body has always been a blemish. If he hadn't been a size smaller than Su Feng, Su Feng probably wouldn't have such a bad taste in his heart...

Chris, these three words don't look like Su Feng at all, do they?But Su Feng always felt that this should be the name of Su Feng's child, listen to its pronunciation, and then translate it, isn't it Chris?What a common Western Su Feng-like name, but it is very strange, in the NBA alone, there are quite a few players named "Chris", which makes Su Feng feel very confused about the Western naming culture.But think about it, if a word like "rose" can be crowned on a boy's head, everything is possible.

Now Paul, few people dare to make fun of his name. As for whether he was ever laughed at by his peers when he was in elementary school, it is unknown, but if he is in China, he probably cannot escape such a fate.

How popular and famous is Paul now?Give an example to illustrate it so that everyone can understand.It is said that basketball is a long-term sport. The taller the player, the more dominant he is in the same position. However, everyone knows that Paul is only 1.8 meters [-], but standing in front of him, which point guard dare to say that he has an advantage in a certain aspect?
Even Su Feng didn't dare.

Paul is a genius and an all-rounder. Perhaps he is the only one who dares to stand up straight and say, "I am more comprehensive than Nash!"

Why?Because Paul has all the abilities of a guard, he leads the league in assists, and his scoring ability is also good. If Nash can do all these, then Paul has another advantage, that is, his defense is also good, especially his stealing ability, which is enough to make all opponents scared.

Of course, when thinking this way, Su Feng didn't count himself in.

Su Feng admires Paul, because Paul can do almost everything he can do except for various dunks, but Su Feng himself is still not sure whether he can reach Paul's height in the future, or how long it will take to reach that height.

Paul's shooting skills are very good. Whether it is a mid-range shot or a three-pointer, whether it is an emergency stop jumper or an open shot, his shooting percentage is good.And his shooting basically has no blind spots.

The absolute speed of Paul's breakthrough is not fast, but he is good at using the rhythm - Su Feng is not as good as him in this regard.Paul can also pass the opponent in one step, and then use fake moves to distract the defenders to complete the layup. Although his height can be said to be the lowest among the guards in the league, his block rate has always been one of the lowest among the guards in the league.

"I try to break into the paint like Kriezmann, pass the ball like Kriezmann, dribble like Kriezmann." - Chris Paul.

Su Feng believes that Paul has done it. Not only that, shooting and breakthrough can only be regarded as Paul's second-best skills. The passing vision that cannot be matched by other guards, as well as his excellent overall situation and organizational skills are really Paul's magic weapon. And he also perfectly combined all these together.What's even more incredible is that Paul was once a member of the league's best defensive first team and a four-time league steals leader. These all show that his defense is as good as his breakthrough, passing, and dribbling.

Nash has no defense, Kidd is weaker than shooting, and Iverson doesn’t pass the ball very much. These three seniors in Paul’s eyes are all inferior to Paul. This shows that in the future, Paul’s achievements and historical status are likely to surpass these three. How important is this certainty?
At least so far, no one has said that Su Feng will surpass a certain historical superstar. Although it seems that he has done better than 90.00% of the people, no one will have such absolute admiration for him.

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From Paul's words, no matter what others saw, Su Feng saw his humility and respect for his predecessors, so Su Feng thought that Paul should be his only idol among the new generation of players.

"Chris, give me an autograph." Paul stared dumbfounded as Su Feng took a brand new notebook from the team assistant, opened the title page, handed it to him, and then pulled out a signature pen from the inner pocket of his jacket.

"It's not necessary!" Paul didn't refuse at all—Americans don't reject other people's kindness to them, but verbally, he still expressed that he didn't dare to do so.

This is actually Su Feng's only way to strike up a conversation. It's very old-fashioned, but Paul doesn't know it...

"It's very necessary." Su Feng said solemnly: "You have a lot to learn from me. The power of an example is infinite. You can just write a few words to encourage me a little."

Paul rolled his eyes helplessly, this one is really rude, he even thought about what to write for himself, the scope was limited, but he didn't dare to underestimate Su Feng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(End of this chapter)