The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 151
The situation on the court suddenly ushered in a huge change with three and a half minutes left in the third quarter. Matthews, who had been defending and running with peace of mind, suddenly regained his spirits and threw in three consecutive rounds. Three points, and a dunk after a steal.

One person hit an 11-0 spurt, 77 to 76, successfully turned the score over and stopped the Grizzlies directly.

And it was Chris Dooling who was in charge of marking him. Coach Hollins had to replace the experienced Pondexter, although the latter was not appreciated by him. At the same time, he replaced Bayless and took Gasol. .

After this substitution, the Grizzlies only had Li Ming and Gay on the outside line, and Pondexter was at the small forward position. This change showed that Coach Hollins reacted very quickly on the spot. of.

Seeing that the opponent's Matthews is so strong, then I will take a Pondexett who is good at defense to deal with you. As long as you consume you infinitely, you don't have to worry about the offensive end.

Pondexter has been sitting on the bench almost all the time, so he cherishes it very much after playing. He even couldn't believe his ears when the coach called his name.

This Quincy Pondexter can be regarded as a general. He has first-class physical fitness, fast speed and outstanding jumping ability.Being able to make full use of one's own strengths is very decisive.Energetic and tenacious on the field.

And he has a good three-point ability, especially when he hits an astonishing 47% from the two bottom corners.It's just that for some unknown reason, Coach Hollins always seems to be dissatisfied with him. He rarely got the chance to play in the days of the Grizzlies.

His family's athletic genes are strong, with his father, Roscoe Pondexter, and uncle, Cliff Pondexter, both drafted in the 1974 NBA draft.

Among them, Cliff was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th overall pick in the first round and played for the team for three seasons. His performance was quite satisfactory, and he was considered a qualified starter in that era.Even against the giant Bucks in the Eastern Conference at the time, facing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's defense, he was still able to score a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds.

And his uncle Roscoe was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 53rd overall pick in the third round, but then he chose to play professional basketball overseas for ten years.After retiring, he became a basketball coach.

As a small forward produced by the University of Washington, he has a lot of imprints on him.In his junior year, he was elected the team's most improved player, and also won the Industrial Award (Industrial Award), which is specially used to recognize the most hardworking players.

Just this year, he signed a four-year, $4 million contract with the Grizzlies. He desperately needs the opportunity to play to prove himself, but his position in Hollins' tactics is a bit embarrassing.

Since there is already Guy in the same position, he has some overlap with him.If you play the fourth position, you don't have Xiaojia's ingenious pass, so you become a tasteless player.

Sure enough, Matthews seemed to be struggling under Pondexett's defense - at least not as calm as before.

After all, the opponent's long arm is always in front of him, and he rarely has the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer directly. The most important thing is that Pondexett's defensive habits are very good, and he rarely jumps.

He will not lose his position, which is very different from the slightly frizzy Kenyon Dooling, who will jump up reflexively as long as Matthews looks up at the basket.

After Aldridge re-entered the field, he also seemed a little uncomfortable with Randolph's defense. Randolph was stronger than Xiaojia, and he always had contact with him intentionally or unintentionally, which made him very disgusted.

After all, Hickson, who is standing inside, does not have the ability to attack independently. If he can't open this point, Hickson's shortcoming of slow footsteps will be infinitely magnified, and even the Grizzlies' players can attack with the ball. He will deliberately play pick-and-rolls with the players he defends.

Then use your own speed to forcefully break through Hickson. Although Lillard on the offensive end can also use his excellent ability to score, but on the defensive end, Hickson was taught by several guards of the Grizzlies one after another. Mike Millan on the side I really can't stand it anymore, so I can only call a timeout again.

"Oh, come on, he got it!!" Stoudemire couldn't stand it anymore and kept shaking his head.

"It seems that Mike Millan really can't stand it anymore. He can't stand such a thing anymore. This is simply a classic lesson for small players. He has infinitely magnified his own shortcomings in front of the entire league. Now all players The team knows how to deal with them." William added.

Coach McMillan took Jeffries back, at least he still has footwork. Although he can't hold up Randolph in the paint, he can at least defend the few smaller players who slipped in.

This Jeffries is also a player with a story. Back then, Knicks executive director Smiling Assassin Thomas used a five-year $5 million contract to poach him from the Wizards.

结果这哥们在场均出场30分钟的情况下只能拿到6.4分的数据，一个生涯490场比赛只有两场超过20分的人竟然拿了5年3300万的大合同，这在当时成了一个天大的笑话。

"A lot of people say it's because he and Thomas are from Indiana University, otherwise you can't think of any reason why he should sign him, yeah, a 2.10 big man running guard and small forward, crazy Well, unless you're Durant!" Williams said sarcastically.

Later, in order to get rid of McGrady's contract, the Houston Rockets had to eat his contract with tears.Since Yao Ming was absent for the entire season, the Rockets are at a serious disadvantage in interior height.Therefore, through Tracy McGrady's deal, general manager Morey immediately brought in three tall towers with a height of 3 meters or more for Hugh City.

Compared with Jordan Hill, who is still relatively immature, and Hilton Armstrong, who has played very few times.Among the three, Jeffries is regarded as the most likely player to rely on.

And sure enough, Adelman did so. When Chuck Hayes was resting, Ashuai chose new aid Jeffries to replace him, and gave up the previous use of more Australians. David Anderson.

However, Jeffries' performance did not disappoint A Shuai who trusted him. In the 4 games he played for the Rockets, he averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Among blue-collar players of his level, his performance can be regarded as quite satisfactory. .

But aside from his excellent defense, listen to what people are saying about him: "Where does he play? Center? He doesn't have the strength, he doesn't have the technical moves that a center should have; power forward? He can't play, he can't handle it." ; What about the small forward? He has too few offensive tools."
Yes, the guy hardly ever plays in the paint, the problem is he's terrible with the ball and his shot.Even defensively, he can't guard against real inside players like Zach Randolph.

(End of this chapter)