"The blurring of positions on the basketball court will continue to intensify. In the future, basketball will belong to five swingmen with a height of about 2 meters."

Pat Riley once predicted the future development trend of basketball. The statement of "positionless basketball" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but few people take it seriously.

Anyway, you are a champion coach, so whatever you say makes sense.

But now, with the lineup that McMillan put out, people were surprised to find that someone actually played like this!

Uduka is 1.96 meters, Anthony Parker is 1.98 meters, Posey is 2.03 meters, Wayne is 2.06 meters, and Gasso is 2.13 meters.

The Trail Blazers' lineup is very weird.

Because there is no point guard position.

Not only is there no point guard, you can't define who is playing small forward and who is playing shooting guard today.

Uduka, Parker and Posey can all play small forward or shooting guard.

Oh, so can Wayne!

Maybe Posey is the power forward?

This is a typical "positionless basketball".

You cannot define their location.

Kobe was also a little confused, and McMillan was afraid that he had lost his mind.

Are you prepared to play unlimited singles with this lineup?

The offense can't be connected at all!

I don't know how the Trail Blazers' offense is going, but after the game started, Kobe quickly felt the strength of this lineup on the defensive end.

As soon as Kobe approached with the ball, Ariza found himself abandoned and left to sway in the wind alone.

The moment Kobe dribbled up, Posey and Parker double-teamed him!

Without Paul, then the forwards will double-team!

Although James Posey is only 2.03 meters tall, his wingspan reaches a terrifying 2.19 meters!

This is also the reason why he can swing to the fourth position.

Being caught between the long-armed monsters Posey and Parker, even if Kobe was extremely talented, he would not be able to score easily.

The Lakers' tactics ran into trouble as soon as they started.

Being flanked, Kobe could only pass the ball to Tiezha.

After Tieza got the basketball from outside the three-point line, he was stunned for a moment.

Well, in most people's minds, Ariza is an excellent 3D player.

However, in fact, in the first few seasons of Ariza's career, his three-point shooting skills have not yet shined.

In his rookie year, he only took 13 three-pointers in a season and made 3 of them.

In the 2005-06 season, he took a total of 5 three-pointers and hit 1.

Ariza only took 11 three-pointers in the regular season this season and made one.

In the original history, Ariza had to wait until the 2008-09 season to really start to evolve his three-point skills.

Now, if Ariza is replaced by Taizi, he can make a few shots. Taizi has a three-point shooting percentage of 35.8% this season.

But Ariza really had no choice.

Therefore, Ariza was a little overwhelmed after receiving the basketball.

Should I vote or not?

If he fails to make a shot, he will end up like Odom, who was dragged by Kobe Bryant to practice three-pointers until he vomited.

But if you don't shoot, this will be a big gap.

Gan!

Posey really didn't care about Ariza, and just took two steps away: "Young man, you vote, you vote, you vote, I'm live streaming peeing upside down!"

This trash talk taught by Wayne really works.

As soon as Ariza heard that he was urinating while standing on his head, he couldn't help but urinate directly.

There is no other way. I want to ask who here doesn’t want to see it...

But if you want to be able to see it, Ariza's trajectory is crooked as soon as he releases it.

Basketball fights, Gaso blocks Chairman Yao, and Wayne collects the rebound.

At this time, the Lakers should logically block the point guard and prevent him from receiving the ball immediately.

But everyone, look at me and I'll look at you.

Who the hell is the point guard?

After Wayne got the rebound, he didn't pass the ball, but controlled the ball for half the game.

At this time, Odom was a little surprised.

You are the only point guard!

In front of my left-hand magician, how dare you do anything to make a cauldron!

When I was playing point guard, you were still learning to pass!

snort!

Odom is indeed versatile, and the Lakers do often let him dribble across half court to initiate offense.

But in fact, Odangdang's organizational ability is overestimated.

The season in which Odang Dang averaged the most assists per game so far in his career was 5.9 with the Clippers.

But he also averaged 3.3 turnovers per game.

Odom's breakthrough points and hand-to-hand passes in the interior are indeed outstanding, but overall, it can't be said that he has strong organizational skills.

What is Odom's biggest shortcoming?

It's just hard to concentrate for a long time.

Most of his mistakes came from this.

When the player is thinking normally, the ball will be passed to the teammate in the open position.

When the player is mentally disturbed, the ball will be passed to an open teammate on the bench.

Isn't it nonsense that an organizer can't concentrate?

As for Wayne, at the power forward position, he is a representative with high assists and low turnovers all year round.

He averaged 4.2 assists per game as a rookie, and last season he averaged 5.7 assists per game.

This season, Wayne's assists have dropped slightly due to his presence, but they still reached 5.2.

This is the real organization forward!

Therefore, McMillan had the luxury of letting Wayne hold the ball and play point guard today!

Larry Bird, who was watching TV at home, couldn't help but sigh. Wayne really became a power forward.

His expectations for Wayne back then were becoming reality bit by bit.

This guy still has a lot of talents that he hasn’t realized yet!

Wayne: Yes, there are a lot of things in my plug-in that I have to unlock.

Wayne slowly controlled the ball from the outside, and no one came to double-team him for the time being.

After all, the Trail Blazers' three perimeter players all have three-point threats. When he originally bought players, McMillan chose players who could shoot three-pointers and make Wayne one-on-one comfortable.

Ariza was offended.

Wayne faced Odom and calmly dribbled the ball.

Two power forwards were facing off one-on-one outside the three-point line. This weird scene appeared again for Wayne.

Wayne dribbled with his left and right hands alternately to find a rhythm, and then took a step to the right.

But the next second, Wayne changed direction and pulled the ball to the left!

Feel the change of direction with a wingspan of 2.3 meters.

Odangdang was shaken away, and Wayne also took off and prepared to shoot.

Seeing this situation, Kobe stepped up to defend, but in the air, Wayne changed his shot into a pass and passed the ball to his teammate.

Parker, who was missed by Kobe, received the basketball and cut into the basket. Yao Ming quickly shrank to protect the frame.

As a result, Parker passed the ball again and sent the ball to Gasol.

Gasol used his secret skill - a matchbox mid-range shot!

Score points for success!
To be continued...