Chapter 117 Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an NBA professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team was founded in 2004 and joined the NBA in the same year.
The Hornets, formerly known as the Charlotte Bobcats, are the youngest team in the NBA and become the 30th team in the NBA. After five seasons of training, the team won the 2009-10 season under team leader Jayla
Led by De Wallace and Stephen Jackson, the Bobcats reached the playoffs for the first time in their short history with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses and seventh place in the Eastern Conference. On May 22, 2013, the team's
Owner Michael Jordan announced: The Charlotte Bobcats will use a new team name "Hornets" and will compete in the NBA league under the name "Charlotte Hornets". On May 21, 2014, the Bobcats officially announced the team's name change.
As the Charlotte Hornets, the team name Bobcats has since become history. The history of the Hornets from 1988 to 2002 has also been officially placed under the name of the former Charlotte Hornets.
In 2010, Michael Jordan acquired the Bobcats. In June 2006, former owner Johnson announced that he was about to sell the team, and Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos became the two main competitors. In February 2010
On the 27th, Johnson announced his decision to sell the team to the team's minority shareholder and basketball affairs leader Jordan.
The history of the Charlotte Hornets is not long, and the team's record is not particularly outstanding. Their only boss is Jordan.
Last season, the Hornets ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference. This position is very embarrassing. They can't make the playoffs and have no place in the lottery. They are not as good as the top but more than the bottom.
The current Hornets don't have many star players and are more like a civilian team.
Starting point guard Terry Rozier is a young black player who was selected by the Celtics with the 16th overall pick in the first round of 2015. The Celtics, with so many young players, are obviously too competitive and their rookie contract has expired.
Later, he was traded to the Hornets.
Terry Rozier has a height of 1.85 and performs well on the offensive end. His shooting percentage on two-pointers and three-pointers exceeds 40%. In the past seven or eight years since entering the league, Rozier has made rapid progress.
, from playing 8 minutes in his rookie season and averaging 1.8 points per game, to starting in the 2020 season, averaging 18 points per game, and his scoring average has increased 10 times.
However, his opponent today is a rookie killer, a veteran nemesis, and one of the league's super defenders. It is still very difficult for him to perform normally.
Hornets starting shooting guard, Nicholas Zhaosi...
Ah, no, it's Nicolas Batum!
Batum was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 25th overall pick in the first round of 2008. He played for the Trail Blazers for 6 seasons and was unremarkable. He was a low-key to silent player.
Batum only grew after moving to the Hornets in 2014. His cost is incomparable to Rozier, and he still averages single-digit points per game.
The starting forward of the Hornets, Marvin Williams, entered the NBA as the second overall pick in the 2005 draft. He has played for the Hawks, Jazz, Hornets and Bucks and other teams. In his rookie season, he was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.
Marvin Williams is a tall shooting forward who has developed a three-point range; he lacks aggressiveness and rarely breaks through or commits fouls; his athletic ability is acceptable and he is more suitable for defending the wings rather than the inside.
The Hornets' starting power forward Cody Zeller was selected with the fourth overall pick in the first round of 2013. Cody Zeller has a very high basketball IQ and all-round athletic ability, excellent running and jumping ability, and outstanding long-distance shooting ability.
He has shooting ability and a certain low-post singles ability. The shortcoming is that he does not have excellent explosive power, nor is he an excellent shot blocker, and he has shortcomings on the defensive end.
Hornets center Bismack Biyombo is a Congolese professional basketball player who plays as a center. He started his career in Spain in 2009 and entered the NBA through the 2011 draft.
Bismack Biyombo is 6-foot-9 tall, but has a terrifying wingspan of 7-foot-7, which can interfere with almost every shot at the basket. Bismack Biyombo is full of passion for the game and has always had a strong motivation.
Playing basketball, this kind of personality gives Biyombo the opportunity to carve out his own world in the NBA. Many people believe that Biyombo is likely to grow into a combination of Serge Ibaka and Ben Wallace.
Biyombo has almost no offensive skill deficiencies in the game, which will become a major obstacle to progress in the NBA.
Generally speaking, the Hornets' starting lineup does not have an All-Star, and it is already their limit to be able to finish around tenth in the Eastern Conference.
Their lineup is not perfect, but the players can complement each other. If the defender lacks offensive firepower, he can rely on Marvin Williams to make up for it. He has range and can shoot. Inside, Zeller has enough offense and insufficient defense. Biyombo
On the contrary, the interior defense is a gate, but the offense is terrible.
There seems to be no one on the Hornets' bench who can take action. The starters are all civilian players. How can the reputation of the bench be so great?
The Spurs' starting lineup was as expected by Radar, with Mills and Carroll getting the chance to start.
As far as the lineups of the two teams are concerned, the Spurs are better. After all, they have Radar, a super guard, and Aldridge, a previous All-Star.
The game started at the AT&T Center Arena. The Spurs and the Hornets were short of major generals, making this game less interesting. However, if there is a game on the radar, the Spurs home fans will be very considerate.
When the opening whistle sounded, Ade gave the Spurs the first opportunity to attack. Mills dribbled the ball across the court and gave it to Radar to distribute the ball.
Dribbling the ball unhurriedly, while observing the position of his teammates, Radar regarded the first attack as a test, and chose to give it to the stable Ade to let him find his touch first.
Asking for the ball in the low post, Ade posted up to Zeller and dribbled the ball very patiently.
In the past, Ade dribbled in the low post and was often intercepted. After being taught by Popovich many times, he now pays more attention, dribbles more steadily, and looks at the defensive players next to him out of the corner of his eye.
While dribbling and arching toward the inside, Ade turned around, raised his right foot, and shot the basketball in his hand.
Oh ho, the old driver's signature Golden Rooster Independence was learned by Ade. Although it is not as beautiful as the old driver, it was a surprise attack. Zeller did not expect it. After all, Golden Rooster Independence is difficult to defend head-on. In addition, his defense is inherently
Just dishes.
Not bad, the posture is a bit ugly, but the two points are definitely worth it.
The Hornets attack, and the young Rozier seems to want to challenge the radar, or maybe challenge himself.
Rozier dribbled the ball while running in the direction of the radar.
"e on!"
Chapter completed!