Beijing time on January 6, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Jazz defeated the Nuggets 115-109 to achieve two consecutive wins, currently ranking third in the West with a record of 28 wins and 10 losses, this season's Jazz still continues the style of last season, the relatively balanced lineup allows them to have a number of tough players in each game can stand up to help the team, this game, the Jazz team of 6 people scored in double figures, of which the performance of veteran Rudy Guy is particularly respectable.
Throughout the game, Guy played 29 minutes and had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-7 three-pointers, which was quite efficient. It is even more important to note that in this game Guy was placed in the interior line several times to play the number five position, and he did his job well.
Speaking in an interview after the game, Jazz coach Quinn Snyder said of Rudy Guy playing the No. 5 position: "We've got Rudy to the No. 5 position several times this season, and it's a different perspective. I think we all know that his ability to block and cut out, the pressure on the defensive end is excellent. Frankly, when he hit a few shots, the opponent changed his defensive alignment. ”
Guy himself laughed in the interview: "When I came into the league, I was a point guard. But now I'm a center forward. "As Guy said, the style of the NBA has changed dramatically over the past 10 years, small-ball playing has become more prevalent, the five-small lineup has become more popular, and in today's NBA, the player's sense of position is far less clear than it was 10 years ago, basically divided into the front court and the backcourt.
Therefore, in such an environment, the position of many small forwards has begun to gradually rise upwards, becoming big forwards, or even centers. In addition to Gay, people like Alphabet Brother and Durant have also made cameo appearances in the center, and the most impressive "forward center" this season is undoubtedly The Lakers' LeBron James. In the recent Lakers game, Vogel chose to let James play the starting center, and received a miracle effect, the Lakers are currently winning 3 consecutive wins, James's efficiency is indispensable.
It seems to have seen the benefits of small forwards playing centers, and the Jazz have also begun to let Guy play center more frequently and boldly, which does kind of use him as James, and has to admit that Guy has done his job very well, he is a fairly well-rounded front, and now in the Jazz's system, he can average 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, shooting 43.5% from the field, and shooting 37.9% from three-point range.
Although he is 35 years old, but the tough guy is still a golden oil player who can go inside and out, and seeing such a Guy, many fans are also sorry for the Lakers, in the offseason, the Lakers are actually interested in Guy, and Guy also considered the Lakers, but in the end, the recruitment of Jazz guard Conley made Gay choose the Jazz.
Try to think about it, if the Lakers had gotten Gay, then their current frontal strength would be very good, James does not have to work hard every game to support the center position, there are more people who can share the pressure for him. At the same time, in the case of heavy forwards such as James, Anthony and Gay, Vogel, who likes to play a small lineup, may create more excellent rotation lineups and tactical systems.