On February 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. According to NBCS Philadelphia reporter John Clark, new signing Harden will make a comeback against the Timberwolves to make his 76ers debut. Sending Off Simmons and welcoming Harden, the 76ers are about to get on track and become a championship-winning team.
Now that Harden is back, what arrangements will Rivers have? According to the US media "FW", the 76ers' starting 5 Tigers will be: Maxi as a point guard, Harden as a quarterback, Sebel as a small forward, Harris as a big forward, and the Emperor sitting on the inside as the No. 5 position. Such a perfect start is not common in today's modern basketball game. There are concerns about Harden's ball-playing clash with Embiid, a problem that Harden has solved back in the Rockets era. Perfect starter! The height of the 5 people is very balanced, Harden returned to the peak to cut 30+ triple-doubles, and the top 5 shooters benefited.
Perfect starter! The height of 5 people is very balanced
Why is the Philadelphia 76ers' starting 5 Tigers perfect? It is because the height of each position is balanced, and it is a reasonable height in this position. Next, let's look at them one by one.
The point guard is Maxi, who is 1.88 meters tall, which is the height of a traditional point guard. He has averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season, shooting 46.9% from the field and 39% from 3-point range. In Harden's trade with Simmons, the 76ers insisted on keeping Maxi, even at the expense of giving away 2 first-round picks.
The point guard is Harden, who is 1.96 meters tall. The small forward is Sable, who is also 1.96 meters tall. In today's day and age, 1m 96 is the perfect height for a forward guard player, both in terms of height, flexibility and agility. The big forward is Tobias Harris, who is 2.01 meters tall and can shoot both three-pointers from distance and singles on his back. And this height does not suffer in the inside card slot and rebounds.
The center position is Embiid, who is 2 meters 13 tall, which is the height of a traditional center forward. However, Embiid's style of play is not traditional, but the modern center's style of play, able to shoot from mid-range, three-pointers, and can also attack with his back in the three-second zone. The most critical thing is that the height of 2 meters 13 has a great advantage on the inside line, rebounds, penalty area defense are top-notch. Hailed as the contemporary O'Neal with the Emperor's dominance this season, but a Shark who can shoot three-pointers, it's pretty scary. In the latest issue of the MVP selection list, Embiid ranked first.
Harden returned to the top to slash 30+ triple-doubles
This season's Harden state has been up and down, and even has a single game only 4 points performance, many people think that he is no longer good, it is difficult to return to the peak, the decline is an indisputable fact. However, remember the middle of the season, when he returned after half a month of isolation due to health and safety agreements, he scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against the Lakers, 39 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists against the Clippers, and 33 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists against the 76ers. What is the reason for this? Harden's hamstring injury has not been good, and he has been overused by Nash, and his condition will rise and fall.
Harden played his last game against the Kings on February 3, Beijing time, with 4 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists on 2-of-11 shooting. It has been 20 days since then, during which time one-on-one treatments have been received by hamstring specialists. So, with more than 20 games left in the season, Harden is expected to return to the top and cut the 30+ triple-double data many times.
5 top shooters benefit
Harden is a player with his own system, not only can create scoring opportunities himself, but also can drive the rotation players around him to play efficient performance. In today's small-ball era, a ball-holding core + 4 shooters on the outside is the most threatening platoon. In the first place, the rocket team was able to succeed and compete with the powerful warriors, which was to adopt such a tactical system. Since the 76ers have Harden, they should design a tactical system in this way to give full play to his advantages and characteristics.
As a result, players on the 76ers who can shoot three points will greatly benefit. We looked at the three-point shooting percentage of the players on the team and were able to screen out five players: Embiid 36.9%, Harris 35.1%, Maxi 39%, Niang 39.7%, and Danny Green 37.5%. There has been a hot topic recently, will Harden's arrival seize Embiid's ball? The answer is yes, but the necessary sacrifices must be made for the goals of the championship.