Monroe: Bowen's Switch Keys Spurs' Turnaround Against Hornets

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WAs it just me, or did I see Peja knock down a jumper in Bowen's face, and also "blow by" him to the rack a couple of times. Got fouled a few times by Bowen to boot.

IMO, in game 4, they will concentrate more on this matchup and will try to work Peja in the paint and work isos even MORE.

May also see Hilton Armstrong as the Melvin Ely experiment is drawing to a close. Armstrong is bigger and more athletic for rebounds and defense.

Man, I hope you are right. I'd love to see the Hornets abandon Paul and West and try to feed Peja all night long in a one on one matchup against Bowen. It'll never happen, because Byron isn't an idiot, but if it did I'd be extremely happy. So would the Spurs. And we'd get to see that whiny cry baby face on Chris Paul so much more as he missed opportunities to feed PEJA.

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I already made my rant thread about re ed, dumbass San Antonio fans that assume basketball is a foreign object in New Orleans. The best player on that college team wearing burnt orange in Austin is from New Orleans. Guess he learned his skills on planet Mars eh dumbass??

I didn't say there aren't people in New Orleans that know basketball, I'm saying you aren't one of them.

There is more where that comes from.

I'm sure your well of stupid will flow for at least three more games.

I've also mentioned that the Hornets have a set DESIGNED for Peja in the post and have run it effectively all season long. They ran it in games 1 & 2, and a few times in game 3. Peja bullied right past Bowen and drew some fouls on him. Paul took more shots last game so Peja didn't get as many looks. He added weight this season so Bowen is nothing more than a mosquito to him.

You'll see it more in game 4...mark it!

I can only hope. Since Peja had a total of six shot attempts within 10 feet in the first two games, it's clear how successful that strategy was, even though Bowen wasn't defending Peja in those games. They really need to go away from Paul and West to put Peja on a guy who has owned him his entire career because someone who apparently wasn't watching the game wishes the matchup were different than it is. Peja's more than capable of getting points against Bowen, and it'll take three times as many shots for him to do it, so you can talk about how effective Peja was in game 4 after he scores 28 points and the Spurs win by 30.