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The simple reason the New Orleans Pelicans needed a floor general

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Post-ups are inefficient shot selections but they are slightly less inefficient when a team possesses two bigs like Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins.

One will also usually have a much shorter man on of the two as the small-ball movement grows into a millennium. However, 36 minutes of battling post-ups not only drains Boogie and AD but allows their defender to learn how to better stop it.

Fronting and forcing the ball handler to throw over the defender is the usual tactic. This strategy has worked unnervingly well in the first three games, especially as the team brings a help defender to sneak behind, making the pass nearly impossible.