原文出自 nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/109799480168910.xml Brown squarely in middle of team's victory Forward plays center as Hornets top Clippers By Jimmy Smith Staff writer Sunday, October 17, 2004 LAFAYETTE Throughout training camp and into the Hornets' exhibition season, Coach Byron Scott has experimented with playing forward P.J. Brown at center. On Saturday night at the Cajundome, just two hours south of Brown's native Winnfield, a set of injuries earned Brown his first start in the post since his playing days at Louisiana Tech. All-Star center Jamaal Magloire slightly turned his left ankle in Friday's exhibition loss at Chicago, rendering him out for Saturday's 105-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in front of a crowd of 6,076. And backup center Chris Andersen, signed as free-agent relief for Magloire, had back spasms, keeping him sidelined, as well. "I don't remember the last time I started at center," said Brown, 35, the second-oldest member of the team. "Not in Miami (where Brown played for four seasons). And not in New Jersey (where Brown played his first three years). "College, I guess. Back to my roots." Ordinarily amenable to just about anything that comes his way, Brown has expressed no displeasure these past two weeks about the prospect of taking on added responsibility in New Orleans' newly implemented Princeton offense, even if it meant learning a new position while perfecting the one to which he's accustomed. Saturday night's state of affairs afforded the Hornets a perfect opportunity to thrust Brown into a starting role, and see Brown's backup at power forward, second-year pro David West, play some at the five position. "They want me to work on it, anyway, try to become familiar with it," Brown said of playing in the middle. "I'm trying to learn the four and the five. I think I've got the four down. This will just give me a little more experience trying to learn the five. "I don't have a problem with it. It means playing a little bit more, but I should have some fun." In Brown, a 6-foot-11 veteran who prides himself more on rebounding and defending than scoring, Scott feels he has someone who can bring all three components off the wing and into the paint. "He's very capable of scoring," Scott said. And Brown showed that capability several ways against the Clippers. On back-to-back second-quarter possessions, Brown scored successive baskets, first on a 20-foot jump shot from the top of the key followed by a breakaway layup off a pass from Baron Davis. Working against Clippers post men Chris Wilcox, Chris Kaman, Mikki Moore and Elton Brand, Brown scored 15 points in 25 minutes, spread almost evenly inside and outside on 5-of-6 shooting, with five rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot. He played 25 minutes, after a 31-minute outing Friday night in Chicago West has not been exposed to much of the playbook for the center position, which limited the Hornets' offensive options when he was in the game at that spot. Splitting time between forward and center, West had eight points and five rebounds. . . . . . . . Jimmy Smith can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3814. --

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