Hornets coach Steve Clifford has long fully embraced the style of playing with four shooters around a center, but rarely with more success than when he was an Orlando assistant coach under Stan Van Gundy and Dwight Howard was the center taking care of the lane.
Though much of the discussion about the strategy focuses on spacing and scoring, Clifford said the defense and rebounding of the lone big man becomes crucial and has been for the Rockets in their move to more small lineups.
"Oh, it's everything," Clifford said. "You look at our teams in Orlando, Dwight was .