dshearn wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:dshearn wrote:For the limited time we had Bam and Yurt on the court, there was a very different dynamic in play. Yurt was moving on defense and mostly functional boxing out. They did get blasted from 3 like 3 times before N O adjusted and brought their big back in. Dropping Martin back in at 3 in that set very well might be the key.
On offense there is absolutely something there. They were getting their screens and still a threat in the paint.
It really is possible there is enough there on offense and defense that teams might have to adapt to match Miami going big. I think all the people that been very vocal about Bam and Yurt are right. Very well could force teams to match Miami
It was decent, only +2 but I’m going to give it like 10 games before I judge it since it’s new. If Spo even goes back to it, he obviously didn’t like what he saw from yurt in the first half. We’ll see.
+2 was mostly on perimeter defense. I think 3 of those 5 possessions we got hit with 3s.
It was far from perfect, but there is something there.
Keep in mind that one of our better defensive players, Caleb, was out. I truly believe that a unit consisting of Yurt, Bam and a combination of Caleb, Butler, PJ, Lowry, Vincent, will be quite the nightmare to score on. The opposition has to shoot with an above average degree of difficulty.
A team such as Brooklyn for example, with Simmons instead of Harden, now has to have shooters with him because the paint will now consist of big bodies, even on the switch.
A team such as Sixers would have to have Embiid at his best, because we have the bodies to throw at him, but can they handle 2 of our bigs at the same time , plus our shooters/defenders, etc.
