BigO wrote:Gant wrote:Daver wrote:
Not denying what your saying but how many open look 3s did the bucks have that they bricked that had zero to do with bostons D.How many wide open 3s did the bucks have that they clanked that had nothing to do with bostons D.
Same as the heat saw them miss alot of 3s where it didnt look like the boston guy gad no affect on the shot. Not denying their D isnt great but their has to be a line between where good D ends n just absolute garbage O begins
Those Bucks and Heat shooters didn't miss because Boston was lucky for two consecutive series. They missed because they were fatigued. The Celtics' defense wears people down.
So does the Miami defense. They're quick, coordinated, and super physical with great hands, which creates other intangible advantages on D. They made the Celtics look like they forgot how to dribble sometimes.
Blaming bad shooting for a game or two may make sense, but when the same defense does it series after series, it's not a coincidence. Because Statmuse was quoted as saying the Bucks had open threes their last game, as I posted earlier, I re-watched the last two Bucks/Boston games. The difference in quality three point looks was huge.
The Celtics don't give up open threes and the Bucks do. I thought the Bucks would lose in six because of not having KM, but as the series unfolded, it was still winnable. I'm not sure Bud could have done a lot about solving the Celtics defense, but he could have done a lot to limit their threes.
As to the finals, I'd be very surprised if this is a short series. Both teams play good defense, which means the scores will likely be low.
Celtics Warriors should be a really good series. I don't really watch the game with a coach's eye, but if you're someone who does, you couldn't ask for a more interesting match-up.
If anyone maybe has the blueprint and more importantly, the personnel to solve Boston's defense, it could be this Warriors team.
I think to exploit Boston's defense you have to able to space the floor and and use a **** ton of ball movement. The Warriors can obviously space the floor as good as anyone and they are always moving the ball. That could be the Celtic's kryptonite. Bucks & Heat didn't move the ball nearly enough against Boston's defense and the Heat's floor spacing was really bad at times.
I think ball movement is really the key to attacking the Celtic's defense. I always kind of look at ball movement and how much do you have to move the ball to get a good shot as a litmus test to gauge an NBA defense without getting too deep into the stats. Against a bad or mediocre defense you only have to pass the ball 2-3 times to get a good shot, against a solid defense 4-6 times. Against this Celtic's defense you have to keep moving the ball around for a big chunk of the shot clock to get a good shot. And that's easier said than done because the Celtic's are really good at getting their hands in passing lanes. It's also easier than done because most NBA teams don't have the discipline or are unselfish enough to move the ball as much as you need to against this Celtic's defense. As we've all seen over the past 2 months, this Celtic's defense is next level.
Like I said, I think if there is one team in the league that has the coaching and the personnel to exploit Boston's defense, it is this Warriors team. We'll see, it should be good.
