Post#3 » by kneeslikeamare » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:53 pm
Strangely enough, I think we match up fairly well against this team. Lebron is obviously going to get his share, but Grant Hill should be able to atleast bother him at times. But Big Z is not very mobile and although he does like to shoot from the outside, it shoudn't be much of a problem for Shaq to guard him, and Amare can feel free to roam and block shots (if he so chooses) because Wallace is no offensive threat (except that Amare needs to make sure he focuses on boxing him out...no small task). Nash will have problems with Mo Williams, but maybe they'll run JRich on him to get some size on him, and put Nash on Wally.
On the other end, Wally should really struggle with JRich so hopefully we goto him early and often. Shaq should be able to get some fouls on Big Z, and there is no way Varejao or Hickson can handle him in the post.
We'll see, maybe we'll surprise someone before the all-star break. Just gotta limit the turnovers and rebound defensively, I think we have a decent matchup tonight...that said, tall task taking the Cavs down on their home court following their first back-to-back losses of the year...