Post#23 » by GEE » Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:22 pm
First of all, Big Props to Kanter for helping us close out the series; matching up with Adams' physicality, while playing with a separated shoulder. Just unbelievable effort on his part. I hope we can get him a handshake deal like some have mentioned where we get him real cheap for next year, with the agreement that we'll take care of him next summer.
As for what to do now, Hopefully Kanter can still contribute some, but if not... Next man up! We now know it will be Jokic, Plumlee and Millsap that Stotts needs to game-plan against. I honestly don't know the answer, but I think our best bet is to try and wear Jokic out. I strongly believe that his conditioning is his biggest weakness!. So it's defense by committee, bringing Skal into the mix, rotate alot, so we can keep legs fresh, and the pace way up. Being unpredictable as possible with the coverages on Jokic. Lots of double teams, with help coming from various other teammates. We could also mix in some zone looks. Be creative! Players also NEED to always be ready to take a charge; These are big game changers IMO.
As for offense... Make Jokic run, and play the same unselfish/uptempo style. They should also still be a bit tired from that SA battle, so come out blazin, and maybe we can snatch Game 1.