triple_threat wrote:If the lakers had an elite coach, would the series have been tied 2-2 after 4 games. I raise this for the reasons below.
All 4 games were close.
Defensive scheme was terrible IMO. There was no discipline on doubling jokic. I thought they should have made jokic beat them by scoring 50 and they defensive shoudlce been focused on role players/Murray with single coverage on jokic. Like pistons strategy on Shaq (I know ad ain’t Ben Wallace, but with ad and lebron and riu they should have tried)
Way too much Russell. Enough said.
Way too little rui. Rui average 31 minutes first 3 game which is ways too little imo when he should have been starting and averaging 40 mpg his length was required against this den team.
Way too little Tristan. only got a chance game 4? He shoudlve seem time on jokic and right away in g4 he was closing out on perimeter players on switches nicely.
Offensive strategy. I almost had a heart attack every time I watched ad clumsily stumble towards the basket resulting in many turnovers/bad shots. Why couldn’t ad get it in the high post or in that vicinity with his back to the basket , Turn around from a triple threat position and go to work? Austin reaves Shroeder rui were shooting well enough from 3 to give Davis the space to operate, but their positioning was all messed.
Defensive scheme again. These role player were running freely den isn’t even that deep
I feel like too little atttentoon to detail overall in both defense and offense
Etc
What are you talking about??? The Lakers were 4 - 0 in moral victories. They swept the Nuggets
