SLCceltic wrote:UglyBugBall wrote:SLCceltic wrote: How are Mavs such a bad matchup for Cs ??
If anything, it is the other way around
We have 4 defenders (5 with Horford) to throw at Luka AND Luka will have to defend his *** off on other end, while Kyrie will struggle vs Cs more than any other team and he will have to defend his *** off as well
...plus KP looking more and more likely to play
Go watch March 1 game where there is not a single name on the injury report for either team.
Luka was Luka, had like 36, Kyrie had 19. Cs won 138-110
Yeah I watched that game. It was when the Mavs lost 5 of 6 because Kidd changed the entire defensive scheme. He changed it back after that stretch to what it is now, after the players said the scheme wasn't good. If you think the Mavs look anything like they did that game or during that week you have something else coming.
Throw that game out.
Mavs have not had to face a 48min 5-out scheme. The Mavs new D that you describe is centered around packing the paint. How the he77 you going to pack the paint chasing 5-out ??? And our top-8 man rotation aLL shoot slash ANd play-make in all that space ...I don't think you understand what you are facing. Luka and Kyrie will have to work their ass off on D aLL 48mins for every single game.
ADDitionally, you haven't seen anything like the D that we can throw at Luka Kyrie and lob-game. Everyone in our rotation is an excellent 1-1 ANd scheme defender. White and Holiday All-Defense this year, Jaylen should have made it, Tatum Horford are big-time defenders and KP elite rim-protector.
All of the Cs shoot, score and defend at a very high rate. Kyrie and Luka will have to work their ass off on D, plus Kyrie has some remaining Boston demons and atonement bouncing around in his head ....Kyrie has lost his last 10 games vs Cs, did you know that ??
This is fair enough, the five out scheme is definitely going to be our biggest test and I'm not sure how well choose to defend it yet. Everything hinges on what kidd decides to do here, and whether the Celtics can force the five out offense to punish us.
I think we'll probably sag off the guy two passes away to showmin the lane, and then rotate out when a kickout happens, before the second pass arrives. I think we'll allow a decent number of 3s. I think though we'll get more high percentage shots at the rim from lobs and drives. So it'll come down to rebounding and turnovers as well have to make up for 2s vs 3s by taking more shots.
I don't think you guys have faced a defense like the Mavs yet. Miami is fairly physical but they're not nearly the defense the Mavs guys are. We're long, extremely quick and physical. Djj is a menace that can fight over any screen. PJ can guard 1 through 5 on most nights.
