CalamityX12 wrote:Of course I answer late so the particular lineup isn't fresh in my mind but put someon, quick preferably that can stay on LBJ on the inbounds. We gave him like 50 yards of cushion. We made it easy for LBJ and the Cavs. Force the Cavs to give the ball to someone else.
Who is the nets player who matches lebron in size/strength/quickness? putting a "quick" guy on lebron doesnt shrink lebron down from being 6'9" 265 lbs. he can just put his hand up and have the inbounder toss it up. our quick guys wont prevent an inbound there just like they wont prevent him from scoring down low
your not preventing a lebron inbound without double teaming him 95 feet from the hoop. even then he is fast enough and big enough to get the inbound. and doubling 95 feet from the hoop is a bad idea... you know, since its tough to rotate back to your man when he is 95 feet away under the rim
Quickly double, make LBJ give the ball up, force him to kick out or force his teammates to get open and make a play. The odds of creating a turnover increases when the ball is out of his hands. We could get a tip we could get a freebie or whatever a botch on them. DO SOMETHING! whats the worst thing? one of them scores? I rather they work for their pts then LBJ doing the same easy layup over and over.
only lebron doesnt give up the ball easy in those isntances. its why teams dont double him. he is better offensively when you double him. kenny rattled off the numbers after the game. he isnt going to panic move it. he is going to pressure the double team, break it down and score himself or gind someone for a wide open dunk or layup.
And if he breaks out of the double teams, ok, he's a beast. WE TRIED. It's better than letting him go in unchallenged. He wasn't challenged at ALL. Do something. That's all.
the "do something" you are referring to is putting lebron in a situation (double teaming him) where he is most effective at getting them a bucket in a game that was close at the time
If not scheme, why not personnel? DMC, RHJ weren't on LBJ(again can't vividly recall if RHJ was but got switched off with Dinwiddie). As soon as Dindwiddie was left in no mans land, jump on LBJ force him to move the ball backwards or to his teammates. DO SOMETHING.
DMC and RHJ where both on lebron at one point. it was DMC gaurding him most of the 4th down the strech.
again, you cant force the ball out of lebrons hands... he is too big and too good. it doesnt work. this has been proven over 20 years. you dont want to double him. and the nets knew that coming in and spoke to it extensively afte the game as to why no one does it anymore
