TheGreatYacht
06-10-2013, 10:46 AM
I personally think that Pop is doing a mistake by trying to play small ball against the Heat. In the series against Golden State, Pop kept trying to play small ball and it almost cost us the first two games. Pop then decided to enforce his will on the Warriors and went big the rest of the series. That is when the series took a turn.
Pop should try to enforce the Spurs' size on the Heat. I would like to see Dejuan Blair get some minutes on this series. I actually think that Blair is a better fit for this series. Blair can take up Matt Bonner's minutes because nobody is going to leave Matt Bonner open. Bonner was ineffective against Golden State so the same can be expected for this series.
The Spurs rotation on bigs should be Splitter, Diaw, and Blair. Duncan and one of the mentioned bigs should be on the floor together for most of the game. On defense, the second big that plays along Duncan should guard Mike Miller. This sounds crazy but all they have to do is stick to their man. Instead of one of the bigs helping out on Lebron when he gets in the paint, the help defender can be Parker or CoJo which will dare Chalmers or Norris Cole to take shots. I think that Blair and Diaw can also guard Lebron at times when Leonard or Green need to get a breather or get in foul trouble.
On offense, this is where our bigs can pay off. Our bigs should post up the Heat's power forward (similar to what David West did with Shane Battier) which will probably be Lebron James and get to the rim. This will tire out Lebron. I think Blair and Diaw are cabable of posting up Lebron and making him work on defense. If the Spurs succeed in their big lineup and impose their size, this might force the Heat to play with the traditional two bigs in the lineup which will favor our style of play.
That is my take. What do you'll think about this strategy? As long as Dejuan Blair plays defense, gets rebounds, and boxes out his man, I think that Blair will be fine.
Pop should try to enforce the Spurs' size on the Heat. I would like to see Dejuan Blair get some minutes on this series. I actually think that Blair is a better fit for this series. Blair can take up Matt Bonner's minutes because nobody is going to leave Matt Bonner open. Bonner was ineffective against Golden State so the same can be expected for this series.
The Spurs rotation on bigs should be Splitter, Diaw, and Blair. Duncan and one of the mentioned bigs should be on the floor together for most of the game. On defense, the second big that plays along Duncan should guard Mike Miller. This sounds crazy but all they have to do is stick to their man. Instead of one of the bigs helping out on Lebron when he gets in the paint, the help defender can be Parker or CoJo which will dare Chalmers or Norris Cole to take shots. I think that Blair and Diaw can also guard Lebron at times when Leonard or Green need to get a breather or get in foul trouble.
On offense, this is where our bigs can pay off. Our bigs should post up the Heat's power forward (similar to what David West did with Shane Battier) which will probably be Lebron James and get to the rim. This will tire out Lebron. I think Blair and Diaw are cabable of posting up Lebron and making him work on defense. If the Spurs succeed in their big lineup and impose their size, this might force the Heat to play with the traditional two bigs in the lineup which will favor our style of play.
That is my take. What do you'll think about this strategy? As long as Dejuan Blair plays defense, gets rebounds, and boxes out his man, I think that Blair will be fine.