onlooker
05-19-2007, 10:09 PM
Saw this at SI.com reading a scout's take on the Spurs-Jazz series:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/specials/playoffs/2007/05/19/scouts.takeW/index.html
``The one thing the Spurs do is they seem to win the last two minutes of every quarter, and when they don't, that's when they're in trouble. Let's say there are 48 seconds to go in the quarter: The Spurs like to run `21,' which is basically a two-for-one for them. Gregg Popovich wants to get two possessions in that time, so he'll come down and run a double drag and almost always get a three-point attempt out of it. They routinely put up two threes at the end of the quarter, and they usually kick butt in those moments. The overall strategy for San Antonio is to do a lot of small things every game. They'll run zone one time per game after a timeout to throw you off, but they won't run it enough so that you have to work on your zone offense and feel comfortable in attacking it. They try to beat you with 15 different tactics, and they're well prepared at them while you aren't.
You guys aware of this?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/specials/playoffs/2007/05/19/scouts.takeW/index.html
``The one thing the Spurs do is they seem to win the last two minutes of every quarter, and when they don't, that's when they're in trouble. Let's say there are 48 seconds to go in the quarter: The Spurs like to run `21,' which is basically a two-for-one for them. Gregg Popovich wants to get two possessions in that time, so he'll come down and run a double drag and almost always get a three-point attempt out of it. They routinely put up two threes at the end of the quarter, and they usually kick butt in those moments. The overall strategy for San Antonio is to do a lot of small things every game. They'll run zone one time per game after a timeout to throw you off, but they won't run it enough so that you have to work on your zone offense and feel comfortable in attacking it. They try to beat you with 15 different tactics, and they're well prepared at them while you aren't.
You guys aware of this?