How are we going to play it? It seems like common sense to not bend to another teams' will. Question is, can playing big hurt them enough? Obviously Boris will be a big help in playing small ball. Wonder how people see it.
Inside out mostly, but not exclusively bc PnP between LMA and Tony is also very dangerous and more likely to get both LMA and Tony going. I see it kind of similar to the Cavs game and you feed the hot hand always.How are we going to play it? It seems like common sense to not bend to another teams' will. Question is, can playing big hurt them enough? Obviously Boris will be a big help in playing small ball. Wonder how people see it.
Yeah that pick n pop with them is strong.
Inside out. In their small ball lineup Diaw will have a field day and if they double him, threes will be raining down lol. Sure Parker will have his pnp and pnr but I think Boris dl will be the best bet. Anything more than that is purely maintenance imo
This is pretty much my thought...
The key to stopping the Warriors offense is high pressure at the top of the three point line. They like to just run double barrel sets and have the guy basically QB it to the developing options. It's usually Green; but sometimes they'll throw in Iggy and Livingston all three at the same time to make sure that they can have their QB of sorts at the ready. I'm shocked that teams haven't caught on. That's why Raymond's assists are so high. It's not that he's driving and making plays.
LMA was brought in for the warriors. He better show up.
I think they'll be getting that from us. The Cavs game was just ridiculous. I hope it made them feel like they can do no wrong.
LMA was brought in b/c he was the top FA on the market, and he wanted to come.
Spurs offense works by reacting to the defense, by contrast Dubs offense doesn't care what the defense is.
The Spurs team that won #5 was playing against the best defense at the time and just blew away the opponent.
The best a defense can do is make the opponent take uncomfortable shots and force mistakes. Unfortunately an offense that is clicking just can't be stopped. The only way to win is to score more points.
So if Dubs play well and Spurs also play well, Dubs win.
However, if Dubs play bad and Spurs also play bad, Spurs win. (See Spurs beat down of Mavs)
Spurs will win if they bring in the nasty. (See Dubs loss to Pistons)
West on Green, that'll be key. Have Green focus on out toughing West instead on focusing on the game.
I look at it like this, much like all those years against phoenix(and yes I know the warriors are much better than phoenix was) We play better small ball than they play big ball. Obviously no one plays better small than GS but we can play small at times I think with an aggressive LMA we will just kill them if they go big.
Yes. There was no team in the league with cap room that was turning away LMA.
The Cavs had Mozgov (not sure why Tristan didn't start) trying to hedge but he looked more like a traffic cone
& Love playing help defense but he had no clue what the offense was running
David Blatt:
Yah David blatt smh
They need someone like thibs. Better D with a coach Lebron would respect. Blatt gets so walked over its sad. But a thibs that won't be crazy with the minutes...
This. Great offense will beat great defense every time. We have to be clicking on offense in order to beat the Dubs.
Spurs definitely need to play physical with GSW. Them not adjusting to our defense is exactly what we want. They are not going to be getting open looks every possession. If either team plays bad they'll lose. We have been playing pretty strong lately. I see low scoring first quarters and that will be to our advantage.
Ring number 5 more had to do with who was hotter going in, who was just the all around better team, who wanted it more, match ups and style. The only aspect of the Heat that had people think they could win is that they had beat us the year before, thats it! It wasnt a good offense is better than a good defense or anything like that.
To comment on offense vs defense, sure a good offense once its clicking is hard to stop but instead of just trying to score more points we have to make adjustments on D and Pop does a great job at that.
My point though is the way GSW plays, they don't care if they don't get an open look. Everyone in that team is chucking from the 3 point line, open or not.
Spurs had their choice of several names including : Gasol, Aldridge, Monroe, and even a move for Drummond. They went after Aldridge, and planned to long before free agency, even though Gasol fit their system better. Aldridge was recruited for a purpose, and that has to do with scheme and division opponents. Even in high school, coaches recruit for opponents. You really think the most efficient front office in the NBA doesn't?
Thought apple sauce started a decent thread for once when I saw your avatar
No. Basically never.
AGAIN; LMA was the crown jewel of his free agency class. The Spurs knew he had interest and accordingly pursued him. Everything else was never more than a plan b. I'm sorry if you don't or can't get that.
I pray this is the case.
Let's just hope the circus shots don't fall!
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