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That's the way we beat them during the regular season, that's the way the NBA is played right now. What's the point of having two bigs out there if they are incapable of punishing anyone?
Just watch who do the rest of the teams still alive on the playoffs play at the 4: Cleveland (Love and RJ/Lebron), GS (Dryamond, Durant), Rockets (Anderson, Decker, Ariza), Utah (Boris, Joe Johnson), Wizards (Morris, Porter), Celtics (Gerald Green, Crowder), Raptors (Ibaka, Powell).
In today's NBA you are giving too much of an advantage playing two stiff bigmen that can't shoot nor defend the perimeter.
I don't understand Pop stubbornly sticking with two bigmen the entire first half when it has been proved during this season that we dominated the Rockets when we went small.
Lee has no place on this series, even Dedmon would be more useful tham him (I wouldn't play Dedmon either though).
Bertans and Anderson need to split the PF minutes on this series, with some Leonard here and there. And have Aldridge and Gasol split the C minutes.
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/2...ouston-rocketsThe Rockets scored 117.0 points per 100 possessions in the first and third quarters (a.k.a: when Pop played his costumary 2 bigs lineup) and 90.1 in the second and fourth quarters (a.k.a: when Spurs went small)
Dedmon
Bertans
Kawhi
Green
Patty/tony
Kyle NEVER but Kawhi and Bertans yup.
Agreed. LMA can't even pnr like a functioning ty shooting big.
Would love to see this lineup. It's the best we can do sadly.
Go with Parker-Green-Leonard-Bertans-Center...
Or Leonard at the 4.
I agree but I'm almost certain Poop won't.
Or run the floor on a fastbreak. Or run the floor to get back on D.
These teams have gone down and back again, and they're just getting to half court on the first trip.
Kyle was +13 on the only game he played against the Rockets this season. Coincidentally (or not), our biggest victory against them this season.
no. If anyone needs to go to the bench it's green. Start simmons. There is no way he shoots worse than Green who is giving us NOTHING
Actually, there's a lot of "way" of Simmons shooting worse than Green. Simply 'cause he's a worse shooter with a difference. He's nowhere close to Danny on defense either. Simmons was prety ty this game on the non-garbage minutes, tbh.
Agreed. Play mother ers who want to play.
Simmons played in the 1st quarter and was horrific
Green was bad, too, but at least his ceiling is high when he's on..
Late 90s back to back Finals Jazz teams would get murdered in today's Nba.
All those 7 ft stiffs.
Chinook laughing at my "in a couple of years every NBA will be playing with only one true big" take, when that's what all the good teams are doing right now.
I don't care what anybody says, so would the Bulls. Their heads would be spinning trying to play D.
Not to the scrub teams though.
SL should be Tony/Danny/Kawhi/Anderson/LMA
2 guys that can penetrate, decent shooting and scoring, but it's more about the length, defense and rebounding of that unit.
Bench: Patty/Manu/Kawhi(Simmons when Kawhi sits)/Bertans/Pau(or Dedmon)
Shooting lineup with 2 guys that can penetrate. If rebounding becomes an issue for the 2nd unit then swap Anderson and Bertans.
The quality of bigs is pretty trash. Slow and soft is an awful combination (Pau and LMA).Chinook laughing at my "in a couple of years every NBA will be playing with only one true big" take, when that's what all the good teams are doing right now.
Heck, this thread shouldn't even be called "SMALLBALL", it should be called "NORMALBALL" or "CURRENTBALL" or "MODERNBALL".
Defense?? Danny's defense is all but a myth at this point...dude is living off reputation alone...and he absolutely sucks on offense...whenever he dribbles or passes, instant turnover...get him all the way out ta here...Simmons attacks the basket, and his athleticism usually makes ppl think twice going at him
We definitely need to play small ball...and NOT fathead either...harden will have a field day with his slow feet when they switch
Simmons was the worst Spur on the court tonight during non-garbage minutes.
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