Late doubles to Duncan - don't double team Duncan unless he puts the ball on the floor. The weakest part of Duncan's game (other than FT shooting) is passing out of doubles after he started his dribble. And use whoever is guarding the other big man to double Duncan, the shooters have proven to be too hot to leave open. Other times, try to guard Duncan straight up. Also, try hack-a-Duncan early to see if he is shaky from the line.
Stay home with the shooters - see above.
Put a bigger guy on Parker - Eventually a team is going to put a long SG or a SF on Parker to cut off his penetration, see if this will work.
Go right at Manu when he is on defense - wear him down, and see if this will take him out of his game (not bloody likely though)
Leave Oberto and Thomas open for the mid-range jumper - This is a pick your poison, while these two are consistent from mid-range, it is much better to have this than Parker shooting layups, Manu throwing in threes, and Duncan posting up.
On offense - run pick and rolls with Chris Paul and Peja once in a while to see if this can help Peja get open looks. Also, run pick and rolls with David West while running back screens for Peja, anything to get Peja going.
I was thinking along the same lines. I thought Wright was quicker than Mo and that's the way it might go, but I don't see them starting Wright. Maybe they'll make the switch during the game, just to change things up with Parker. Same as throwing some different looks at Duncan.
The only adjustment they can make is to make sure they make more of their shots. Peja must score more!
Are we watching the same team? The only guys I've seen cover Parker with any success in the last couple of years are the long athletic type players who can recover a bit when Parker blows by them.Oh yes, they have had great success with that too.
The teams that have made Parker play bad are the teams with the physical quick PGs, ie. Billups, D Williams, Kidd a few years ago, etc.
Look at TP's stats against Utah bud, he has had some of his worst games against them.
D Williams? Parker dominated against the Jazz last year ... and D Williams got so abused in the first two games that Sloan switched Fisher onto him. And Parker owned Kidd. The Nets didn't have success against him until *gasp* they put a bigger player on him. Oh and Parker rarely has too much trouble against Billups, especially offensively.
About 95% of the series since Parker has been in the NBA, the opposing coach has at least tried putting a swingman on him.
Yes that is why Speedy Claxton was used, because TP was soooo effective against the Nets.
Come on.
Look at TP's stats against Utah bud, he has had some of his worst games against them.
Yes that is why Speedy Claxton was used, because TP was soooo effective against the Nets.
Come on.
Or maybe cause Parker was 21?
Oh nice of you to ignore games 1 and 3 in those Finals sunshine.
No way jose....do any of you even remember how we needed Speedy to rescue TP in that Finals?
In 1 game.
ONE FREAKING GAME
1/3 of the games????
Come on TPark, give me a break.
I know the fans are making adjustments... they think being more drunk and booing louder will somehow make Spurs defense disappear and the basketball to magically go in the hoop when their team jacks up a shot.
http://hornetsreport.com/HRForums/sh...ad.php?t=49065
Good luck with that having to compete against reality Hornets fans.
go on and suck on timvp's some more....do you ever have your own opinion?
I'm convinced Jim is thinking that Byron Scott is reading this thread and he doesn't want to give him any coaching ideas for tonight's game.
tell you what, if the Hornets use Mo on TP ad if he has any success, I will say you were right, but I do not see that doing any good at all.
Another tactic that has worked against Tony is to be very physical with him in the paint.
Byron holds on to my every word...that is common knowlege
He also had good games in other ones that they lost.
But continue with your childish idiotic revisionist history.
and another thing, putting little 5 ft nothing Paul on the 6'6" Bowen is not too bright either, Bruce will shoot over him like he was not even there, and the 3s will rain down on the Hornets like it was Christmas for the Spurs..
Hey it worked for Phoenix....
Being this late on the series, I don't see any major adjusments coming from either NO or SA. Like others mentioned, most likely NO will try delaying the double team on Duncan until he puts the ball down in hopes of being able to better defend the shooters. So the game will come down to whether or not the Spurs can move the ball quickly enough to find an open shooter and (of course) making the shoots.
On the offensive end, I do expect the Hornets to play significantly better than the previous 2 game just because of being at Home (especially the role & bench players).
If both team execute I'll expect a close game decided in the final seconds so it will come down to execution under pressure, something that the Spurs excell at (I'm not sure about NO).
It's a sound strategy. Don't be surprised to see the Spurs shut down the Hornets pick and roll with what cajunhornetsbayou posted yesterday.
And as far as the Parker debate goes, if the Hornets make that adjustment it won't matter what kind of defenders Parker has problems with. Peja on Manu is a disaster waiting to happen, and Paul on Bowen will work out much like Kobe on Bowen did. Good ball movement and Paul's propensity to roam in search of steals will mean lots of open looks for Bruce.
If the Hornets go with that strategy and don't have success, I don't think it would be proof that the strategy doesn't work -- if anything, it would suggest to me that they just didn't have the player(s) to get that done. I don't know how you can ignore the recent history of long wings having some degree of success, initially at least, in slowing down the Parker Parade to the Paint. Parker is savvy enough to find ways to overcome those problems and I think that the more he sees it, the more he finds solutions. But that doesn't mean it hasn't worked.
[QUOTE=easjer;2490161]It seems to me that there are few options for adjustments. Their best bet is to go back to the double on Duncan and hope for another round of poor shooting from the outside shooters, and extensive stints of zone defense. Possibly bring Peja off the bench in favor of Wright to mix things up.
I feel encouraged as a Spurs fan, because I can't see what other adjustments or tricks Scott could try that the Spurs can't counter if they are playing well and with focus.[QUOTE]
I think Byron Scott's biggest adjustment is getting used to the idea of going fishing. At least he has some practice at it, so I'm sure he'll pull through.
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