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How to stop the layup drill - they will likely ease up on defending the perimeter in Game 2.
they shot more threes and had more ft, i guess the question becomes how to rebound better?
How to stop the layup drill - they will likely ease up on defending the perimeter in Game 2.
Thunder will ease up on going after the passing lanes I think. It got them a load of steals in the first half but they expended so much energy getting their hands up on every play that their defense became absolute crap in the second half. Though I hope they DON'T make this adjustment and it ends up being a repeat of game 2.
If they're smart they'll run more pnr, especially with Harden. Tonight their offense was putrid. I expected a lot of jumpshots and for Kawhi to give them trouble but they just got nothing going in the 4th quarter due to going iso iso iso. It's what we expected but they were just too predictable down the stretch it was hilarious.
An obvious adjustment is playing Ibaka in the 4th.
Pop:
slow it down, limit turnovers.
close out better on Fisher.
call for more sets that make Green a playmaker. when the Spurs only have one playmaker on the court the Thunder feasted and got steal after steal. we can't have Manu playing 48 minutes so Danny needs an intensified role
more small ball? Bonner has been useless, and frankly so has Diaw though he was due for a bad game.
This and Ibaka instead of Perk in the 4th...
It's extremely important the Spurs make their open 3's because they are going to be there.
I think the Thunder's adjustment will be to go for something that looks a little more natural.
I don't think they'll adjust, I think they'll play the same style. To beat the Spurs, most teams would want to close off the paint and force the Spurs to shoot 3s, since there's more variability in that and to beat a better team, you want them to take high variance shots. But I think the Thunder (correctly) see themselves as near equal to the Spurs, and they'll go for a more balanced defense.
I guess you could say they'll make the adjustment of doing a better job at keeping the Spurs out of the paint, but I think they'll approach it the same way.
Ibaka was +9. I guess Scott Brooks trusts Perk more but I think Ibaka was more disruptive to our offense.
It's a little late to change what they are. They win with their talent and athletecism. The Spurs took that away. The only adjustment is to hope more of your shots go in, because those looks are about as good as OKC could hope for.
He' only disruyptive when there's two bigs and he can come off the weak side. He also isn't much of a post defender, so Tim would just back him down.
Hack a splitter
First off, Manu is just about to take over, and there are no adjustments for that. Secondly Thunder did a solid job on Parker by putting long arms guarding him at the key and the paint...this is a must for the Thunder, he was a turnover machine when they did this. Third, you bank on the fact that you wont get the same refs and get in foul trouble on your bigs. Fourth, I agree with a previous post, if you're the Thunder you bring more pnr on their offense to make Spurs work harder on defense.
In other words, if you're the Thunder you DON'T really make adjustments, you go with the same gameplan (let's be honest, it was a good gameplan) and hope Manu doesn't take over again.....but good luck, like I said at the start, there are no adjustments for Ginobili.
Splitter-Duncan at some point in time in the series i hope.
What will Splitter-Duncan accomplish for the Spurs?
Are we trying to overpower them? i don't think so. Splitter-Duncan will only clog the lanes for layup drills ... Remember, Tony, Ginobli need the lane for layups, because of they quick first steps.
The Thunders win, when Durant, Westbrook and Harden shoot a lot. I expect more shots for those guys. However, they can't win with Westbrook and Harden shooting under 35 %.
I was glad Pop was able to limit Durant shots in the 4th quarter. I think we will see more and more of this. Let other guys beat us.
I don't foresee OKC allowing Parker and GNob lane layups for the entire series.
Splitter-Duncan 2012 has proven to not be lane clogging.
Both can pop up to high post, both are excellent passers.
Both are excellent p and r men.
Okay. (in pops. Voice)
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Against LA, OKC just played the same gameplan over and over, essentially trying to cut out Bynum and Gasol from the lanes and offensive boards.
And let Bryant do the damage to the Lakers late in the 4th.
It worked very well in G2, G4 and G5. In G1 none of the Lakers came to play.
They'll have to come up with something new here, but I am not sure whether Brooks is creative enough.
I think the Thunder have to go away from small ball. It worked for them offensively I guess, but Durant cannot defend the rim at 4, Perk can't defend the rim at 5, and if they decide to put Ibaka at 5 Duncan will post him up all day. Ibaka not playing in the fourth is a direct result of Perk limiting Tim, which Brooks knows Ibaka couldn't do as effectively.
Small ball is just ineffective against us for the most part. With Jax/Kawhi at 4 we can score with their best offensive unit while maintaining solid defense. The Thunder can only win this series playing big.
Ohhh...maybe consider actually playing the NBAs best shot blocker when the other team is performing layup drills?
I think you gotta stick with perk/Ibaka combo in 4th
Agreed. It looks like a traditional lineup is the Thunder's best chance in this series.
Smallball with Perk/Ibaka at the 5 just leaves way too many driving lanes. I really think Pop hopes that Brooks' goes with the small lineup.
A Perk/Serge combo does leave less footspeed on the perimeter rotations and the Spurs were able to get open 3s against that lineup. They just weren't knocking them down. But OKC will probably prefer the 3s than the uncontested layups.
lol shhh
It seems like Durant and Westbrook tried to make it personal. Doing so caused a lot of forced shots that ultimately was their demise. I look for them to try to get more teammates involved.
Doesn't help if Ibaka is the only big out there. He's not the best shot blocker in the league, only the best weakside shot blocker in the league. See, if he's the only big, Duncan will abuse him. If he rotates to Parker or Gino on the drive, both will hit Duncan for an uncontested layup.
Ibaka needs Perkins alongside him or the layup drill will continue, just a different player putting the ball in the hole.
Splitter and Duncan isn't happening as long as they stay small, and no for the love of god no Blair...
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