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harden does tend to chuck if he cant pass it out...
I watched the first couple of games and the warriors are doing a lot of switching and Harden is getting the match ups he wants(Curry). He has a money step back jumper, however the guy does go cold sometimes. How about adjusting and having Klay or Durant fight through the screen or hedge it out a little till one of them recovers back to their original man. Either way get the ball out of Harden's hands or have him shooting an off the dribble 3.
If Harden is going to keep pulling from deep he is going to take some tough ones or get cold. However letting him constantly go down hill against Curry for 2 straight games is not sound defense by the warriors.
harden does tend to chuck if he cant pass it out...
Durant "fighting" thru a screen.
I can see him fighting thru some other customers at the dress shop when he spots his favorite dress on the rack and it's the last one.
Not dissing your OP, it's accurate. The Warriors should not let Beardo go downhill near as much as they have. Keep him a step back chucker.
Not an issue. Role players like Tucker and Gordon will the bed on the road, CP3 and Harden will go into hero mode and GS will likely go on a huge run. Once Harden is down 3-1 he'll give up. He's already eyeball ing the door.
If it was just as simple as fighting thru a screen to avoid defensive switches, it would happen all the time. But see any great individual scoring player in the league, and he can get the switch on the pick every single time. It’s not just about the man defender fighting thru a screen. A lot depends on the screen defender and how he’s playing the PNR, how much space he gives for help, contain, trap. Then the screen setter as a roll or shooting threat also affects how the defense plays it.
Fighting thru a pick still involves a little bit of contact on the pick, and great scorers need very little space to get their shot off or get a step for a drive against a defender on his heels.
If they wanted to try something different, it makes more sense to trap on the PNR and force the ball out of Harden’s and CP3’s hands, whichever is trying to iso on Curry. Or get Steph Curry out of the game especially if he’s not making shots anyway.
Because in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter much as GSW will only lose the game when Curry/Thompson are as cold as in game 2.
the traditional way to defend the pick and roll... having the big man hedge a bit and give the guard a chance to recover, has been rendered mostly obsolete by the premier pick and roll players.
and fighting through screens is an adorable concept in a league where moving screens are essentially permitted unless it's just so over the top
Harden feasts on people fighting through screens, as he catches them coming over and hooks the arm on the up and under.
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