2. the high net-rating with lots of losses is very similar to what i've observed the mavs exhibit early in the season. Another team i follow. It boiled down to clutch execution. Basically the net rating is good because they are blowing out teams or having close losses. Very similar to what the Cs are experiencing now. I wish we could get back to last season where we executed in the clutch very well. This could be a focus, attention to details and energy (playing too many mins) issue.
2 things i liked that you point out and i'll share my 2 cents on:
1. they are indeed blitzing and trapping JT in the PNR. This leads tatum to drag it out and the throw off-target passes that get picked off (TOVs) or force the roller into a bad space. How many times have we seen the roller have to jump to catch JTs pass?
Solution: maybe play JT off-ball and use him more as the screener? have d.white run the PNR. Or how about turning the corner quickly for a drive instead of waiting for the trap to create the 4-on3s?
Yeah, another bummer game to watch. Comparing this game and the GSW was very helpful. It's definitely been interesting watching how different teams have adjusted to us. I was at the last Pacers game and it seemed like they unexpectedly/intentionally abandoned 3s for most of the game to kill us in the paint.
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2. the high net-rating with lots of losses is very similar to what i've observed the mavs exhibit early in the season. Another team i follow. It boiled down to clutch execution. Basically the net rating is good because they are blowing out teams or having close losses. Very similar to what the Cs are experiencing now. I wish we could get back to last season where we executed in the clutch very well. This could be a focus, attention to details and energy (playing too many mins) issue.
2 things i liked that you point out and i'll share my 2 cents on:
1. they are indeed blitzing and trapping JT in the PNR. This leads tatum to drag it out and the throw off-target passes that get picked off (TOVs) or force the roller into a bad space. How many times have we seen the roller have to jump to catch JTs pass?
Solution: maybe play JT off-ball and use him more as the screener? have d.white run the PNR. Or how about turning the corner quickly for a drive instead of waiting for the trap to create the 4-on3s?
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Yeah, another bummer game to watch. Comparing this game and the GSW was very helpful. It's definitely been interesting watching how different teams have adjusted to us. I was at the last Pacers game and it seemed like they unexpectedly/intentionally abandoned 3s for most of the game to kill us in the paint.