I’ve been sitting at my desk, thinking of what to write today, for about an hour and a half. There’s a lot to cover, but also not much to say — if that makes sense? What did we really learn from the mauling Boston gave the Heat on Sunday?
So, I thought now would be a good time to get a mailbag in. The aim is to get a response to your questions out to you today.
With that being said, fire away…Once we have 5,6,7 or 8 solid questions on the docket, I’ll get to work. Also, don’t be shy, if there’s something you want me to cover…or if you want some audio content, video content, etc just let me know :) I’ve been toying with the idea of expanding the offering so there’s different aspects to the newsletter, anyway.
One more for you: the C's were getting great opportunities from 3 in game 1 and buried their shots, but you know Spoelstra is going to make good adjustments and I imagine making things tougher behind the arc will be one of their goals. Brown had an efficient game 1 but the offense didn't flow through him (and didn't need to). Could we be looking at a heavy JB game with his ability to establish the drive and then thrive in the midrange?
What other changes might you expect out of Spoelstra and what potential counters do you see coming from Mazzulla?
I'm a bit worried about the Heat taking cheap shots at Porzingis. Jovic admitted that he's the mismatch in the series and whether or not you thought Martin's collision with Tatum was intentional, it's indicative of how Miami plays. I would love to see the Celtics keep KP's minutes low if it's possible.
Do you think that we didn't see a third big on Sunday because Kornet was out and Tillman isn't the right matchup? Or does it seem like this series will just be a 2-big rotation? I'm wondering if Tillman might be able to offer 10-12 minutes of Bam defense, but don't know if he would kill the offense when Miami goes into their zone looks.
Do you think these Celtics have the right mindset when the game gets tough? There will at least be 1/2 games in each series when the three isn't falling and I'm curious whether they'd opt for simply going downhill and driving to the basket/posting up.
Hi Adam…my worry…the Celts beat the heat by hitting record nr of threes in the playoffs …and we won by “only” 20 points difference…aren’t we too dependent on threes? If we bump into two dry games in which the threes just don’t fall…then we are vulnerable ? Seeing the game, it felt like the team was continuously looking to see three point opportunities…and not a lot of other plays ?
Possibly more on what happens when the threes don't fall in the next game, offensive spacing suffers and Miami's zone tightens up - how would that collapsing zone affect how we use Porzingis as a zonebuster at the nail?
One more for you: the C's were getting great opportunities from 3 in game 1 and buried their shots, but you know Spoelstra is going to make good adjustments and I imagine making things tougher behind the arc will be one of their goals. Brown had an efficient game 1 but the offense didn't flow through him (and didn't need to). Could we be looking at a heavy JB game with his ability to establish the drive and then thrive in the midrange?
What other changes might you expect out of Spoelstra and what potential counters do you see coming from Mazzulla?
I'm a bit worried about the Heat taking cheap shots at Porzingis. Jovic admitted that he's the mismatch in the series and whether or not you thought Martin's collision with Tatum was intentional, it's indicative of how Miami plays. I would love to see the Celtics keep KP's minutes low if it's possible.
Do you think that we didn't see a third big on Sunday because Kornet was out and Tillman isn't the right matchup? Or does it seem like this series will just be a 2-big rotation? I'm wondering if Tillman might be able to offer 10-12 minutes of Bam defense, but don't know if he would kill the offense when Miami goes into their zone looks.
Do you think these Celtics have the right mindset when the game gets tough? There will at least be 1/2 games in each series when the three isn't falling and I'm curious whether they'd opt for simply going downhill and driving to the basket/posting up.
PS: Awesome channel btw. Real good stuff!
Hi Adam…my worry…the Celts beat the heat by hitting record nr of threes in the playoffs …and we won by “only” 20 points difference…aren’t we too dependent on threes? If we bump into two dry games in which the threes just don’t fall…then we are vulnerable ? Seeing the game, it felt like the team was continuously looking to see three point opportunities…and not a lot of other plays ?
Possibly more on what happens when the threes don't fall in the next game, offensive spacing suffers and Miami's zone tightens up - how would that collapsing zone affect how we use Porzingis as a zonebuster at the nail?