Thanks for the shout, Adam! I wish I'd thought to talk about ghost screens as a counter to Miami's switching, it's not something I see Boston do a lot of (as you noted). It's a sound idea, and if they do more of that, it'll be on the ballhandler to get the ball out quicker than they do in the clip you have here.
Can't imagine Boston's offense looks like that again in Game 3, but Miami's defense will change, too. We'll see what Mazz and Spo cook up for each other!
Sorry for the slow reply! I do like the idea of adding some ghost actions into half-court actions, especially on ball reversals. But, Spo is so good, he's likely expecting that...might be too simple -- or maybe, it's so simple, it's perfect haha
Although this loss is somewhat of a surprise to probably every C's fan, and I know this wasn't an opinion piece but here's an opinion no one asked for haha. I don't see it as a massive concern or shock if you look at more than just the game itself.
The whole month of April has been basically a write off of unserious basketball for the Celtics (well the "starting 6" anyway). In isolation this game showed excellence from Spo, resilience and execution from the Heat and possibly, just possibly, a bit of finding their feet from the C's.
It's easy to think the C's were already in playoff mode after game 1, but it's also likely it looked like that because the Heat are shorthanded, off the back of 2 play-in games and the C's are just that damn talented! But realistically, before game 1, the starting 6 hadn't played in well over a week and the team hadn't had a meaningful game in about a month. My hope is they are still ramping up to playoff mode, shaking off the rust, and will start to find their groove in game 3.
If the C's come out and gentleman's sweep the Heat with an average margin of 20+, game 2 will be seen as nothing more than an anomaly. Game 3 will go a long way in telling us if that's possibly the case or not.
Thanks Adam. Kudos to Spoelstra and the Heat: solid game plan, excellent execution, and scorching shooting. Not as worried about our defense (though Bam's screens are brutal lol). The offense felt more disappointing, though Jaquez, Herro, etc surprised me on how they handled 1v1 mismatches defensively given all the switching.
Generally, switching defenses are predicated on generating isolation plays. Miami did a good job of showing help early and closing space quickly. It was a solid adjustment from Spo...The question is, how does Mazzulla counter tomorrow
Thanks for the shout, Adam! I wish I'd thought to talk about ghost screens as a counter to Miami's switching, it's not something I see Boston do a lot of (as you noted). It's a sound idea, and if they do more of that, it'll be on the ballhandler to get the ball out quicker than they do in the clip you have here.
Can't imagine Boston's offense looks like that again in Game 3, but Miami's defense will change, too. We'll see what Mazz and Spo cook up for each other!
Sorry for the slow reply! I do like the idea of adding some ghost actions into half-court actions, especially on ball reversals. But, Spo is so good, he's likely expecting that...might be too simple -- or maybe, it's so simple, it's perfect haha
Also, I loved your takeaway's piece, man!
Thank you!!
Great breakdown and analysis!
Although this loss is somewhat of a surprise to probably every C's fan, and I know this wasn't an opinion piece but here's an opinion no one asked for haha. I don't see it as a massive concern or shock if you look at more than just the game itself.
The whole month of April has been basically a write off of unserious basketball for the Celtics (well the "starting 6" anyway). In isolation this game showed excellence from Spo, resilience and execution from the Heat and possibly, just possibly, a bit of finding their feet from the C's.
It's easy to think the C's were already in playoff mode after game 1, but it's also likely it looked like that because the Heat are shorthanded, off the back of 2 play-in games and the C's are just that damn talented! But realistically, before game 1, the starting 6 hadn't played in well over a week and the team hadn't had a meaningful game in about a month. My hope is they are still ramping up to playoff mode, shaking off the rust, and will start to find their groove in game 3.
If the C's come out and gentleman's sweep the Heat with an average margin of 20+, game 2 will be seen as nothing more than an anomaly. Game 3 will go a long way in telling us if that's possibly the case or not.
Man the Celtics should just hire you
Haha, nah man, I'm nowhere near that level. Unfortunately.
Thanks Adam. Kudos to Spoelstra and the Heat: solid game plan, excellent execution, and scorching shooting. Not as worried about our defense (though Bam's screens are brutal lol). The offense felt more disappointing, though Jaquez, Herro, etc surprised me on how they handled 1v1 mismatches defensively given all the switching.
Generally, switching defenses are predicated on generating isolation plays. Miami did a good job of showing help early and closing space quickly. It was a solid adjustment from Spo...The question is, how does Mazzulla counter tomorrow