04-26-2024, 08:32 AM
(04-26-2024, 08:18 AM)fifteenth Wrote: I won't be surprised if Killer is correct...
Regarding my post above, I'll go ahead and guess the tactical change that takes place that loosens up the inside of Clippers defense and opens up Gafford and the vertical game.
The Mavs lean in to punishing the Clippers inside focus by making threes (home cooking), which takes the Clippers focus off of contesting everything inside, which gets Gafford and the vertical game going. Gafford's success helps him to settle down, and a more relaxed Gafford starts to block some shots, getting things righted on the defensive end.
Of course, I could be wrong, and the Clippers are just terrible matchup for Gafford.
Not very astute ^^^^