12-20-2024, 01:52 PM
(12-20-2024, 01:23 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Was it because we were without Luka and Kyrie or did the Clippers just made it a staple not to guard Lively when he had the ball outside the paint? I can understand not guarding him at the the three point lane, but they didn't even bothering when he was in the three point line as well. And Lively didn't even look at the rim. He has shown a much improved touch shot, I would love to see that become a staple and not hesitate shooting it when teams don't guard him.
Both, I think.
And, it's important to remember that Lively shooting isn't the only way to combat that. That particular offensive flow is fairly new for the team. They broke it out some in the playoffs last year, but I don't remember seeing it at all during the regular season, and only this season has it been a consistently go-to approach. It's going to be a while before they are as good at that stuff as they are at the spread pick-and-roll game.