02-07-2025, 03:13 PM
(02-07-2025, 09:40 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: This happens every time Luka is out and not just this year. There is a noticeable change to the style of play. The real question is what happens when you get to the fourth quarter (especially the 4th quarter of a playoff game). All of a sudden the opponent takes some of this away and you have to create good looks. That will be the issue to solve moving forward just like it has been in the past. How do you get that bucket when they take Kyrie away from you?
Yeah. That is the concern I have. What I noticed last night (again small sample size) was that Boston had to double and triple Klay once he got going. That freed up the rest of the team. Having a good bit of shooters helps because you can't just play man and stop them.
The ball movement was so much better and the cutting and movement of players was better on offense. The predominant offense previously was mainly iso. Now that they know Luka isn't coming back they have made changes to the offense it appears. It looked more GS like with the movement. The defensive scheme was also much better. We'll see how it goes the rest of the way.
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