05-05-2021, 07:47 AM
(05-05-2021, 06:30 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: The way the Mavs handled the Luka trap is the story of the game. With WCS and JRich the spacing was off and the Mavs lacked off ball movement. With Powell and Green on the floor the Mavs created a wide open shot every single time.
Off ball movement and rotations are crucial and some guys simply do a better job. This is just my eyetest but it feels like Maxi, KP, WCS, JRich and THJ rarely cut to the basket or try to create passing lanes for Luka when he is getting trapped. Powell, Melli, Green and Brunson are making the right reads and movements to get open.
It´s really easy to spot the difference when it comes to the bigmen. Everyone on the team should know that the trap is coming. WCS isn´t even watching Luka and just goes through the usual motions, waits for Luka to call the screen. Powell and Melli recognize what is happening and immediately rotate to the top of the key/ FT line. When Luka finds them they have an 4vs3 situation and just need to make the right read.
I am no scout by any means and dont know much about the little nuances of the game...Im an eye test guy which means you have to jump off the screen for me to recognize your play usually...
But I saw an offensive sequence last night by Powell where he was moving around so much trying to set screens and open the floor for the ball handler it was beautiful(even if at the end of the day people think he is not good enough)...he would set a screen, roll back to the paint but while rolling back to the paint he was aware of if he was clogging the lane and would swing out to the baseline drawing his man away from the paint. You could visibly see what he was thinking while he was doing this. He was completely aware of not wanting to clog the lane. His mission was to set a screen if need be, dont clog the paint but put himself in position to get a rebound.
He did this like 3 or 4 times on one possession. Head was completely in the game. For that possession at least.