(06-03-2021, 12:26 PM)michaeltex Wrote: An additional thought on the twin towers...
How do you play against them? By getting out and running and beating them down the court before the defense is ready. But you can't fight above your weight class for rebounds, then blaze it down the court and be effective. At some point the tank runs dry. So unless you have a Steph Curry who will make some 3s from half court and give you a rest, it's wearing to play that game.
Small ball is always about shooting a high percentage from deep to negate the usefulness of the big guys. Unless you have a Curry/Matthews combo, it's hard to implement. KL/PG ain't Steph/Clay.
I think running is one way and it appears Dallas is trying to slow the pace down.
But I think you still need to penetrate against the zone. The Clippers got really good looks all night against our twin towers lineup, but a lot of them were with just good ball movement and no penetration. I think you need to attack the rim first and try to use your foot speed and then either finish at the rim or kick out. The Clippers had times where they did this but probably not as much as they wanted. I would imagine when they see this lineup again, they try to get boban and KP in a 3 on 2 at the rim and go right at them. Just like middle school basketball, sometimes fallen in love with an open jumper is exactly want the zone wants to do. You may very well get hot and take teams out of the zone, but it can also make you not aggressive.