(11-05-2019, 01:44 AM)Mavsfan12 Wrote: While I agree that it is something that can be investigated, I am thinking that your plan is more of a Don Nelson plan, rather than a RC plan. RC is more risk adverse than that.
He will play adjustments with the best of them (I think he won the front office poll on that area of coaching), but I haven't seen him punt defense in that regard.
Putting multiple PGs on the court, yes. Purposely hanging perimeter or pick and roll d out to dry? Not so much. I think this was actually tried in the preseason, and Boban got crushed. I will be surprised if he plays much against perimeter bigs, or against penetrating pgs. Cle was a perfect matchup for him.
Excellent observation about the difference in coaching personalities. I agree with you that I don't expect Carlisle to try Boban out in the higher risk situations. I'd love to see it but it requires 3 things to happen during Boban time that generally doesn't happen with Big TEX.
1) Coach needs to maximize his offensive advantage using the Boban threat.
2) Coach needs to accept the defensive liability as a trade off but minimize it.
3) Coach needs to pull him quickly if the opponent is showing a hot scoring hand against big Bobi.
Doc Rivers is one I've seen actually describe playing the trade off game with Boban in the most detailed. He seemed to really get it that just because the opponent gets some good shots doesn't mean they are hitting them all the time while at the same time Boban near the rim is producing good things at a consistently high rate for his team.
Its interesting that Carlisle commented on Boban playing good defense at the 3 point line.
It may signal that if he can minimize the 3 point threat, Coach may be willing to live with some PnR threat in exchange for the offense, rebounding and foul generation a good Bobi stretch could give the Mavs.
One advantage Dallas and Carlisle have is that Luka so far looks like an absolute savant at playing off of both giants, KP and Boban.