05-03-2022, 02:15 PM
I think the talent factor is in PHX's favor for this series, but I'd say the bigger gap, roster wise, is actually about experience.
The biggest problem in Game 1, imo, wasn't roster related at all. It was that PHX's coaches and players seemed to understand going in how hard Dallas was going to hedge on those dribble hand-offs to Booker and had a plan to roll Ayton hard into the paint at just the right time to exploit Dallas' approach. It will be interesting to see how Kidd and staff respond in game 2, but I thought it was pretty obvious which team had a better plan for game 1.
The biggest problem in Game 1, imo, wasn't roster related at all. It was that PHX's coaches and players seemed to understand going in how hard Dallas was going to hedge on those dribble hand-offs to Booker and had a plan to roll Ayton hard into the paint at just the right time to exploit Dallas' approach. It will be interesting to see how Kidd and staff respond in game 2, but I thought it was pretty obvious which team had a better plan for game 1.
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