06-07-2021, 11:27 AM
(06-07-2021, 11:12 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: I call that position flex! I think you can hide him if your other positions are good defenders. Modern NBA offenses have at least one catch and shoot guy these days that you can hide him on. If he can rotate then he can play okay team defense.
It's not great but honestly this playoff series was more about offense than defense. Mavs didn't have a guy that could make plays or shoot with confidence outside of Luka. Rick was able to compensate on defense some by using big bodies and doing a fair bit of zone. You can do some scheming to mitigate defensive issues especially if we upgrade the personnel in the other 3 spots. You can only scheme so much on offense if guys are scared to shoot.
More like the Mavs defense was broken beyond repair and the Mavs tried to turn games into scoring contests. 116.5 O-Rating. 122.2 D-Rating. One is above average. The other is terrible. Playing zone was a desperate move. Basically waving the white flag. We cannot stop them and they are shooting 70% in the paint. Might as well give them open 3s on every possession and hope that they miss. Turns out that they shoot 45% + on open 3s.
You cannot hide multiple bad defenders and the Mavs already have Luka (not bad but he should get the easiest matchup). Come playoff time the matchup hunting starts and just like Luka and the Mavs forced guys of the floor opposing teams would attack DeRozan.