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I think they steal a game if they played a zone.
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Not exactly.you zone a team up that you would rather have shoot from the outside not a team that thrives from it. If you're guarding spaces on the floor, you get your eyes darted by GS.
Basically, a zone actually plays into the Warriors strengths.
Not exactly.
The Warriors get a lot of their 3's from steph curry drags from screen rolls, dribble penetration, dribble weaves up top, pindowns, Transition, and the like. Essentially, they get most of their 3's from getting the ball below the free throw line and kicking it out after they've collapsed the defense.
Their 3's would have been much harder playing a zone instead of man.
Dope post G.Steve Kerr in 2012 as an analyst
"If a team goes zone, you have to bring your shooters on the floor. If you're too small at the other end with your shooters, you have to figure out a countermove defensively. Maybe you press, maybe you trap with speed. Whatever it is, it's the coaches job to figure out. That's what I love about the game, the back and forth."
I agree it doesn't make sense, but idk, I feel like the Cavs had nothing to lose and trying it may have actually worked. It's one of those weird things. Going man and watching James Jones get cooked with regularity sure as hell couldn't have been a better option.
I agree but Game 4 on Delly wasn't even capable of chasing after Curry anymore and doubling him wasn't effective. Cavs had nothing to lose in game 5 and 6, going nuclear and trying something different might have just done something to prolong the series.I agree it doesn't make sense, but idk, I feel like the Cavs had nothing to lose and trying it may have actually worked. It's one of those weird things. Going man and watching James Jones get cooked with regularity sure as hell couldn't have been a better option.
you also have to take into account that it means being less physical with Steph. A zone literally is telling Steph and klay "beat us with what you're best at
Without djellaba dogs being able to be a pest...Steph might have averaged 40
By no means am I saying the cavs playing zone would have resulted in them winning the series or anything like that. It was simply a suggestion as to how Blatt could hide Kevin if he were playing in the finals.
However, to say someone shouldn't play zone because a zone "invites shooting" is an extremely simplistic way of looking at defense. A Zone may invite shooting, but the warriors led the league in paint points. That in theory, would be cut out a bit with a zone. So yeah they'll be shooting and making perimeter shots, but no team succeeds with a diet full of jump shooting.
If for nothing else, it offers a different dynamic that offers more rest to counteract their lack of depth.
Gonna be a crazy offseason
Love opting in.. Bron will sign another one year deal
So big 3 locked up plus Andy and Harris/Delly/Mosgov
TT and Shump RFA
Apparently Smith said he's opting out of his 6.4 M for next year but then says he wants to be back..
Haywood's 10.5M contract is gonna be a huge trade piece
24th pick in draft
Marion retired.. Perkins, Miller and Jones might be back.
2008.
idc what anyone says, from 2008-2011, kobe was behind BOTH lebron and wade.
You don't play a zone against a team that can shoot
Summer league title?Cavs lost. Dubs won. GSW was a better team. Time to move on to 2015-2016, when the Clippers take the title.
Summer league title?
Summer league title?Cavs lost. Dubs won. GSW was a better team. Time to move on to 2015-2016, when the Clippers take the title.