[Game] Kings v. Celtics - Wednesday, March 6 - 7PT/10ET
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Then bad call. The C's just simply played under Willie and switched. Bjelica setting that screen means he can come off that screen and be a target for that pass. Letting Willie set a screen is completely defendable in that scenario since he won't become an option out that far. I re-watched it and Willie didn't even set a screen. I'm sure they didn't run that as drawn up but one of your best shooters not even being in the play but taking the ball out has happened before. I just don't get it. Maybe if there were more than 2 seconds but not there.
DJ: they got guys that are 3, 4, 5 inches taller and shooting over us.
That's why we call the lineup u put in "small ball" cuz they are smaller. U don't want them to take advantage of mismatches, put in a freaking full sized lineup. You know, the lineup that would build the lead or take back the lead after u consistently go back to small ball.
That's why we call the lineup u put in "small ball" cuz they are smaller. U don't want them to take advantage of mismatches, put in a freaking full sized lineup. You know, the lineup that would build the lead or take back the lead after u consistently go back to small ball.
Just rewatched the last play. Celts defended that like they knew exactly what we were running. Tatum (who’s covering the inbounds) as soon as Bjelica gets the ball turns around and locates Buddy like he knew exactly where he was cutting to. Fox goes toward the baseline and Hayward leaves Hield to cover him, knowing Tatum had Hield. Meanwhile Willie is just standing in the middle with Rozier on him, essentially the Celts saying he’s not a threat we’ll even put our smallest guy on him.
That play is the difference between a really well coached team... vs one that is still growing and has holes in key positions.
That play is the difference between a really well coached team... vs one that is still growing and has holes in key positions.
People, start looking at the bigger picture and the real issues here. You're being distracted by the shiny object. The small ball lineup on it's own hasn't been that negative. The Kings aren't going to win locking teams down regardless of who is out there. In fact, Barnes has turned this team into a more respectable team defensively. The question is why isn't he guarding Tatum more? Bogdan did defend him pretty well BTW. He didn't get treetopped like Grant thinks. His go to shot is the fadeaway. Good for him. The C's and any real contenders force you to play small. The issue is and will continue to be their inability to drive home the play that should be their bread and butter, the pick and roll. They lost this and almost any other game on offense in an earlier quarter. The Kings had another quarter of 17 points in this game. The Kings are the fastest paced team yet barely cling to the top 10 in PPG. Somewhere around 8 or 9 currently. That won't work over any length of time. They always repeat the same PACE stat at the start of these games. Great they play fast which is a great start over that travesty of last years play style, but they aren't nearly making as much of it as they should.