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MIMLaker
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What's most concerning is whether Kobe can truly adapt his attack to the unique wave of defenders that the Celtics can throw at him.
Allen -- nowhere near Kobe's physical gifts, but comparable savvy, given his tenure in the league.
Pierce -- slower than Kobe, but with similar length, and arguably more leg strength to resist Kobe in the post.
Garnett -- longer, taller, and with similar intensity, if not the same quickness.
Rondo -- quicker than Kobe, comparable length (even at 6-1 standing height).
Despite all this, we keep seeing Kobe trying to go isolation in half-court or backing people down in the post as if he were only being guarded by one player, when they continually throw 2-3 players on him like a flock of vultures at him in crunch time.
In other words, he negates his own advantages of quickness and versatility by trying to bull his way through the Boston defense.
If, if, IF!!!! we can keep our bigs -- AB, Pau, and Odom -- on the move, AND Kobe on the move, relying on passing rather than jackhammering the ball into the floor to set up one-on-one plays, THEN WE CAN WIN.
If not, and if Kobe keeps trying to overpower the Boston D in a straight-line attack, rather than a multiple-angle assault, we will lose.
BADLY. |
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idrinkhaterade
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| personally i think our entire bench is trash, but i'd rather put sasha in front of allen than brown. brown doesn't seem to know where ray allen is half the time, and allen ended up droppin 3 or 4 threes on brown. |
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RCS926
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| MIMLaker wrote: | What's most concerning is whether Kobe can truly adapt his attack to the unique wave of defenders that the Celtics can throw at him.
Allen -- nowhere near Kobe's physical gifts, but comparable savvy, given his tenure in the league.
Pierce -- slower than Kobe, but with similar length, and arguably more leg strength to resist Kobe in the post.
Garnett -- longer, taller, and with similar intensity, if not the same quickness.
Rondo -- quicker than Kobe, comparable length (even at 6-1 standing height).
Despite all this, we keep seeing Kobe trying to go isolation in half-court or backing people down in the post as if he were only being guarded by one player, when they continually throw 2-3 players on him like a flock of vultures at him in crunch time.
In other words, he negates his own advantages of quickness and versatility by trying to bull his way through the Boston defense.
If, if, IF!!!! we can keep our bigs -- AB, Pau, and Odom -- on the move, AND Kobe on the move, relying on passing rather than jackhammering the ball into the floor to set up one-on-one plays, THEN WE CAN WIN.
If not, and if Kobe keeps trying to overpower the Boston D in a straight-line attack, rather than a multiple-angle assault, we will lose.
BADLY. |
Great post again MIM. I've said the same thing several time since this series started. Kobe has to attack with speed. He can't pin his defender on his shoulder while dribbling at half speed and expect to get a good shot because one of Boston's bigs will always rotate over to challenge. Kobe's offense should consistent of the following:
- jumpers off screens
- quick, flashing drives to the basket
- one or two power dribbles before rising up for a midrange J
- transition baskets
- floaters rather than baby jumpers
Kobe has to keep it simple against Boston's D. |
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