06-02-2024, 03:11 PM
(06-02-2024, 03:03 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: In the last Mavs-Celtics game they preswitched the pick and roll. Holiday on the center. Brown on ball vs Luka. Luka still put up numbers but they limited his playmaking. Mavs couldn't create any mismatches in the pick and roll. Luka had to do all the damage in isos against some of the best perimeter defenders in the league.
Mavs had a week to prepare for stuff like this. They need to find ways to create mismatches.
In addition to the week of prep, playing the same opponent enough times in a row to know what they're trying to accomplish, etc, etc...
Dallas has ALSO come a long way since then in terms of players understanding and accepting their roles (which is really the thing that separates this Dallas team from last season's) and I feel (perhaps somewhat naively) like they've seen variations of that strategy enough from other teams not to be bumfuzzled by it.
But yeah, this is going to be a test. It seems like you're more worried about the Dallas offense. I'm far, far more worried about their defense. That we're both worried about completely different things might not be the best sign, but there's plenty for Boston to be worried about, too.