Ray and Rondo are going to be a big part of this series. Pierce, KG, and Perk (plus Wallace and BBD) are going to have their hands full with LeBron, Jamison, and Shaq. However, Cleveland doesn't have anything close to an answer for Ray and Rondo should be able to destroy Mo William on both ends of the court. Hopefully the C's exploit this matchup and hopefully Ray is shooting like he did two nights ago most of the series.
Also, I worry a little about who guards LeBron when Pierce is out. TA's got some muscle, but he's a good 4 inches shorter than him. I wonder if Doc might try Daniels or Finley on him. If it is TA, it might work out OK. TA should be able to stick with him athletically and if anything, the height advantage might encourage LeBron to shoot over him, and shooting isn't LeBron's strong suit.
Even with the height disadvantage, I'm starting to gain confidence that TA could do a decent job on LeBron. Daniels is another good suggestion. Wasn't that part of the reason they brought him to Boston in the first place - as a defender to spell Pierce?
I think the key is that this year they have 5 players that they can use against him one way or another.
PP is obviously the primary option. TA and Daniels are the primary backups.
Finley and Ray could also put some time in but where I think they'd be of help in that scenario is not so much their defense but their offense. They can add to the cause by making Bron actually play some defense-->have them run his butt around the court on defense.
It's not like he can ignore them on D. Tire Bron out having him chase a scorer around in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters so that by late in the 4th quarter, after he's already played 40+ minutes, his legs start to go a little bit. A little slower on his drives allowing a defender to stay in front of him better, hopefully make him shoot jumpers with some tired legs.
Nothing's a sure bet but it's a plausible strategy.
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