Stevens Interview

[D.o.s.]

After an interesting foray into Zach Lowe's attempts at "The Funny" re: Tommy and Crawford, Stevens opens up about some interesting stuff.

 
Sully's Three point shooting:

Jared Sullinger is shooting 3s now …

I like it.

Was that an organizational decision? Did he push for it? Did you? Danny Ainge?

I've always been a guy that if you can shoot 3s, you need to shoot 3s. It extends the defense, especially when you've got a guy that can play an undersize 5 role. There are times when he's not going to be able to score as easily on the block, simply because of length. And so, his versatility will become facing up and shooting 3s.

Trying to go Inside Out:

I mean, you're near the top of the league in total post-ups.

And [Brandon] Bass is posting up three times as much as he has in the past. At the end of the day, we have to use all of our strengths.

Analytics folks say the post-up, or at least a post-up shot, is a low-efficiency play. But there's a way to reconcile that, right?

There are two ways to get inside-out: driving or posting.

In other words: The post-up is more a vehicle for passing and other shots, rather than necessarily for a post-up shot itself?

It's a vehicle for playing inside-out. That's right.

And other stuff.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/85347/qa-coach-brad-stevens-on-his-surprising-celtics-and-the-new-jordan-crawford