A smarter coach that also trust his lineup, would employ Tremont Waters in that situation
This is the same Tremont Waters who has played a total of 119 NBA minutes, and who shot 28.6% from the field, correct?
yes ... But only when Heat are trying to midcourt press/Zone D
You know what? you lose a 17 point lead either way
What do you lose by trying to "curveball" strategy. Waters has more natural pg skills than anyone else on the team minus Hayward. He has seen traps and zone Ds in college.
I disagree, obviously. He adds absolutely nothing on the NBA level right now. The answer to fixing our offense isn’t to bring in an overmatched D-Leaguer. Statistically, Waters led our team in turnovers per possession, and had by far the worst offensive rating on the team.
Isn’t this like arguing that a smart coach would utilize Tacko against Bam?
huh? We are talking about breaking midcourt trap/zone D. What does Tacko have anything to do with this
Can Tacko defend the PNR? Can he switch?
Just like Brad you are weighing too much percentages/stats for this series. Spoelstra is not doing that
You know how successful midcourt traps are successful in the NBA? its not very high. Thats why teams don't utilize it all game. You get burnt eventually
But Spoels didn't care yesterday and it worked (3rd quarter).
Repeated alley hoop dunks is old school and teams these days may do that a few times a game. STicking to more higher percentage 3s or drive and 1s. Spoelstra threw this out the window and kept feeding bam
Again I ask you....when you give up 17 , 15, 14 point leads. Percentage basketball doesn't work. Mike Buldenhozer found out the hard way. He thought his lineup/system was most optimal. Until he faced Spoelstra in the playoffs