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Quote from: Who on May 02, 2026, 09:27:17 PMQuote from: keevsnick on May 02, 2026, 09:22:10 PMThis is who the team is. They shoot threes, because they've never (even when Tatum is healthy and at his peak) had that truly elite can't be stopped offensive player.Again, they have ONE guy who can pressure the rim. ONE on the entire team when Tatum is out.Agreed. This is what the roster is. This is how the team has been built. To play this strategy.This is not Mazzula-ball. This is Stevens-ball.It is absolutely, 100% Mazzulla Ball and has been for the past four years. We shot 60 threes in game 1 of the Knicks series last year with a significantly improved roster that wasn't just three point shooting role players. This has absolutely been the ridiculous theme we've seen every year since 2022 when he took over.
Quote from: keevsnick on May 02, 2026, 09:22:10 PMThis is who the team is. They shoot threes, because they've never (even when Tatum is healthy and at his peak) had that truly elite can't be stopped offensive player.Again, they have ONE guy who can pressure the rim. ONE on the entire team when Tatum is out.Agreed. This is what the roster is. This is how the team has been built. To play this strategy.This is not Mazzula-ball. This is Stevens-ball.
This is who the team is. They shoot threes, because they've never (even when Tatum is healthy and at his peak) had that truly elite can't be stopped offensive player.Again, they have ONE guy who can pressure the rim. ONE on the entire team when Tatum is out.
Boy, it's almost like we shouldn't have started a lineup that has played zero seconds together this year?
Quote from: SCeltic34 on May 02, 2026, 09:30:36 PMQuote from: Who on May 02, 2026, 09:27:17 PMQuote from: keevsnick on May 02, 2026, 09:22:10 PMThis is who the team is. They shoot threes, because they've never (even when Tatum is healthy and at his peak) had that truly elite can't be stopped offensive player.Again, they have ONE guy who can pressure the rim. ONE on the entire team when Tatum is out.Agreed. This is what the roster is. This is how the team has been built. To play this strategy.This is not Mazzula-ball. This is Stevens-ball.It's both. It's definitely Mazzula ball. He has the power to call plays, to draw up ATO plays, and to coach them into a more aggressive offense that at least gets the ball towards the paint to get it to shift. You can post JB. You could post Vuc, and also Tatum when he's healthy. But he'd rather have subpar 3 point shooters take step back 3's, iso 3's, early shot clock 3's. It's Mazzula ball.If your strategy is "Post up Vuc" you've already lost. Literally just don't play the game at that point. I would rather shoot 60 threes and miss every one then post up Vuc to win a series.
Quote from: Who on May 02, 2026, 09:27:17 PMQuote from: keevsnick on May 02, 2026, 09:22:10 PMThis is who the team is. They shoot threes, because they've never (even when Tatum is healthy and at his peak) had that truly elite can't be stopped offensive player.Again, they have ONE guy who can pressure the rim. ONE on the entire team when Tatum is out.Agreed. This is what the roster is. This is how the team has been built. To play this strategy.This is not Mazzula-ball. This is Stevens-ball.It's both. It's definitely Mazzula ball. He has the power to call plays, to draw up ATO plays, and to coach them into a more aggressive offense that at least gets the ball towards the paint to get it to shift. You can post JB. You could post Vuc, and also Tatum when he's healthy. But he'd rather have subpar 3 point shooters take step back 3's, iso 3's, early shot clock 3's. It's Mazzula ball.