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.
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.
Im not referring to this series. Vuc has been unplayable here. And no, we haven't already lost. He's an efficient low post scorer with good passing skills. But he's been a perimeter player here, because Mazzula ball.
Agreed. There are many scenarios where we could use Vic down low.
The problem with this team is that there is no balance. If you want to be a dominant three point shooting team, then you need to have someone who can score inside the paint (and preferably draw double teams) to draw defenders inside to open up space for shooters.
When teams know you rely entirely on thees to win then all they need to do is smother the perimeter and unless that team is feeling hot on that day, they are done.
Topic: 76ers (3-3) at Celtics (3-3) Round 1 Game 7 5/2/26 (Read 12120 times)