Your the coach, what are your adjustments?

[crafty213]

By importance.

1. Get the ball to KG in the post as much as possible.  Jamison cannot defend my grandmother.  KG either scores or finds open cutters.

2. Keep Sheed on the bench.  The guy cannot defend and even when he scores it usually take 2x's as many shots as the average NBA big man.

[looseball]

The whole key is actually staying focused for 48 minutes.  On this team it requires fresh bodies to maintain that focus.  The big three should play shorter shifts in the second half, maybe in and out twice a period.

[ScoobyDoo]

That's a very good point. We['ve complained about the apparent lack of overall intensity in the second half and particularly the 3rd quarter this year.

It may be less a "lack of focus or intensity" and more a "lack of legs and stamina".

So I agree 100% Looseball, I think it's incumbent on Doc to have the cahones to make the changes, perhpas mix his rotations a bit more early on and thorughout the second half, making sure that GPA are full fresh for the last 6-8 minuts of the 4th down the stretch.

I come with TA, Nate,Pierce or Ray, Shelden and Baby or KG for more minutes throughout the 3rd and early 4th.

Whichever of the Vets you play more early in the 3rd, you play them a little less in the 1st half...

It's just rotation managment. 

[Spilling Green Dye]

-Show the game film to the team and write the #48 (minutes) on every locker and every shirt.  

-Call out Rasheed in public (like Doc just did) while still leaving him an opening to prove his worth.  

-Play Glen Davis much less.  To have 3 turnovers (almost had the most on the team), 5 fouls, 1 shot blocked, and the worst +/- on the team, all while playing only a handful of minutes, is terrible.   He had the worst team +/- during the regular season, and does not matchup well at all against the Cavs... enough is enough, we need a win.

-Praise the team for their periods of good ball movement.

-Pat Rondo on the back and say "good job, now go out there and lead this team to victory".

-Play Nate Robinson a bit, especially to guard Mo Williams.

-Talk to the refs before the game and try to get them on your side.  Point out that Pierce/KG didn't get any FT's, and there were multiple occasions they should have.

-Rally the troops!

[MBz]

More KG in the low post.  Let him take the 18 footer once in a while, but get him in the post attacking Jamison at the rim.  Jamison and Shaq are not good interior defenders, we should be attacking the rim.  Use Pierce as a decoy, do not give James the chance to help out defensively.  Though I didn't read all 4 pages, I'm sure playing Shelden over Sheed was brought up quite a bit and I do agree.  If Sheed isn't scoring, he has no use for this team, might as well play Williams.

[RAcker]

I think we have to continue to attack the rim instead of settling for jumpshots as the game wears on and we get tired.  I'd make sure to get the Cavs in a little more foul trouble and us in the penalty quicker each quarter.

Had we have done this in the 3rd instead of turning the ball over and missing jumpers, the Cavs could have never gotten themselves going. 

Sadly, at times this team's droughts on offense cause them to change what they are doing on defense and not in a good way.  We have to play the same defense we did in that first half and continue to attack the rim even when not rewarded with foul calls.  The jumpers will open up in transition if we play D and the perimeter will be more open when the paint is attacked by Rondo, Pierce, et al in the half court offense.

[ForexPirate]

when the going gets tough - we rush our shots - they need to stop rushing their shots when the game gets more intense - cleveland's d is pretty good - but they had a lot of shots that they should have made in the last game

[looseball]

That's a very good point. We['ve complained about the apparent lack of overall intensity in the second half and particularly the 3rd quarter this year.

It may be less a "lack of focus or intensity" and more a "lack of legs and stamina".

So I agree 100% Looseball, I think it's incumbent on Doc to have the cahones to make the changes, perhpas mix his rotations a bit more early on and thorughout the second half, making sure that GPA are full fresh for the last 6-8 minuts of the 4th down the stretch.

I come with TA, Nate,Pierce or Ray, Shelden and Baby or KG for more minutes throughout the 3rd and early 4th.

Whichever of the Vets you play more early in the 3rd, you play them a little less in the 1st half...

It's just rotation managment. 

Like you said: "it's just rotation management".