No, JO has earned the starting job and it would be wrong to take it away from him.
However if I were Doc I would love to see Jeff Green first off the bench playing the 4. Also I know this will never happen but I want to see Wafer in the game for like 5-10 min.I think that rest could go a long way for Paul/Ray.
No.
Miami has been better then Boston when Boston goes small.
I am not sure I necessarily agree with this. I actually think the C's have played pretty well in this series when they had Green at PF along with most of the other starters.
It depends. When Doc refuses to match up with Miami's small ball lineup (like he did in Game 1 and 2), then yes Boston is at a huge disadvantage. But when Doc matches up, with either Delonte (moving Paul to PF) or Jeff (playing at PF), then that's perhaps Boston's best offensive lineup.
The key adjustment Doc made between Game 2 and 3 was deciding to matchup with Miami's small lineup. Matching up w/Miami has several advantages for Boston. First, it keeps KG on Bosh at all times, meaning Bosh gets shut down and our best interior help defender and rebounder is close to the basket and not forced to guard James Jones at the 3 point line. Second, it spreads the court, so KG can work against single coverage in the post (instead of being doubled by JO or Baby's defender), and Green or West can spot up for 3s if they bring a help defender from the perimeter. Third, playing with the Big 4 unleashes the offensive potential of West and Green, something that's needed since it's hard for them to get on track playing with the other reserves.
The other big adjustment is having Shaq back for 10 minutes a night. He might be laboring up and down the court, but his mere presence brings swag to that second unit, and brings an intimidation factor that makes the Heat think twice about driving the lane.
Shaq's return and Doc's decision to go small could be the turning points in this series. Miami seems primed to start Anthony and Chalmers, but I tend to think those changes will have little effect on this series. The value of starting Big Z and Bibby for 6 minutes each half had more to do with how it set up Miami's rotation for the next 18 minutes of the game.
Doc's adjustment to go small completely minimized Miami's advantage going small, so Miami will likely now try to play big with their 2nd unit, something that could limit Shaq's impact, but something that might spark Baby to one of those 15 point, 8 rebound games. Miami has basically shut down Glen because Anthony's energy and length were too much for Glen to combat--but if Glen can get some minutes against Big Z or Dampier, I think it could awaken him.
