The Celtics aren't a team that changes things up much lineup-wise, preferring loyalty and stability, and the pros and cons that come with that approach. Of course part of that being their approach is due to their roster as well.
Anway, if you could do something as a a last ditch effort to change the equation in this series, what would it be?
Mine would be:
1. Start KG at center and Jeff Green at PF, regardless of the Heat starting lineup. Play Jeff Green 40 minutes regardless of potential miscues/mistakes. Give Baby a night off unless Jermaine, Jeff or KG fouls out. Don't worry about the negatives of the small lineup. See what positives you can get out of it. Use Murphy for 5 minutes if Green needs a short blow or two.
2. Play Rondo 20 minutes and Delonte 28 minutes.
3. Give AB 5-7 minutes guarding Wade while Delonte is the PG.
These kinds of things can lead to a Heat blowout, but why not risk it and see what happens?
From yor list, I think increasing Delonte's minutes is the best idea. In essence, that would negate the need to even play AB since Delonte is doing a great job of it.
The AB part was more about pestering Wade while Ray gets a bit of rest in the first half....I know the time for rest is over, but that's why it's here in the desperation measures thread ...
along those lines, might be worth seeing if AB can have a microwave moment on offense at the 2 spot. I think he's a microwave style scorer in general...
Wade would eat Bradley for lunch, and it would mean the C's bigs would either be getting in foul trouble, or giving up layups. Bradley has incredibly quick feet, but he doesn't yet understand proper positioning defensively, and how to use the help defense to his advantage.
As far as desperation moves, I think the C's don't need them. They just need to stay the course, and hope they start hitting some shots.
I really think Doc found the right combination in game 4, by keeping either JO or KG on the floor at all times, matching up with the Heat when they go small or big, and really hounding them on the perimeter defensively while using JO/KG as shadow. Had they knocked down the shots they normally hit, and not made dumb mistakes down the stretch this would be a very different series right now.
So, I say stay the course, maybe be a little more aggressive with getting Ray and Pierce to the bench for stretches when they look tired, in order to keep them fresher in the 4th, and hope you can win by playing to your strengths, disciplined defense, and knocking down shots.
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