« Reply #70 on: July 26, 2018, 04:52:47 PM »
https://youtu.be/vv1BaDhcQUU
Jeesh. That's a horrible play defensively. James Harden-esque defensive footwork 
This looks like the ice defense that Thibs used in Boston (we still use it). I think KAT is at fault on this one.
I see what you're saying but, scheme aside, there has to be a base line assumption that you're not going to just let your man walk past you like Wiggins does here.
I mean, I don't know what to tell you. There's no "scheme aside" in an organized team sport. NBA players run sets the coaching staff tells them to run for better or for worse. It's like if the coach tells you to run a 2-3 zone and you're getting lit up from 3s and someone goes on a forum and says "scheme aside, there has to be a base line assumption that you aren't giving away wide open 3's."
In an ICE defense, the wing player's job is to force the driver right into your big and then rotate to the open players. Kind of like a chess gambit. We do it on a lot of pick and rolls. I can't say for sure who is to blame here because I don't know if it was the intended scheme or if Wiggins really did just let him blow by, but one thing is for sure is that KAT was not paying attention at all and he tried to scramble at the last second -- a good indicator that he knew that he was out of position. The position Wiggins was in also leads me to believe that it was ICE. Otherwise it's just bizarre that he's setting up that way.
It sounds like you're saying part of the defensive scheme is to not stay in front of your man. I know Thibodeau is smarter than me so I'm not going to understand everything he does but I feel confident "let everyone go by you" is not part of his scheme.

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