nixluva wrote:The Lakers lost cuz they didn't adjust to the Heat D or O. The Heat are VERY fast and aggressive in attacking whoever has the ball. So as soon as you give it to Kobe they shift en masse to his side and prevent him from driving and his man gets up close on him to make shooting difficult, so you end up not getting anything out of that possession but a bad shot. This is how you have to beat them. Your offense has to move quick and not just stand around. If you have a lot of motion and if you attack at the same time they can't decide who to guard as a group and it messes up their D. Also you need to run and get a lot of early offense. So you must play good D and get out and run.
Passing the ball to a big is good, but then you have to run cutters off of that, cuz they will look to mob your big. Also you really have to hit your 3's. That's the one weakness in their D, cuz you really can't double a guy or pressure him out at the 3pt line. The PnR is hard to run against them, but the PnP is probably gonna be more successful. Since they defend in packs you want to trick them into defending one side and then have a back cut from the other side right at the hoop.
In short misdirection is the key to beating the Heat. Also on D you must have guys that can stay in front of their very fast killers, Lebron and Wade. If not then you need to also pack the paint so they can't get to the hole. Make them take contested jumpers. Keep a man on Bosh, cuz he just stands there and cleans up on open jumpers all day.
Good observations Nix. I think more penetration by Chandler will loosen them up. The last time we played, Amar'e was double and triple teamed, several time resulting in a turnover. They look like they have Amar'e rules, with excessive holds and fouls on him. Also, Williams ang Gallo should play important roles in the offense, spreading the floor with the corner 3's.
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