GDT: Game 45 - Mavs (24-21) at Celtics (23-24) 6:30pm

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

Ya'll know just because a team goes small doesn't mean the Mavs have to matchup with them

LA doesn't take AD off the floor when teams go small and neither will Philly with Embiid or Denver with Jokic or Utah with Gobert.

I think sometimes the Mavs do exactly what other teams want them to do

How about playing some zone defense if you don't want KP defending smaller guys on defense

Vice versa KP could have had success vs the smaller Celtics by posting up it's not like he's a liability inside. Punish them inside and gurantee the Celtics would have been the team trying to adjust.

Even then Luka could have posted up to but I think the Mavs are so quick to give in often to what other teams want them to do.

Sometimes- is an understatement. It seems to happen more often than not. Call a few set plays that post up Luka so he can get a closer attempt or open up an outside shooter from a double. Post or iso KP and let him work. I don't even know if they have post plays in their sets. Lol. Free roam offense needs to be more limited by RC in games and situations like that.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

Ya'll know just because a team goes small doesn't mean the Mavs have to matchup with them

LA doesn't take AD off the floor when teams go small and neither will Philly with Embiid or Denver with Jokic or Utah with Gobert.

I think sometimes the Mavs do exactly what other teams want them to do

How about playing some zone defense if you don't want KP defending smaller guys on defense

Vice versa KP could have had success vs the smaller Celtics by posting up it's not like he's a liability inside. Punish them inside and gurantee the Celtics would have been the team trying to adjust.

Even then Luka could have posted up to but I think the Mavs are so quick to give in often to what other teams want them to do.

Even KP said after the game he wants to be out there and attacking the mismatches. Seems everyone gets it but the coach.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Even KP said after the game he wants to be out there and attacking the mismatches. Seems everyone gets it but the coach.

RC gets way too many passes on here from weird decisons.

He basically said oh well since Boston is going small I'm take KP off the floor.

Boston is a small team most of the game regardless they have no big's so the excuse he gave is B.S.

I'd rather have KP protecting the paint late in games as opposed to not having a rim protector

Gobert get's matched up all the time late in games on smaller players but guess what UTAH ain't taken him off the floor.

RC almost blew that damn game because of his poor decisions and really every time he gives a reason or excuse KP always tells the media something different.

Dude wants to play in all situations and RC is over thinking shit