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Bruh, when GS plays like they did tonight, just send them the Larry O'Brien trophy. 3 Day Select

 

 

Brilliant defensive strategy the Dubs used in that game.   Warriors put in a defense that made Tony Allen a huge liability on offense. Instead of matching up a guard or forward on Allen, they put center Andrew Bogut on Allen, with Draymond guarding Gasol and Barnes on Zbo.   But they had Bogut drop off to the baseline to double Gasol or ZBo in the post every single time either of them got the ball.  This left Allen as the open option, but he couldn't hit the open outside shots.  And when Allen tried to drive, the paint already was clogged by several guys, including Bogut. 

 
So the Grizzlies had to bench Allen for someone who could hit an outside shot (whereupon the Warriors went back to their ordinary defense, which switches rather than doubles).   Tony Allen only played 15 minutes, which gave Steph and Klay a lot more room to work.  
 
I bet Memphis will have a counter strategy by the next game, but for this game, every time Allen was in it meant they were going 4 on 5 on offense.
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And people say coaching is over rated.... Ok so maybe it is in Cleveland, but it's fun to watch the coaches try to counter eachother in the other series match ups.

 

Thats why I love playoff basketball. Everyone knows what you're doing. It's always the subtle little nuances and adjustments that go a long way in determining how things ultimately play out.

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Until the Grizz beat them next game. There are 3 entertaining series' going on. Pretty evenly matched.

It is a good series and Memphis is giving them about all they want to handle. They are a playoff proven team.

A lot of people were saying that there was a top tier of three teams in the West going into the playoffs: GS, SA, and LAC. I think Memphis is demonstrating they belong as the fourth team in that tier. Their early season success wasn't a fluke.

All that said, I don't think they have the horses to beat GS. The Warriors are just too balanced and well coached.

Seeing how well the Clippers and Warriors are playing, it's pretty outrageous that one of the fraudulent teams in the East is going to make it farther than one of them. The NBA needs an open seeding. If they had that this year, an East team wouldn't have even cracked the final four.

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It's just always scary for a jumpshot thriving team like GS in the postseason. A couple games where their shot is off against a quality opponent and they could put themselves out

See ATL Hawks.

Even tho their perimeter D is abominable. GSW is usually stout defensively

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It's just always scary for a jumpshot thriving team like GS in the postseason. A couple games where their shot is off against a quality opponent and they could put themselves out

 

 

True, but San Antonio and Dallas are both jump shooting teams that won titles in recent years.   The question is usually whether your offense is sophisticated enough to get open, high percentage looks, rather than contested heroball shots.  If it can do that, the shots usually start falling.  

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For real. What happened? The past 2 years he atleast had an ok midrange jumper every once in a while. If anything he was always active around the basket, and was sure to make a few tip ins per game, or a handful of good cutting passes. Now, he has been dreadful at everything basketball related.

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For real. What happened? The past 2 years he atleast had an ok midrange jumper every once in a while. If anything he was always active around the basket, and was sure to make a few tip ins per game, or a handful of good cutting passes. Now, he has been dreadful at everything basketball related.

Knee surgery killed him

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