Karma is so real bro. Look at Bucks now. If they come back next season and they’re still getting cooked by bad teams. This Dame thing won’t work! Giannis is going to get rid of Middleton and Brook. Let’s see who they pick up though. Dame got exposed in the East, it’s way more gritty and defensive. Can’t just run around chucking shots!
@@cvgodd1432 I would say dame isn’t used to playing with another star and the window is so small for him to figure it out because bucks wants to win now! Dallas Boston nuggets and I dare say wolves are all in their prime now and soon San Antonio will catch up. Then it’s going to be really hard to win a championship nobody has gone back to back since 2017 warriors . It’s gritty on both conferences right now
Tatum doesn't get enough credit for his defensive contributions. Him switching against Mavs centers nullified their pick and roll attack and forces Luka to shoot the ball.
@@avokshi2000 try watching the vid again. Look for the block, look at the sliding of the feet and showing of hands. You can also look at the game.highlights or defensive highlights.
@@avokshi2000did you read the comment? He consistently stayed in position to nullify the lobs Dallas have been using against everybody. All while helping contest the ball handler and rebounding at his usual elite level. Doing the little things people like you don't notice...
People who don’t know basketball thinks the Celtics just got lucky! That game plan was beautiful and the executed perfectly! KP just makes our defense so hard to score on! You can’t get easy buckets like you can with a lot of other teams!
It's a bit premature, but their D might even be better than the unit of death on the best Warrior teams. KP gives that final element of a rim protector that doesn't foul very often. Golden State never really had that, they were just an excellent group of defenders. Boston can run anyone off the 3 point line(or get a good contest) and funnel them into their waiting trap. Layers upon layers, and then good luck getting a rebound. Three more like game 1 and they will enter elite status moving forward...
Awful coaching did a vid earlier before KP got hurt explaining how he changes everything on defense for the C’s when he’s on the court, not surprised his impact could be so deeply felt and thats not even mentioning the offensive side of the ball
It just doesn't work well against these superstar guards lol. It's why switching is so popular. Only someone like Anthony Davis or wemby does it make sense
True, this is the way to defend against the Mavs specifically, it shuts down their 'heliocentric' offense. I get OKC because of how young they are, their center was pretty much a rookie, even though honestly it was boards that lost that series and it was a crime they didn't trade for a big with all the assets they have, but Minnesota just failed, so many lobs and shots at the rim.
Dallas was very fortunate to run into two very talented, but very young teams. And they still won every game against Minnesota except the last one in the last couple of minutes. It ain't going to work against Boston. Experienced, hungry, detail oriented...
Question, should mavs just stay home and let Tatum go 1 on 1 because helping 24/7 and giving up 3’s open never made sense to me, if people hit contested 2’s hats off but open 3’s hurt wayy more
If the Mavs let Tatum go 1 on 1 he is going to put up a lot of points while still being in the flow of the offense. It's a pick your poison situation. There is effectively no defender on the Mavs that is going to stop him 1 on 1 and if your priority is containing the 3, Lively/Gafford have to hug KP or Horford on the perimeter and the Cs put a guard in the strong side dunkers spot leaving an easy drop off pass OR the Cs create a 2 on 1 in the paint and force the Mavs defense into rotation anyway. Option select minimizing the damage is contain Tatum with a double early and force everyone else to beat you but Brown is also elite, Jrue and White are solid shooters and can attack a close out, and match-up wise Horford and KP can make mince meat of Lively and Gafford on a close out attack or just line up easy shots. The Cs are 8 players deep that can shoot at elite rates, attack close outs, and pass out of penetration to push advantages.
I'd say yes. Time to think of the celtics more like the warriors than the harden rockets. You give up the 2s and try to avoid giving up 3s. Tatum is at his best not when hes an alpha scorer but in this do it all forward mode ala draymond green or grant hill. Thats why kidd is playing mind games with tatum. He wants to bait tatum to be a scorer.
@@TheRobversion1yeah well, it ain't gonna work. Tatum is not the same player he was a couple years ago. He plays much more in flow, and is surrounded by capable veterans he can rely on to make the right play no matter what. If anything, Kidd's move reeks of early desperation. He can see his team is outmatched, and no amount of gamesmanship is going to change that. 16 points, six turnovers... And Boston was up 25 when the starters got pulled. Wake me when Dallas actually plays a close game against the Celtics. Hasn't happened yet this year...
@@randylahey8207 agreed. I can see dallas playing better but the celtics also playing better so it just cancels out and we end up with the same g1 win. Would be nice for the Cs to get a blowout win in g2 just to flip the script because alot of people are calling the Cs win in g1 a fluke since dallas by design always loses g1 while the Cs dont do well in g2s. Need to turn that around and we play like pacers series g2. Lets go Cs!
@@TheRobversion1 absolutely. I didn't even think Boston played that well G1 offensively. They have at least a couple levels above that to go to. Bottom line, the playoffs are about matchups and Dallas was fortunate to run into two inexperienced teams in OKC and Minnesota to make their run. Now they're facing a hungry, experienced, three layered defensive team that has five starters that can shoot from anywhere. Regardless of who gets Finals MVP, if Boston wins my MVP is Brad Stevens. Best GM performance I've seen in years. They won before they even stepped on the court because of how great of a job he did. No. 18 incoming to Boston...
This guy is clearly one of the most knowledgeable NBA analysts on RU-vid. But how is every playoff game always one team being despicable trash and the other perfection? It can't always be such an extreme dichotomy lol
I don't like coaching-type breakdowns of roundball. I have found, however, that "Awful Coaching" has grown on me, much like a fungus in the jungle. Anyone who watched Hubie with the Knickerbockers has a ready visual, doe. In all seriousness, it's the consistency of delivery, imho. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
"If only everyone else would guard like this in the NBA" - No, the players will go on strike because they can't score that easily anymore, nobody gets big contract, team score per game drops by 15, NBA rating goes down, no more big TV deals and increased salary caps... better defense may please hardcore bball fans like us, but it will literally be the end of the offense-oriented, star-oriented modern NBA.
Celtics elite floor spacing on offense that is also geared towards hunting relentlessly for mismatches is perhaps the primary reason why Mavs defense fell flat in Game 1.
Mane yo IQ is outta this world to never have played inna league but all dat hollerin for what?!🤣 yk damn well only bout 4 teams can play defense like this and stay competitive offensively.
His iq is solid but not out this world fr, he's just screaming the same fundamentals you learn on any level of organized basketball tbh thinking basketball's video on their defense is way more insightful
starting guard - Klay Thompson not so starting guard - Ben Simmons at 6'3, starting at center, and representing Glen "Doc' Rivers, - uh, whatever his son's name is ... at Power Forward, Tobias we hardly knew you Harris and dancing in the center of the floor, Andre Drum...I mean Rudy Gobert!!
