Also, Bosh was still in the game. So it wasn't like Duncan would have had to guard Allen or another shooting guard.
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Also, Bosh was still in the game. So it wasn't like Duncan would have had to guard Allen or another shooting guard.
I will say their switch strategy on San Antonio's final possession was a good change up. Before they were hedging everything and just trying to make sure Parker didn't get around LeBron. San Antonio was planning on Allen getting caught up in a screen trying to guard Green (and he did) but Spoelstra had them switch and Bosh blew up getting Green a clean look.
The plays he drew up in timeouts however were awful.
people forget the ISU-Ohio St. game.
Now, the situations are a little different, but what Miami could've done is made SA switch screens and get Duncan out there, similar to Niang getting switched to Craft.
Difference is it wasn't a 3 point game, however, they could have forced switches anyway.
That would have got just as much criticism as what's being described. There's two sides to every play. It's easy to look in hindsight.
Was it a questionable move by Poppovich? Maybe, though he out-coached Spoelstra for most of the game and was a Ray Allen 3 away from another title. Hopefully the Spurs have some energy left to make it a memorable game 7.
Now, the situations are a little different, but what Miami could've done is made SA switch screens and get Duncan out there, similar to Niang getting switched to Craft.
Difference is it wasn't a 3 point game, however, they could have forced switches anyway.
That would have got just as much criticism as what's being described. There's two sides to every play. It's easy to look in hindsight.
Was it a questionable move by Poppovich? Maybe, though he out-coached Spoelstra for most of the game and was a Ray Allen 3 away from another title. Hopefully the Spurs have some energy left to make it a memorable game 7.
Well he didn't adopt Pop's strategy of "why don't we keep our best players on the bench during crucial moments in a potential championship winning game", that in itself is enough to win the coaching battle.
What was Pop's great coaching move on the night? Telling Duncan to be on fire on the first half? Drawing up a play for a fadeaway Tony Parker three over LeBron from the top of the key? Or maybe it was keeping a clearly struggling Manu out there for so many minutes? Or maybe it was sticking with Splitter and several other bench guys at the start of the fourth as the Heat cut the lead from 12 to 4?
still won't say what spoelstra did to win the game. i explained his likely reason for doing that above.
If that was truly the case he would've kept Wade on the bench during crunch time when he was killing them. Try again.
Spoelstra has a game to plan for today because LeBron went nuts in the 4th quarter.
I'm beginning to think you just don't know what you're talking about. Pointing out the change from the hedging to switching all screens would've sufficed but I'm not sure you can analyze a basketball game.
He did take a good timeout that Wade shot an inexplicable turn around fade away 15' baseline jumper. That was absolutely awful coaching and play design.
who else was he suppose to put in there than Manu? Green and Neal were having bad games. They need Manu to perform for game 7 and was trying to get in a rhythm.
That's when they usually get there rest. Weren't they still ahead when they came back in? That's a pointless argument.
I liked having Diaw on LeBron for the Spurs, that worked for a bit though LeBron started being aggressive in the fourth and it didn't matter.
Spoelstra's out of bounds plays were horrendous, fortunately didn't cost the Heat the game.
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If Allen had missed that three, people would be talking about how great a move it was for Pop to bench Duncan and defend the perimeter.
You're such a blowhard, CyJack. Spo didn't outcoach anyone yesterday, he just let the GOAT from 3-point land do his thing. BFD.
You're such a blowhard, CyJack. Spo didn't outcoach anyone yesterday, he just let the GOAT from 3-point land do his thing. BFD.
Believe it or not this isn't a video game and Mike Miller might not be capable of playing the entire fourth quarter of an elimination game after being a fringe rotation guy most of the playoffs. But good job, good effort.
So you're admitting Mike Miller could have been tired and needed a blow? Ok, then how was that some brilliant coaching move replacing a tired guy with one who had been on the bench?
The good move was keeping him out there for the first nine minutes of the quarter, while keeping Wade on the bench. I know you can follow along better than this.
I doubt it. More likely, they'd be discussing how lucky he was to survive a silly coaching blunder, given how that same strategy failed a play or two earlier...
Can't sub during a review. The rule is written to prevent exactly what happened last night.
That's on the officials and official scorer to know. I'd virtually guarantee Pop knows the rule but the officials and official scorer should've been aware no substitutions are allowed.
