I think the Grizz can win the series but I doubt that they will unless they decide to attack the pick and roll in a different way. How in the hell do you not double team Paul off of the pick and roll every time when Reggie Evans is setting the screen. You have to double Paul there and leave Reggie open. What is Reggie going to do with the ball at the top of the key. Instead, they are switching the screen and allowing Paul to hit the open elbow shot on every possession he wants it.
They have a chance if they cut that shit out and cut out the unforced errors. Z-Bo is clearly not his old self either. The Clips also get every call.
I would say the Grizz changing their plan of defending the pick and roll and the refs stop rewarding the Clippers for flopping are the 2 biggest factors going in to game 5.
I think the Grizz can win the series but I doubt that they will unless they decide to attack the pick and roll in a different way. How in the hell do you not double team Paul off of the pick and roll every time when Reggie Evans is setting the screen. You have to double Paul there and leave Reggie open. What is Reggie going to do with the ball at the top of the key. Instead, they are switching the screen and allowing Paul to hit the open elbow shot on every possession he wants it.
They have a chance if they cut that shit out and cut out the unforced errors. Z-Bo is clearly not his old self either. The Clips also get every call.
I would say the Grizz changing their plan of defending the pick and roll and the refs stop rewarding the Clippers for flopping are the 2 biggest factors going in to game 5.
CP is killing them on the pick & roll. No doubt he is the best in the game at it. It makes no sense not to double Paul and leave Evans open. If Paul passes to Evans, then they should foul him hard every time he touches it, like Barkley said. Dude is abysmal at the free throw line. What other gameplan do the Clips have other than the pick & roll? If Grizz take it away, Clips will struggle hard to score.
Also, why not double Griffin when he touches the ball in the post? He was schooling the Grizzlies last game down low. Double his ass and make him pass the ball.
Because a) he's not good enough to command a double-team and b) the Clippers have tons of capable outside shooters that continue to make the Grizzlies pay. If Griffin was on the Lakers and you had Barnes shooting open 3's then by all means double him.
CP is killing them on the pick & roll. No doubt he is the best in the game at it. It makes no sense not to double Paul and leave Evans open. If Paul passes to Evans, then they should foul him hard every time he touches it, like Barkley said. Dude is abysmal at the free throw line. What other gameplan do the Clips have other than the pick & roll? If Grizz take it away, Clips will struggle hard to score.
You're absolutely right about this. I thought Del Negro sucked as a coach, but Hollins isn't much better.
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