Go back to previous topic
Forum nameOkay Sports Archives
Topic subjectIt will be interesting to watch how the Mavs defend Lebron tonight...
Topic URLhttp://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=21&topic_id=79179&mesg_id=79229
79229, It will be interesting to watch how the Mavs defend Lebron tonight...
Posted by ThaTruth, Sun Jun-12-11 03:21 PM
from Simmons:

"Dallas made a key adjustment in Game 4, sticking Shawn Marion on Wade and Kidd on LeBron — with the implication being, "We can do this because LeBron won't make us pay by taking Kidd down low and torching him" — and it worked like a charm. In the fourth quarter of Game 4, they mixed it up by throwing a zone at Miami, hoping LeBron would get confused, stand around, avoid long 3s, and stop moving. That worked, too. To repeat: The Mavericks built their defensive strategy around LeBron's limitations and predictabilities. Not a good sign for someone currently finishing his eighth season."
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6649101/dizzying-highs-terrifying-lows

Isn't that basically the same thing Pop did in '07?