NBA Playoffs

[King Glorious]

I just don't know what they could have done better. Rose has an uncanny ability to beat just about everyone in the league off the dribble and get to the basket at will. Bringing up another player to screen would have brought up another defender as well and I think you want to leave Rose with as much space as possible. Unless you mean that maybe they should have run some kind of play to free up someone else and I just don't like that either because I think you win or lose with your best player making the play. I thought the call was the right one but he just came up against good defense.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I just don't know what they could have done better. Rose has an uncanny ability to beat just about everyone in the league off the dribble and get to the basket at will. Bringing up another player to screen would have brought up another defender as well and I think you want to leave Rose with as much space as possible. Unless you mean that maybe they should have run some kind of play to free up someone else and I just don't like that either because I think you win or lose with your best player making the play. I thought the call was the right one but he just came up against good defense.

I would agree if there was less time on the clock but with 8 seconds you have time for multiple options. Anything but having the entire Heat team waiting for Rose. Rose was obviously having problems shooting over Lebron's length. He couldn't go around because everyone was waiting for him and even if he got to the basket, it would have been difficult to blow a whistle in a tie game in miami and he was pretty certain to get contact.

Maybe you run a staggered screen for Deng and have him as an other option? Heck, even clearing out a side and running a high screen and roll with boozer was better than what was effectively Rose against five.