Should a team (a) sometimes change its approach and philosophy during the playoffs or ( stick with its regular-season approach and philosophy? Simple question. If any of ya'll saw the Laker/Phoenix game, you would of seen the Lakers playing a little different on offense. Kobe didnt shoot the ball as much as he did in the regular season games. Here are some of the anwers from an article i got this from<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>O'Brien: They should stick with their regular-season plan. There really is no other choice. I do not see what happened in Game 1 as a change in their approach. Give Jackson the benefit of the doubt.Bucher: It all depends on what gives you an advantage. Almost every team changes its approach to Phoenix in the postseason because it doesn't have time to prepare an exclusive game plan for the Suns during the regular season. Quick example: Standard transition D is to get back to your paint and then step out to defend the perimeter. Against Phoenix, you have to run to the 3-point arc and find a man right away or it's bombs away. Offensively, being Kobe-centric during the regular season gave the Lakers the best chance to win against the most opponents, but not against the Suns. My guess is Phil Jackson knew this post-up style could work against Phoenix in the regular season, but why give them a sneak peek of what you plan to do when it really matters?Broussard: You must stick with your approach. Games are too important and the margin for error too slim to go to a different style of play. The uncertainty and hesitation that comes with playing a completely different way can cause enough of a drop-off to cost you the game and series.Legler: A team has to play the style of basketball that allowed them the greatest success in the regular season. They have to be concerned with doing the things that they do well and trying to take away some aspect of what their opponent wants to do offensively. Too many adjustments can be counterproductive.Hollinger: They definitely should change the approach based on matchups because it's the same opponent for seven straight games. But it's more about subtle shifts than drastic alterations.Perdue: You try not to make too many changes in the playoffs. Players can get out of their comfort zone. Most changes are made on defense.Armstrong: There's only one philosophy: success. If you have to change this approach from regular season to postseason, let that be your cue that what you're doing is not successful in the first place. Change is not an option if you do it right the very first time. Continuous change leads ultimately to disintegration of your most valuable assets: The People.Sheridan: Depends on the playoff opponent, and in this case I believe Phil Jackson feels the Lakers' best chance to win the series is to use their size advantage. He never did that in Chicago, but then again, he never went up against a team playing a 6-7 center.Stein: I won't consider this a philosophy change unless Kobe plays the same way again. The Lakers were a 45-win team largely because of Kobe's offensive brilliance.</div>There are 7 other questions concerning how the Lakers play on the rest of the article if you want to check them out HERE
Well, I think if your like Detroit or San Antonio, you would be retarded to switch the philosophy. But if your like LA or Chicago, and struggled to get into the playoffs, then you should definately mix it up a little, figure out something new.
Kobe averaged 43 PPG vs the Suns in the regular season. They lost all 4 games by an average of 13.5 points. Kobe decides to be passive and they lose by 5. Kobe should stick to what he's doing, cause he won't shoot that bad tonight, and Phoenix won't shoot that well
B. Stick with the offense that you are accustomed to, and if you are in the playoffs then it obviously has worked out well. But also a little bit of A because you have to try different schemes and mix it up so teams wont always know what you're going to do on offense.
You play your game but change it up a little depending on how the other team plays. Like the Suns play their offense but if they need more big men they add an extra one to the starting line-up and run plays that will be more successful from what you saw of the other team. No team should totally change what was working for them in the regular season.
