The Spurs got going once Ginobili got going. Is it too, early to put Kobe on him and have Radman defend Bowen? Or should the Lakers play Sasha exclusively on Gino the rest of the way?
What's the status on Ariza? Our best bet is to have him on Ginobli. I also wouldn't mind giving Newble some playing time either. After all, he was brought here for his defense, wasn't he?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ May 25 2008, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What's the status on Ariza? Our best bet is to have him on Ginobli. I also wouldn't mind giving Newble some playing time either. After all, he was brought here for his defense, wasn't he?</div> He's another option, but don't count on Newble ever playing unless we get hit with a rash of injuries. I didn't expect the Lakers to make any adjustments tonight, and why should they? The team was up 2-0 and until the Spurs figure out how to beat you keep it the same. Now that the Spurs beat our initial strategy PJax will implement some new counter moves. The trick is to do it within your normal rotations. This late in the season coaches have a good idea about what they can expect from their roster and PJax spent the season tinkering with lineups to prepare himself for these moments. There was a stage in the season when Ariza was getting consistent PT, but I don't think PJax is completely comfortable playing him right now because it could create two problems. 1. Ariza gets beat and loses confidence 2. The guy he's taking minutes from loses sight of his role Juggling the lineups around deep in the playoffs usually doesn't work out for you. I hope PJax looks back at the game film and realizes he had Turiaf defending Brent Barry for some odd reason. I think Ariza might be the guy to call on when Barry comes in the game.
You don't need to give Ariza too many minutes. It's not like Luke has been doing anything this series, just have him take some of Luke's minutes, or just split the minutes between the two. Or give him some minutes over Radman. I'm not a coach or anything, but I highly doubt playing Ariza will hurt us at all next game
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ May 26 2008, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You don't need to give Ariza too many minutes. It's not like Luke has been doing anything this series, just have him take some of Luke's minutes, or just split the minutes between the two. Or give him some minutes over Radman. I'm not a coach or anything, but I highly doubt playing Ariza will hurt us at all next game</div> I agree, but I can also see why PJax hasn't gone with it yet. I'm sure expects this series to go 6 or 7 games and he doesn't want to use up all his tricks just yet. If Manu is hot to start Game 4 then I wouldn't be surprised to see both Sasha and Ariza get time pestering Manu to disrupt his rhythm and confidence. What happened tonight was similar to what happened to the Spurs in Game 2. Our Big 3 was firing on all cylinders against only one main player for the Spurs. Tonight it was a complete 180 with Kobe being our only member of the Big 3 to show up. This game would have been completely different if just one of Odom or Gasol played at a high level. Lakers just need one of their big men to bounce back in Game 4 and we'll be in a position to win the game.
Limit SA's guards in how many times they get into the paint or at the very least make it more difficult for them. Lolz, dont listen to me. I havent even bothered to watch the conference semis yet.
