This is what makes the charm of the Playoffs. When you play the same team several times during a series that can last up to seven games, adjustments on both sides are obviously inevitable. And when it comes to adjustments, the Warriors will have to move on after the NBA Finals Game 1 loss to Boston at home. Draymond Green explains the process behind the tactical changes that can be seen from game to game.
How will the Warriors do to better release Jordan Poole in attack? How can the Golden State team be more effective on their defensive rotations to prevent Boston from having as many open shots as in Game 1? How can the Dubs take on the Celtics’ athletic and versatile half-court defense? These are some of the top questions related to Sunday’s Game 2 at Chase Center, questions the Warriors have been pondering since Thursday night’s inaugural loss. And that’s good, Draymond Green spoke on the subject in his personal podcast on Friday. If the big mouth of the Dubs obviously does not give any tangible element concerning the way Golden State will try to adapt before this second round against Boston, he nevertheless dropped some interesting passages on the way in which the players and the Warriors staff try to correct their mistakes from game to game.
“You have the coaches watching the video after the game, you have Steph [Curry]Andre [Iguodala] and me who watch the video on our side, or who leave the match already knowing the two or three adjustments that we will have to make for sure. […] Then we meet at the video session to share our feelings. But at this time of the season, we also have discussions on the sidelines of all that, between Steph, Klay, Andre, myself and coach Kerr.
It is a collaborative work. We go to see the coach to tell him what we think, he tells us what he thinks in return, and we try to come to an agreement. […] Most often, unless it’s something extreme, it [Steve Kerr, ndlr.] prioritizes what the players think, because he wants us to be comfortable with the game plan.”
When you have guys with a basketball IQ as high as Draymond, Iggy or Steph, you can very often trust them as a coach. These guys have the experience and game savvy to know how to make the right adjustments right after a game. But as Dray mentions, sometimes the postgame video and feel are different.
“The video shows that, but the feeling was different on the pitch. A coach can see something on the video but sometimes I say to him, ‘ok coach, I see the same thing but on the pitch it was different’. In this case, you can try to find the happy medium, or favor one or the other. »
This process, the Warriors are therefore living it right now to try to bounce back as best as possible against the Celtics tomorrow night. In Draymond’s eyes, it’s far too early to start panicking, he who can’t see Boston experiencing such crazy offensive success as in Game 1 if Golden State raises its tone well in defense. But at the same time, watch out Dray, not sure that Jayson Tatum finishes once again at 3/17 in shooting as in the first round. In any case, we will closely monitor the adjustments that the Warriors will make on Sunday evening, and we will then see if this famous “collaborative work” carried out over the last two days pays off or not.
More active on his podcast than on the pitch at the moment, Draymond Green will also have an adjustment to make on Sunday evening: to move offensively. His Game 1 performance? Only 4 points and 5 assists at 2/12 shooting with 3 turnovers as a bonus. “I failed Stephen Curry” he said in particular on his podcast, it’s up to him to catch up as soon as possible.
Source texte : The Draymond Green Show
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