Last year was an anticlimactic season for the Celtics. The new coach and new system were expected to have a period of pain, but Mazzulla’s offensive concept unexpectedly liberated the team’s firepower, and Tatum & Brown led the team to a higher level of performance. Played an excellent record, but as the intensity of the schedule increased in the middle of the season and the main team fell into a slump, Mazzulla’s ability to adjust was challenged, which also paved the way for the playoff defeat.
Celtics start of season analysis – Multiple choice questions on long man combinations
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A. Rotation of senior staff
Porzingis, Horford and Williams III form the Celtics’ interior lineup for the new season, and Kornet is the insurance for injuries or rotations. Although each has injuries or age concerns, it is quite a luxury to have such a rotation. Yes, this article will not focus on Kornet, but focus on the impact of KP and the combination with Horford & Williams III.
65/63/35 are respectively the number of games played by Porzingis, Horford and Williams III last season. Different from the impression of ordinary people, KP, whose career has been linked to injuries, played the most games. In the last month of last year, the team played the most games. The decision to shut him down also shows how healthy he was last year. Although he withdrew from the World Cup due to plantar fasciitis, I think it was more that neither the individual nor the team chose to take the risk of injury.
Although Horford used rotations to reduce his burden last season, he still needed to support Williams III in the first half of the season while he recovered from injury. He is still the only one who can truly carry the big post in the playoffs, but this year with KP The addition of Horford is the only player since Baynes in 18-19 who can carry the inside. In addition, Williams III gradually regained his form after returning in mid-season last year. Without any surgery in the offseason, at least we can start to find each other’s position.
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B. Role positioning
》Kristaps Porzingis
KP, who was traded in the offseason, can be expected to be in the starting lineup, paired with Williams III, who I think should be in the starting lineup. First of all, KP’s height of 7 feet 2 inches and wingspan of 7 feet 6 inches give him good defensive ability in the penalty area. He can come in handy when facing Embiid, Antetokounmpo or Adebayo in the playoffs, and even the rising Knicks and Cavaliers. Both have many monsters in the penalty area. He and Horford alternately consolidate the penalty area at any time, hoping to regain the suffocating defense of the year before.
Offensively, let’s first look at the players who paired with KP in the Wizards last year. Avdija and Kuzma frequently executed hand-off tactics with KP in the high post. Both of them have good size and speed. The ball is screened and then cooperated with KP in the high post. Whether it is pop out three-pointers or roll in to attack the penalty area, they were the weapons that the Wizards relied on in their offense last year.
Corresponding to the Celtics, Tatum can undoubtedly use his own threats to attract more defensive attention. His improved passing awareness in the past two years can make the offensive system more active. Brown will play the role of terminator and open the back door with Smart in the past. The tactics may become more about KP dealing cards in the high post, paired with White’s threading and threading, and Williams III’s lob threat. This is the offensive system I expected.
Of course, in addition to support, KP also has many low-post ball-handlers. His height and passing awareness, whether it is alley-oops or diagonal transfers, give the Celtics more offensive options. I think the biggest difference with Horford is the ability to attack the closeout. When the ball holder is an attractive attacker like Double J, KP will definitely have a very large gap at the top of the arc. After the breakthrough, the finish or Even passing the ball has good efficiency.
Defensively, although KP can defend large insiders alone, he still has to reduce his burden. However, compared to the teams he has been in in his career, the Celtics should be the best defensive team he has ever been in, with both perimeter defense and defense. Both J and White have good individual defense capabilities, and with Williams III’s weak side defense, there is a chance to regain the lost defensive system.
Strategically, Mazzulla should still let KP use drop coverage to defend, relying on White and Brown to pursue defense, while KP uses small steps to step on the defensive position between the ball carrier and the roll man, and interfere with any threats from the outside. , with Williams responsible for sweeping the last line of defense.
》Robert Williams III
Williams III is the X-Factor I think this season. Whether he can regain his skills from the previous season will largely determine which system the team will go to. Last year, too many penalty areas were misplaced and no one was communicating on the defensive end. , allowing Horford to work hard on defense, no one on the court responded. Of course, the coaching staff also has to shoulder a lot of responsibilities, but with more defensive weapons and a fixed lineup, there is a chance to develop good defensive communication and understanding.
I think the role of Williams III is the same as being responsible for the defense of the weak side of the corner. He can help defend decisively. KP has a good sense of defensive recovery. The key will be whether the double J and White can have good defense communication, otherwise This will put adults in the predicament of running around, unable to wait for help from their teammates.
2023-09-23 08:40:21
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