basketballprospectus.com - 6/17/2008
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The Lakers have an opportunity to do what no NBA team ever has. To pull it off, they`ll have to make some changes to their approach on both ends of the floor.
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Lakers/Celtics Game 6 Chat
Forum Blue And Gold —
... Defensively, the Lakers need to play off of Paul Pierce more, make sure he doesn’t get to the rim, something coach Anthony Macri talked about at Basketball Prospectus: ...
Tuesday Pre-Game Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Coach Anthony Macri, writing on Basketball Prospectus, has some free advice for the Lakers: "Early in the offense, prior to settling into the Triangle, the Lakers should look to ball-screen action. When they get tentative and their offense stagnates, Los Angeles looks for ball screens late in the shot clock. This only brings a second defender toward the attacking offensive player, typically Kobe Bryant. However, by bringing the ball screen early in transition offense, the Lakers can attack prior to Boston prepping any of their trapping or hard-hedge ...
Early in the Clock
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans —
... a defensive stance, giving him the green light to roast Radmanovic and get into the teeth of the defense. "Starting position" is preached hard to good defensive teams. Watch Boston to see the importance of this defensive strategy -- both in terms of individual stance and team positioning. If L.A. can make a major improvement in this area for Game 6, its defense should provide a tougher obstacle for Pierce." The second item is from Coach Anthony Macri on BP: Early in the offense, prior to settling into the ...
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You can never predict what Ron Artest will say next. We all know this. That is probably why, despite two months of " I'm not opting out " talk, we aren't surprised when a report like this one from HOOPSWORLD hits the wire:
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Allen, Perkins expected to play in Game 6 —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/17/2008
Celtics coach Doc Rivers expects Ray Allen to play in Game 6 of the NBA finals after the guard skipped the team's shootaround following his overnight flight from Los Angeles.
Boston center Kendrick Perkins participated in the workout and is likely to ...
Celtics expect Allen, Perkins to play (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/17/2008
Celtics coach Doc Rivers expects Ray Allen to play in Game 6 of the NBA finals after the guard skipped the team's shootaround following his overnight flight from Los Angeles. Boston center Kendrick Perkins participated in the workout and is likely to ...
