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Linkage - April 23
The AltRaps Blog — ... they can’t guard it.” Angle, at its basic, is a side screen and roll with Bosh and the point guard and got them all kinds of good looks last night. Watch for it tomorrow."We kept getting on our guys about looking to shoot the basketball, being aggressive,” Mitchell said after the game. “For whatever reason to start the first quarter, we’ve got guys turning down shots. We’ve got Anthony Parker coming off screens that we’re setting, running plays for him, and he’s thinking pass.” - Toronto Star "[On Sunday] we gave up layups, we gave up dunks, and that in turn triggered their ...

Let’s Step Back.
The AltRaps Blog — ... the tape. There was no other option. Dwight played the switch hard, almost taking on two guys at once, therefore taking the pass to Jose away. Everybody else is stagnant in the corners, covered in man-to-man. Plus, the design of the play was to allow Jose to drive if Nelson got caught in the screen. Nelson DID get caught but Howard is so long, Calderon had no shot to get around him, so he passed it to Bosh who had a nice look at a shot he has made 100s of times in his life. Also, as mentioned today , Mitchell’s better players (Parker for example) are having plays run for them, ...