One BIG adjustment Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown need for Celtics NBA Finals run | Hoops Tonight
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So you guys don’t miss any of our content over the course of this season all right let’s talk some basketball what can the Celtics do to improve from the middle of the floor or is it about the Personnel they use in the middle for example using kp’s length and vision
Over the top versus defense and then the second mailbag question I got was isn’t it easy iier for a defense to double team if a player is running a cleared side action because the shooters on the other side are so close together that three players can guard for Shooters so
For those of you guys who aren’t aware of the context here yesterday we did a deep dive on the Boston Celtics and their spacing principles they had 30 plays where they ran isolations or post-ups against Miami switches and in those 30 possessions 16 of them they ran
In the middle of the floor and 14 of them they ran with a cleared side and on the cleared side ones it just was was consistently a better result they had like something like 1.4 points per possession and that included Jaylen Brown drawing to foul and Duncan
Robinson on a cleared side postup and missing both free throws so they should have been like 22 points on 14 post-ups and isos and then on the middle of the floor ones they were like 13 points on 16 uh post-ups in isos which was you know 08 points per possession or
Something like that and one of the things that I’ve been talking about is the idea that in the middle of the floor it’s harder to guard but it’s harder to reach and so only the highest level Playmakers in the league or guys that can see over the defense really well operate really
Well in the middle of the floor whereas operating with a cleared side it’s easier to guard but it’s easier to make the reads and so like it’s just a more achievable job for the offensive player by making it so that they only have to look just think of it think of it really
B in a real basic sense if I if I catch the ball in a triple threat in the middle of the floor or on a cleared side I’m protecting the basketball with my back turned to the basket right or I’m protecting the basketball by tucking it
On my side and creating space with a jab step right like I’m using if I’m facing up if that’s the case right both cases I’m trying to protect the basketball while surveying the floor but if I at the elbow it’s just a lot harder to read everything happening on all sides of me
Than it is if I’m on a cleared side and I’m cutting that field division in half now the Baseline is cutting all of this out of my field of vision and I’m just worrying about this I can kind of turn myself and I can back down and I can do
A bunch of different things offensively without having to worrying worry about what’s happening behind me it is again just easier for the offensive player to manage and so I didn’t do a good enough job explaining this yesterday and that’s on me but the to to put it simple the
Way I I agree that on the cleared side post-ups and isos it is easier to guard on the week side because you have more time to rotate out of it to put it simply if you imagine this as the entire width of the floor if I am in the middle
Every pass is like 10 to 15 feet away whereas if I am all the way on this cleared side and I need to hit a shooter over here I might need to make a 25 30 foot pass and that pass if it gets deflected or has to be looping in some
Way shape or form it’s easier to rotate out of it right that is where that principle is true but it doesn’t matter if Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum do either one of two things either in the middle the floor turn the basketball over or constantly settle for pullup
Jump shots because they see all these bodies and they’re intimidated in terms of making those reads and it’s just easier to take a difficult step back jump shot and so in my opinion and I I saw this in the tape yesterday they settled Less on cleared sides and so
When you clear the side you simplify their reads you make it more likely for them to be physically aggressive when teams double team they have to cross the lane entirely which makes it easier to sneak along the Baseline like that cut from Jaylen Brown that we saw towards
The end of the game right to me it’s just the best opportunity to bring the best out of Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown here’s the next follow-up interesting breakdown of the Celtics matchup attacking I agree clearing the side creates simpler reads Joe Maz clearly believes that the Jays
Are capable of making those more complicated reads he’s trying to give them reps in case they face a team in the playoffs with Personnel that makes those crosscourt passes that come from the clearing the side even more difficult than they are so what he’s saying is basically in the event that a
Really long athletic team is disrupting those skip passes what if it becomes an issue there surprised you didn’t talk about this but all the Zone the Celtics played in the game is another clear indication that they are experimenting essentially practicing for what might come in the playoffs they ran Zone
Versus Miami uh or the Zone they ran versus Miami is different than the one they’ve uh executed well versus Indiana Etc C’s gave up easy looks in that zone as well as a ton of Second Chance points I think Miami had 16 offensive rebounds that’s the only reason Miami was even in
This game C’s caught lacking in last year’s playoffs without a curveball and Joe is doing everything he can to prevent that this year so first of all on the cleared side versus middle of the floor stuff in theory yes it is great to continue to get reps and kind of make uh
Opportunities there in the middle of the floor but in my opinion the dead giveaway that that’s not necessarily the best way to go is if you look around the league there’s really only a few guys that really thrive in the middle of the floor and it’s always like Nicole yic
LeBron James like it’s the best passers in the league that operate well out of the middle of the Flor I think that’s a pretty clear IND it’s just difficult it’s really difficult to do against really good NBA defenses to read the floor that quickly in those types of
Situations now I’m not saying you don’t lean into it as a repetition in the regular season but something to keep an eye on in the postseason we tracked it right 14 of the 30 possessions on a cleared side if we get to the postseason and they’re not operating well out of
The middle of the floor we want to see that closer to like 25 out of the 30 possessions on a cleared side that’s what I kept saying talking about with the Celtics as it aains to like uh uh being diligent about getting the ball to the right spots like it’s one thing in
The regular season to experiment but when you get to the postseason you got to know what your best punch is and you got to go to it as much as possible on the Zone front th% agree find time during the regular season to practice it especially in matchups where you feel
Like you’ve got a good chance to win and you’re not going to hurt yourself in the standings hell the Celtics are going to run away with the number one overall seed like I talked about before the season anyway that gap’s going to continue to grow now with the easier
Schedule but like I agree I think it’s important to be able to have that punch if anything just as a rhythm disruptor if you got a team going on a run in the third quarter and you can go zone for four possessions and just kind of throw
A wrench in things for a little bit that can win you a playoff game and so I I totally agree on that front all right last question and then we’re out here how can you all say that the Celtics have the most talented roster while they have no bench and they’re starting five
Isn’t better than the Clippers you said kawhai is better than Tatum and PG is better than brown and harder than is better than white man is kind of even with Drew who hasn’t found a role in Boston only porzingis is better than zubac so I 100% disagree with that I do
Think the top three guys like Harden kawhai PG are better than Tatum Brown whoever is your your third guy there but to also have Derek white to also have drew holiday to also have christops porzingis to also have Al Horford like they just that top six nobody touches that top six and that’s
Why I think that they have the most talented roster in the league all right guys that is all I have for today as always I sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show we’ll have a quick show tomorrow morning breaking down some games from tonight’s slate then we’re going live tomorrow night I
Think it’s Clippers Warriors if I remember correctly but there’s a major national TV game on Wednesday night that we’ll be hitting so we’ll have that one as well as always I appreciate you guys I will see you Tomorrow
Jason Timpf answers mailbag questions about the Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Boston Celtics. How can Boston improve their offensive efficiency ahead of the NBA Playoffs? Later, Jason answers whether he thinks the Celtics are a better team than Kawhi Leonard’s Los Angeles Clippers.
Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/52pU5VGNzUk
Timeline:
00:00 – How Celtics can get most out of Tatum & Brown
04:09 – Adjustments for Boston before NBA Playoffs
06:43 – Are Celtics better than Clippers?
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This dude hates the Celtics. Lmao Denver was terrible until they weren’t terrible. Jokic and Murray choked for years and now suddenly they are unbeatable? Jason is a hater.
Man i hope we get #18. These guys will still say they suck. The Tatum and Celtics hate drives me crazy.
What did he say negative about Boston in this video guys? Asking as a fan
Guys… this is not a throat session, he’s talking specifically about improving weaknesses… Celtics are great, borderline elite, but there’s definitely room to grow.
Always appreciate the Celtics coverage. I mistakenly read some of the other comments and think they watched a different video. Could you touch on why the Celtics, or any team for that matter, would try at the end of close games to wait until 10 seconds left in the shot clock to initiate their offense. I understand it limits ammount of opportunities your opponent has to score, but it drives me crazy watching the Celtics have back to back awful offensive possessions an the end of some of these games. It feels like playing not to lose instead of playing to win. Wouldn't you want the ability to reset and try to attack again if you don't get a good look the first time. Two chances at getting one good look instead of 1 chance. Maximize your good look opportunities at the end of close games instead of maximizing the defenses ability to get set, rested, and make you take a tough shot. Not to mention when those tough shots don't fall now your on your heels playing transition defense. What are the analytics behind this style of play that I am missing? Am I seeing a problem where there isn't one? Drives me crazy.
That clippers question was just so dumb. In what work do the clippers have as much talent as Boston? Boston's 5th best player would be LAC's 3rd best.
Change the Narrative:
Celtics post up this season:
Post up frequency – 7.3% – 2nd in the league
Post up efficiency – 1.17ppp – 1st in the league
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