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[Feyd-Rautha] This is why having a good coach in Nick Nurse is so important. The Sixers were shell shocked in the 1st half and had no idea what to do, but 2nd half, Nurse adjusted and started bringing Embiid up to with shooters opposite wing, which had the Heat zone out of position



[Feyd-Rautha] This is why having a good coach in Nick Nurse is so important. The Sixers were shell shocked in the 1st half and had no idea what to do, but 2nd half, Nurse adjusted and started bringing Embiid up to with shooters opposite wing, which had the Heat zone out of position

by Thegrandmistressofoz

29 Comments

  1. LuckyCulture7

    Completely agree. We saw similar defensive adjustments used by the Celtics in game 6+7 last year and doc did not change anything.

    Morey also deserves credit for targeting guys who can shoot reasonably well and who have played enough games to not be rattled.

  2. whatthewut123

    Thank fuck we have a competent coach! Legit question though, why does it take until halftime to make adjustments? Wouldnā€™t nurse/rest of our coaching staff have realized what the heat were doing to make adjustments sooner?

  5. Pure-Leather6624

    It felt like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. Even if it would’ve worked, it would’ve been exhausting. Thats why doc’s teams tend to collapse down the stretch, bc every bucket is hard fought

  6. LSKTheGreat1

    Dude couldn’t take down a desert mouse, but knows sufficient tactics to explain the game last night. 10/10 post.

  7. HD_Adventure

    Just finished reading Dune and don’t think I trust this guy tbh

  8. lawlessdwarf69

    Did the sixers execute better in the second half, or did the heat not run the zone as much?

  9. Bloody_Corndog

    I was trying to figure out what they were doing it looked like they were running two different zones at the same time.

  11. mucinexmonster

    While major changes were made at halftime, I did see them make adjustments BEFORE halftime to attack the zone defense. And that is what was more impressive. They were trying different looks right away.

  12. jackie-_daytona

    They didnā€™t count on Nicolas Batum goes the dynamite.

    *In fairness I donā€™t think any of us did

  13. DaBombDiggidy

    Damn and here I thought we only won because Embiid flopped once.

  14. BGDutchNorris

    Man I was told NBA coaches donā€™t do anything. Knew that shit was a lie.

  15. ChadBungles

    The Na-Baron to Sports Analyst pipeline strikes again

  16. RealPrinceJay

    excellent analysis by known Sixers super fan Feyd-Rautha

  17. NoCup4U

    Surprised that JJ didnā€™t call that out, as he and the other two talking heads on the broadcast were doing their typical Spo/Heat dick riding by exclaiming that their zone was some elusive hybrid ever morphing strategy that no one has seen before. Ā 

  19. milksteakofcourse

    He had me at ā€œand also yell at themā€

  22. Techun2

    I’m an idiot, but why do adjustments have to wait until halftime?

  23. thomasthethothumb

    So if we didnā€™t have a player to step up, we lose this even with the adjustment. The player thatā€™s supposed to take this role was benched and Nico took that role

  24. Norjac

    Doc would not be able to adjust, or he would try but the players don’t believe enough to follow him.

  27. zincinzincout

    Was making me so angry that we kept getting the ball to Hield and Batum and they immediately dribbled and looked to pass even tho they were getting the ball WIDE OPEN around the zone šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

    I was getting my blood pressure up for sure

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