While Fisher will get some key time on Parker so will Jordan Farmar, and that was the topic of coach Anthony L. Personally, I agree with the commenters that you go under the pick if it is set out by the three-point line (at least until TP shows he is hot for that game) but you need to show out or trap from the top of the key in. The more minutes the Lakers can steal with Ronny Turiaf defending Duncan, the better. The wisest course for Phil Jackson and his coaching staff may be playing Duncan one-on-one and doing everything possible to keep everyone else quiet.
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San Antonio got much better three-point looks late in the series than in the early going, a major factor in their comeback. However, over the course of the series, the Hornets found out how difficult that can be. If the Lakers double-team, they must try to do so off of Parker and with the other big man on the floor instead of allowing the Spurs’ wing players to get open looks from downtown. Los Angeles can’t afford serious foul trouble for either Gasol or Odom, and neither is a great matchup for Duncan down low in terms of pure strength. The other troublesome matchup for the Lakers, naturally, is Duncan in the post. Still, Parker averaged 20.7 points and shot 56.5% against the Lakers in the regular season finding a way to slow him down with a big man showing hard against the pick-and-roll or even trapping Parker to get the ball out of his hands will be key. In Fisher, the Lakers have a physical defender against Parker who can body him up and try to push him away from the screen. Now, Parker is too dangerous when allowed to shoot off the dribble to make that a reasonable strategy. When these teams last squared off in the postseason, the Lakers could simply go under picks and sag into the paint against Parker. The big challenge for the Lakers will be defending Parker running the pick-and-roll. He said that the Duncan/Gasol matchup, and how the Lakers do defensively against Tony Parker will be the key. That “don’t double” idea was supported in an interesting preview from friend-of-the-site Kevin Pelton over at Basketball Prospectus. As has been said, it may be best to let Duncan score 40 but not get his teammates going at all. That matchup is one obvious key because if the Lakers have to double much a couple of quick passes will expose the Laker rotations.
He also suggested that the double will only come to help out in a few spots, or if Gasol gets in foul trouble. In a move that surprised absolutely nobody, Phil Jackson said yesterday that Paul Gasol will match up with Tim Duncan. And a lot of good analysis out there to talk about - I’d start with David Thorpe at - to catch up on before the game starts. Lakers fans should have their chests out, and we should all enjoy this feeling.īut there is a lot of work left for the team to do. We should all take a moment to bask in the warmth of that success, to look around and survey the situation and feel excited and proud today. Nine months ago, no Laker fan in their right mind saw their team hosting the first round of the conference finals on a sunny mid-May day.
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