Nope. See also post on how Poppycock most definitely did make adjustments for Gm 3. Went away from 4 Dumb (i documented) as well as having Manu run the point for a good spell. Result? GNob 16 pts 1st half.
A blind and deaf person could do a better analysis than you.
Not gonna address it are ya? Doesn't support your PopLove and ascertion that no adjustments were made
Defining the following as:
1. 4down, defined as any play that put Duncan on the low block, gave him an entry pass, and resulted in a double by the Hornets.
2. Pick and roll, pretty self explanatory. Think all of these but one were run on the side, not up high.
3. All others, either set inbounds plays or variations on a motion offense or give and go type stuff the Spurs run from time to time.
The stats....
First half:
4down: run 8 times, resulted in three baskets and one trip to the FT line for Tim (he made 1-2). 50% scoring rate.
Pick and roll: run 20 times, resulted in 13 baskets (65% scoring rate)
All others: run 8 times, resulting in 5 baskets (62.5% success rate for buckets).
The above numbers do not include turnovers in transition before a play could be determined or the first roughly 4 minutes of the first quarter.
Fourth quarter:
4down: run five times, resulting in one basket (Bowen three pointer). (20% success rate).
Pick and roll: run 6 times, resulting in 4 scores (67% success)
All others: 11 plays, resulting in 5 baskets (45% success rate).
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Numbers from third not available at press time, from what I remember it was heavy on the pick and roll and a little of the flex as well and was working good for us.
The point being, we went away from Duncan on the low block so much tonight, and shredded NO with the pick and roll (in quarters 1,2, and 4 we basically scored on 17 of 26 trips we ran it - that's 65% of the time we got a bucket or two points at the FT line).
NO seems intent on the hard double on Tim every trip, but their defense is much more porous against the pick and roll, and contrary to some opinions that they would just pack it in the lane and make us shoot, Spurs actually got quite a few looks in the lane tonight.
