I expect Mr dovoan to make this adjustment going forward in this series . Adams has been unplayable . Let's see how it goes
He's there now ... He isn't an alpha minded person... He already has the skill set to punish the Rockets ... Putting him at the 5 isn't gonna help.... He'd tire out battling PJ for both offensive and defensive rebounds
in Q4, Harden was blowing him by. Could be just Gallo was tired. But we may be able to take advantage of this. Gallo if playing the 5 all game could also mean tired legs, less potent offense. Adams did bother some our guys shots going to lane, so also could mean better drives next game.
Team was kind of already sagging off of him. The other thing is, if they try to hunt fouls on Harden in the switch defense, Dort's defender if close proximity can switch with Harden. Dort's guy become the primary, Harden as a helper. So Harden can risk less tick-tack fouls.
Most of us saw this adjustment coming before the series even started. I’m glad Billy Donovan was finally able to catch up.
I love me some PJ, but at this point in his career, I'm not sure he could get 25 rbs if the entire other team fouled out.
If he plays the 5, he'll drop 25 for sure. It will work in isolation, but won't win the game. Donovan is one of the worst offensive coaches in the NBA. CP3 made his offense look mediocre this season (16th rank) but Donovan is genuinely horrendous at coaching NBA offense. I've never seen a team running offenses so unsuitable to its roster, and OKC fans can't blame Russ for it this season like they do every year.