KG and Rondo are the keys to winning this series and this is why

by liam332 on May 1, 2010 1:03 PM EDT

They must dominate their matchups

I think KG and Rondo are the keys to the series. KG knows we need to turn lebron into a one-man show and beat them the same way we beat miami with wade shooting 60% from the field and averaging 34ppg/8apg/6rpg........ let lebron put up god-like numbers just like wade did, who cares? fact is we can win with him doing that.

KG needs to completely shut down antawn jamison. im talking COMPLETELY, just like he did to beasley. he needs to do to jamisn what tim duncan did to kenyon martin in the 2003 finals, COMPLETELY dominate the matchup on both ends, shut down jamison and limit him to less than 10ppg, stick to him like glue, block his shots, and then post him up and dominate him on the other end going over the top of him.

same thing with rondo on mo williams, completely dominate him the entire series, frustrate him to the point where he starts pressing. fullcourt him, dont even let him get the ball over halfcourt, make lebron have to bring the ball up just for them to get into their offense. mo williams will be shooting contested 3's the entire series, rondo is gonna absolutely domiate him.

then run random double-teams at lebron with ray allen coming off of anthony parker... if parker drops 30 pts in a game to be lebrons second option and beats us than more power to him, but doubleteam bron off the dribble with ray, let him + pierce swarm hiim and make him a jumpshooter, if he drives take a charge on him, make him pass to parker and if parker beats us we tip our cap

if we can do that, we will win. lebron will get no blame (he doesnt deserve any either) as he'll put up huge numbers, which will make losing more acceptable as his choking teammates get all the blame just like wade's did

and we will win as a team with more weapons that can score against good defense than they have as a oneman show. let lebron go off, play good d on him with pierce and send ray over for help as shaq and perk clog his lane, if parker beats us so be it....... and let rondo and kg completely shut down and dominate jamison and williams

thats the key to victory

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Absolutely right...

Good post man.

4 players on the Cavs can step up if left unguarded…all of them will be guarded by KG and Rondo (and to a lesser extent Baby and TA/Nate)

Jamison
Varejao
Mo Williams
Delonte

Rondo and KG need to keep a LOCKDOWN on these 4 guys. Fortunately for them, these two are amongst the elite defenders of the league. Much of the reason why they are such great defenders is that they are primarily “help” defenders. Unfortunately this very strength of theirs is something that the Cavs are specially designed to be able to exploit.

I’ve got no doubt that Rondo and KG can easily eliminate Jamison and Williams as threats. If they want, they can stop them from making any impact at all. The problem is that these two Celtics players tend to make their largest impact when they shift to help in the lane. Against Lebron James and the Cavs, they will feel a tremendous urge to rotate and help in the lane. This rotational scheme, a strength of Celtic defense…is the very thing that the Cavs will make them pay for.

We’ve witnessed far too many examples of Lebron making his characteristic “baby-bull” curl right around Paul or Marquis…only to be cutoff by Rondo or KG in the lane…too bad Mo Williams and Jamison are sitting pretty at the two baseline corners (not to mention Varejao RIGHT under the hoop!)….ready to drain corner 3’s as needed.

What’s the solution?…you’ve hit the nail on the head already. Many people have come to the bittersweet conclusion that this Cavs team can be stopped….at the risk of letting Lebron do whatever he wants.

You know what though? As others have already mentioned, we’re already prepared for THIS. We just played Dwyane Wade, and he was simply transcendent. Why?…because we let him be that way. Did it work? Oh yeah!

Let Lebron be Lebron. Make him a jump-shooter first, a penetrator second, and a passer NEVER. He’ll score 40 in one or more games for sure. Fine. However this will guarantee that his teammates never get into a shooting flow. There is something to be said for not letting role players achieve comfort in shooting. It’s even more relevant when one observes that Lebron tends to try to get his teammates involved early. So, it’s simple.

Stick on Lebron’s teammates like glue….knowing that Lebron won’t try to do too much early on. As long as his teammates don’t get hot early on, they won’t be able to bail Lebron out later. You can guarantee that Lebron will get his shots in during the 2nd half, but until that happens, just CUT OFF all options.

Nicely done man. Good post.

Ashtray Bouquet

by ducksawce on May 1, 2010 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

lkast nights game

was a great example

ray guarded lebron for increased footspeed and then paul did a great job coming on late doubleteams when ray needed help, coming off of parker…… if anthony parker beats you then so be it.

and great job shutting down jamison by garnett, shaq by perk, and especialy mo williams by rondo.

we can let lebron be a oneman show and STILL offer help with a 2nd good defender in ray or paul running off of anthony parker, we didnt really get to do that with wade we just oneman showed him although we did it a few times and qrich went off and wade was great anyways (just like bron is and will be, theyre the two best players in the world in my opinion)

Jamison, Mo and Shaq can be stopped by KG rondo and perk. Let pierce come on timely doubles off of parker and let ray guard lebron, make him a oneman team just like wade was

celts in 6. great job guys!

by liam332 on May 4, 2010 10:55 AM EDT reply actions