This time he finds Deng who slips the screen, and Perth’s help defenders don’t rotate… pic.twitter.com/WrNYLfs3Sh
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
After the maestro did his damage, the Wildcats eventually went to smallball with Kay at the 5 and Wagstaff at he 4
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
The smaller, more mobile unit had better success with the hedge… pic.twitter.com/nhQSKQewTv
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
With the hedge working better, they also started to mix up the coverage – by fighting over the screen on occasions … pic.twitter.com/GrfZG5PXfn
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
And with Cairns shooting the 3 ball at scorched-earth levels, the biggest benefit the Wildcats had with small ball was on offence
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
With the extra shooting on the floor, and the floor spread out, Perth were able to get a ton of open looks… pic.twitter.com/kDo8mDv1A5
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
This one with Terrico going over the screen… pic.twitter.com/q2n2vwZDlw
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
There’s still risk in this also
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
Here Machado knocks down an off the dribble 3 pic.twitter.com/iJJ38wMfRa
Gleeson will still want to mix up the coverages, to try keep Cairns guessing, but Perth might be best to fight over those Machado on-balls more often when Plumlee is on the floor#NBL20 #NBLFinals
— Tony Loedi (@TonyLoedi) February 29, 2020
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