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NBA Playoffs Rd 1: Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Bobcats


King Taharqa

Who will win?  

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  1. 1. Who will win?

    • Orlando Magic
      32
    • Charlotte Bobcats
      47


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tells you all you need to know about what we should be doing with who's on the roster now:

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/2010/04/what-orlandos-zone-has-highlighted.html

-- Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown elaborated at shootaround this morning on comments he made Sunday, concerning how effectively the Orlando Magic is using a zone defense.

Orlando's strategy is an indictment of what the Bobcats aren't offensively.

Brown said the Magic isn't guarding Raymond Felton or any of the centers, and getting away with it, and guarding Boris Diaw only when he has the ball. Essentially, Magic center Dwight Howard can play a one-man zone (without violating the defensive 3-second rule) because none of the three Charlotte centers is much of an offensive threat.

That being so, Brown indicated, it's remarkable how few offensive rebounds the centers are getting. Tyson Chandler has three, Nazr Mohammed has five and Theo Ratliff has none. By definition, if Howard is roaming around as a one-man zone, he's not boxing out the opposing center, yet they're not getting any offensive rebounds. Also, Gerald Wallace has just two offensive boards in this series.

Since the Bobcats don't have many great jump-shooters (any great jump-shooters?), Brown said the priority tonight in trying to defeat Orlando's zone tactics is quicker, more decisive ball-movement. He watched the Dallas-San Antonio playoff game yesterday and was struck by how much better those teams were than his at decisively passing the ball. Ball movement is more important than player movement when facing a zone defense.

-- I asked Brown if he could gauge his players' attitude heading into a game where they could be swept. He said he didn't know, then added this team has always cared and tried, so that shouldn't be a worry.

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I wish someone had the video from the jumbo-tron from midway through the 4th. It was so sick.

I know!! That was video was fantastic. It got me all pumped up and emotional (as if i wasn't enough already).

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Doris off to a great start LMAO :dita:

LOL... where's S. May when you need him!!

Or what about A. Morrison to be our 3rd scorer.... :lol:

WTF... Get theo out of there.... he is playing lazy... and fouling.... He didn't jump for the rebound on the defensive end.... get his ass out of here!!

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