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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Green struggled last night because they picked their poison, and it was Tim Duncan rather than Danny Green. Instead of sinking down into the post to front and double Duncan they adhered the most basic of basketball rules, don't leave a shooter, and since he isn't a guy like Allen or Reggie Miller who uses screens and movement to get his shots, and he can't create his own shot from off the dribble, he struggled.
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Yes and no.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/6/17/44...own-spurs-heat
This is an excellent breakdown of why Green was getting open. You're right that he doesn't get open the way Reggie or Allen does, but I think you're undermining his basketball IQ. He is terrific at playing within the system and you're right, while the Heat "shut him down" they had to compromise their entire defensive approach to do so. That was not one of the Heat's strongest defensive performances. It would have looked a lot worse if LeBron hadn't been on Parker, and Bosh didn't come up strong out of nowhere very late in the game.