Samo (Thread): Let’s talk about the Celtics offense last night, and how they shredded Miami’s 2-3 “Syracuse Zone.” 🧵
Let's talk about the Celtics offense last night, and how they shredded Miami's 2-3 "Syracuse Zone." 🧵
First, for some basics on 2-3 Zones in general, see this thread from last night. Also, a standard 2-3 looks like this:https://t.co/LTH2KokqiQ pic.twitter.com/Jp9SkZB9tR
— Genuine Samo (@Samothecat) May 26, 2023
by RLS012
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Relates Tweet: [I hope this was helpful. The big question now is how Spoelstra will respond. This is the main strategic debate that will play out over the next 34 hours. Until then, maybe we should appreciate Joe Mazzulla and the way he shredded the Heat D last night. Celtics in 7!!!](https://twitter.com/Samothecat/status/1662141590360539158)
As a non-educated observer it seemed like it was a combination of 2 things: incredible passing from basically everyone and hitting key 3s. If we keep those things up I like our chances
Hell yes, love me a clear, coherent, and relevant Xs and Os breakdown
I feel like Spo will probably do just a bit of tweaking and keep things simple: let them penetrate and don’t collapse leaving them to shoot 3s. They’ve had some success letting Cs get their 2 if it means no one gets in rhythm/hot from 3
Can we keep this up for 2 more games though? Gonna be tough.
I wish I knew ball like this. Cool stuff.