What coaches and players say about roles, minutes, gameplans and development.
The defensive plan is to pressure the opposing best players while keeping the ball in front.
โPutting pressure on the other team's best players. But just doing that, but being able to keep the ball in front at the same time, not getting blow-by's... We want them to pressure but be smart while doing it.โ
Reaves says the Lakers want to model their disruptive.
โYou obviously want to defend without fouling. You want to be disruptive enough to make them turn the ball over. You just got to find that fine line to where you're not fouling too much. But heating the ball up at the same time, I think, you know, OKC does really. Those are probably top five in all defensive categories and I think 23rd in fouls or something like that last year. So, do what they do.โ
Lue wants rebounders to push the ball in transition.
โHe likes when we get the rebound. He wants us to push the ball. I get the rebound, I can push the ball easy.โ
The Clippers plan to build their identity around faster play, cutting and full-court pressure defense.
โI think we want to be a faster playing team, and we want to be a cutting team. Offensively, not just stand and watch. Defensively, I think we got to get the floor a little bit, try to pick up full court to create turnovers, speed teams up.โ
