I spoke with Coach Adams back in February, and we had a great, and very informative interview back then. I was able to speak with Coach Adams again today, really quickly before the game. It was about Derrick Rose and his thoughts on this Pacers series, so check out my quick Q and A, round 2, with him, below...
AT: I remember asking you about teams trying to take the ball away from Derrick as he crosses mid-court and you telling me that once Joakim was back from his thumb injury that it would stop. Indiana has had some success in taking the ball away from Derrick, but what is the biggest reason that they are able to give them so much trouble? I see them being very physical with not just Derrick, but also with Carlos, Luol, and Joakim as well. One thing that I have noticed is there are back-cutting lanes when they overextend on defense, especially if Derrick is off the ball. Is there any plan to take advantage of Indy's agressive defense and back-cut to get high percentage shots? I have seen this work a few times in the series, but generally it has been on just a few occasions.
RA: Indiana has played aggressively and they have done a pretty good job slowing DR with the trap. We seem to have good passing lanes but we are not utilizing them enough. Back cutting is one possibility but I think we have made too many “home run” passes which has hurt us. In addition, we have had a poor shooting series and that is partly their defense and partly our inability to score when open. Their frontline has been very physical and they excel at the 2nd effort. We have to do more of the same. Hopefully, we can end it today...
AT: I remember asking you about teams trying to take the ball away from Derrick as he crosses mid-court and you telling me that once Joakim was back from his thumb injury that it would stop. Indiana has had some success in taking the ball away from Derrick, but what is the biggest reason that they are able to give them so much trouble? I see them being very physical with not just Derrick, but also with Carlos, Luol, and Joakim as well. One thing that I have noticed is there are back-cutting lanes when they overextend on defense, especially if Derrick is off the ball. Is there any plan to take advantage of Indy's agressive defense and back-cut to get high percentage shots? I have seen this work a few times in the series, but generally it has been on just a few occasions.
RA: Indiana has played aggressively and they have done a pretty good job slowing DR with the trap. We seem to have good passing lanes but we are not utilizing them enough. Back cutting is one possibility but I think we have made too many “home run” passes which has hurt us. In addition, we have had a poor shooting series and that is partly their defense and partly our inability to score when open. Their frontline has been very physical and they excel at the 2nd effort. We have to do more of the same. Hopefully, we can end it today...
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