Eddy Rivera Breaks Down the Orlando Magic's Offense
by Evan Dunlap on Aug 30, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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Eddy Rivera has put together some excellent illustrations and video clips to explain some of the Orlando Magic's pet plays under head coah Stan Van Gundy in recent weeks. Now is as good a time as any to get caught up with these posts:
Though I suspect many readers of this site also follow Eddy's work at MagicBasketball.net, I did want to highlight these particular posts once again. They're worth a second look.
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That made clearer for me..
thanks! (shruging my shoulders)
I see that corner three develop every time.
It’s always hilarious to watch someone come with the double team and I’m always like “You really don’t want to do that because we’re just gonna…too late.”
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
that "...too late" moment really is one of the more fun aspects of watching this team, isn't it?
by Evan Dunlap on Aug 30, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, good team basketball is always more fun than just watching a guy penetrate and score on every play.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
The staggered screen is my favorite
So simple, and it almost always gets Jameer an open look.
Don't we also run a "twin towers" offense?
I call it “Faulty Towers”. We don’t do it often-
Go Magic/Bucs/Gators/Rays!
by chiefs_55 on Aug 31, 2010 6:42 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
It's more of a "Twin Towers" defense.
Rebounding, too. There’s not much offense to it.
I love LeBron. No really, I love Jameer.
If we are waiting for a large enough sample
to determine with any degree of statistical certainty whether or not this scheme could win us a championship, it may not happen before all the players on current Magic roster retire. I am not going to get into this discussion again, but I would like to point to one thing in particular, and that has to do with Dwight needing help on defense. As good as he is, we cannot allow the guards and wing players to penetrate the paint, and get him in foul trouble (case in point: CHA series), because when Dwight leaves the game there is a considerable drop in Magic’s game quality. So this idea of Dwight being able to anchor Magic’s defense by himself is an unrealistic expectation which could lead to silly fouls and frustration to follow.
It's worked out okay so far
The only time Dwight’s foul trouble really affected a playoff series was against Charlotte, and the Magic still swept the series. It hasn’t been an issue in the more difficult series so far.
Agreed but some of the games in that CHA series were a lot closer than we may have wished
Additionally, other teams may follow the suit if they have the personnel to attack the paint considering that our defense – as relates to starting 5 – has gone a notch down assuming that Richardson would start (in place of Barnes).
Larry Brown has given the league a good game plan against the Magic
Not every team has guys like Wallace and Jackson, but I can think of a certain team right down 95 that has better slashers than Charlotte.
No, its not original at all
But Larry knew what he had in terms of personnel and put together the best game plan against the Magic he could. The players had to suppress their fears of getting stuffed and embarrassed and keep driving it at the scariest dude in the league. With superior talent on the wings, Miami will use a similiar strategy. The Charlotte series was one of the closest sweeps I have ever seen. Plug in Lebron and Wade in Jackson and Wallaces stead and its going to be tough to keep Dwight on the floor.
In all honesty, I tend to think that the similarities are not in place
While I think MIA may use that scheme, there are pros and cons to such strategies, amongst which are the risks of injury to the attacking players. CHA was one of the worst teams in terms of their offense, and basically had no chance of beating the Magic in a conventional offensive plan. MIA may have other – more beneficial and less risky – options hence not adhering to that scheme.
That's a good point too. The Bobcats don't have much firepower. They had to drive.
And their strategy in the first round wasn’t so disparate from theirs in the regular season; they were a potent foul-drawing team. It wasn’t an adjustment.
A lot of Howard’s fouls in that series were offensive.
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