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Did the Boston Celtics spark a ‘tall ball’ revolution in the NBA?
Have the Boston Celtics ushered in a brand new period of “tall ball” as a response to years of small ball being the NBA’s dominant paradigm? After slogging via unskilled pairings of dual bigs the Celtics deployed in latest seasons out of sheer necessity, they came upon an extremely efficient iteration constructed round enjoying heart Robert Williams III and Al Horford collectively.
It created a league-leading protection that different groups just like the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Minnesota Timberwolves emulated, maybe signaling but a brand new route for the league. “With every part else even, greater is definitely higher than smaller,” associated broadcaster and former coach Stan Van Gundy in a latest article by CBS Sports activities’ James Herbert.
“In Van Gundy’s view, the success of the Celtics, who had one of the best protection within the NBA final season and the No. 2 offense from January onward, has loads to do with the league trending taller,” writes Herbert, noting Van Gundy is even predicting a return to publish play within the league because of this.
It’s definitely doable, but when it does occur, it’ll require the type of expert huge males Boston introduced on with their reunion with Horford — ask any Celtics fan how poorly extra conventional bruisers within the publish with little potential to shoot the ball or move it may possibly go.
“Ideally as a group you need to have plenty of versatility and adaptability to have the ability to play lineups situationally,” shared Van Gundy, which sounds very very like one thing else Boston has developed in the midst of the final 12 months.
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