Ok, I've been watching some of the replay on espn, and I believe the one big adjustment we should make for game 7, is to switch raja onto sam, and marion onto mobley. I say this for two reasons:
1) You look at mobley's box score, and you see only 9 points, but he had 6 assists. With most, if not all, of these being open shooters/cutters.
Mobley has size on Raja, and has done a pretty decent job on him in the post. So much so, that there were several times that the suns had to double him in game 6, leaving open shots. Mobley should not be able to post up shawn marion, when marion is at his defensive best, like this. Thus, by playing mobley straight up, there is one less double team/post threat you have to worry about.
2) I actually think raja has done a better job on cassell, than marion, when raja has had the chance to guard him. Raja has a lower base than marion, and has done a much better job staying in front of sam. Marion's length has a bigger impact on sam's shot, but most of the time marion is backed up enough (because he can't stay in front of cassell as easily as bell) that his length is negated.
It think you slow down two players by making the switch.
1) You look at mobley's box score, and you see only 9 points, but he had 6 assists. With most, if not all, of these being open shooters/cutters.
Mobley has size on Raja, and has done a pretty decent job on him in the post. So much so, that there were several times that the suns had to double him in game 6, leaving open shots. Mobley should not be able to post up shawn marion, when marion is at his defensive best, like this. Thus, by playing mobley straight up, there is one less double team/post threat you have to worry about.
2) I actually think raja has done a better job on cassell, than marion, when raja has had the chance to guard him. Raja has a lower base than marion, and has done a much better job staying in front of sam. Marion's length has a bigger impact on sam's shot, but most of the time marion is backed up enough (because he can't stay in front of cassell as easily as bell) that his length is negated.
It think you slow down two players by making the switch.
