re: Can Boogie control himself in the playoffs?

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use AD and Boogie more traditionally in the paint.take advantage of their size more effectively.

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i don't think that will work.

maybe if they had the rest of the roster littered with shooters. with both guys in the paint, teams will collapse and effectively zone up on them. teams already make it hard to make entry passes on switches; it wont get any easier if they can sink 4 guys into the paint. i would guess lots of of open shots for guys the Pels dont want taking jump shots. and those probing drives that Rondo has had likely disappear then, you're betting on Davis/Cousins grabbing offensive rebounds. which they should do, but that's a waste of their prodigious talents.

this can work because both guys are mobile and skilled out to the 3pt line. there is a reason Davis has taken more shots at the rim this year than any year since his 2nd season. he's also converting there at about 80%. Cousins being out of the paint draws a large defender away and gets Davis those shots.

the problem for me is how they use Cousins/how he plays. he needs to adjust his game some. keep it moving, get other guys involved when it's him+Davis. Davis is just better attacking the rim than he is plus Cousins is a better passer. then he needs to eat in the paint when he's got the floor to himself. much easier said than done.