Blazers playbook: Damon Stoudamire
Coach's Edge
During the regular season, Portland relied much on point guard Damon Stoudamire. Though his numbers are down in the playoffs, he has a distinct advantage over the bigger, slower Ron Harper. Look for the Blazers to try and exploit it in the series.
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ANIMATE THIS PLAY DIAGRAM WITH SHOCKWAVE |
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(A) Scottie Pippen (33) brings the ball up the floor in this set and initiates with a pick 'n roll off of Rasheed Wallace (30). Damon Stoudamire (3) slides up the strong side and meets Pippen at the wing. |
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(B) If Pippen (33) doesn't have a good look, he flips the ball to Stoudamire (3). Damon reverses the floor off a high screen from Arvydas Sabonis (11). From there, Stoudamire has a number of options -- pull up for the jumper, drive to the rack, hit Sabonis on the roll, or kick out to Steve Smith (8) in the corner for three. |
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