Stefanos Makris analyzes the image of Olympiacos’ opponent in the Final Four, Real Madrid. Tavares’ pivotal role in defense and attack, size on the perimeter, off-screen play, multiple takers and set-area feint.
the TRUE She is his competition olympico In tomorrow’s final (21/5) The last four Ha euroleague (20:00, Novasports Prime And Live from SPORT24The Madridists have received a fair qualification and are now the last hurdle for the “reds and whites”.
Real have gone through a lot – just like Olympiacos – to get to this point. Against Olympiacos, he will line up with the three known long absences (the suspended Yabousli, the injured December and Poirier, unless there is a last-minute surprise with the Frenchman). But it’s still… real.
Real Madrid have a full squad, with size in all positions and personality that has shown in recent weeks, both in the series against Partizan in the qualifiers (where they came back from 0-2 to qualify) and against Barcelona.
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The defense starts with Tavares
Tavares is the player who defines everything for Real Madrid, both in defense and in attack. It’s clearly the defense that catches the eye, as the 2.21m center covers a lot of ground with its height.
The presence of Tavares guarantees two things in the Real Madrid environment: 1. Those who press the ball can be closer to their opponents and try to break the screens, because Tavares covers them by playing flat (staying behind) or level (at screen height). This is an example:
Saturnsky tries to play Pick and Roll with Nagi. Tavares is at the height of the screen, giving Rodriguez time to follow Cech.
Saturnski has Tavares in front of him and Rodriguez behind him.
With Tavares closing down so much space, the player marking the ball handler has more freedom. However, at the same time, those who mark far from the ball are given the opportunity to get closer to the basket and close distances.
The reason is again Tavares: even if the opponent passes to the perimeter, the weak side defender can come out strong and either force his opponent into a pressure shot, or attack a close defense (beat the basket). This usually creates an advantage. Except that under the basket awaits … Tavares. This is also the reason why Real Madrid defends so well in all three indicators.
Zone 2-3 with Tavares in the middle
At the same time, Real Madrid players also have a 2-3 zone in their defensive quiver, which sometimes becomes a 2-1-2, with Tavares in the middle. Edit Zone sends opposing guards to the sideline and then forces them to scramble to fall on Tavares.
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Composite defenses have always appealed to Pablo Laso (he often played a 1-3-1 zone with Marcos Slaughter at the top, before Tavares arrived and changed the zone defense to 2-3) and it is part of his legacy at Real and something he has embraced his successor, Chos Mateu.
Even Real Madrid players raise their defense high when they press. The reason – behind Tavares, is that they have long forwards, closing the space. This is an example:
A real start in the 2-3 zone, where Kozer Yokopatis sent wide.
Kalinic receives the ball on the other side and Real Madrid sends it to the side again.
Yokobaitis rushes towards the basket, but it falls over Tavares.
Real Madrid does not play in an area all the time. But he usually plays some collected possessions to change the tempo of the match. If the defense is successful, of course, he keeps it.
Pick and Roll has many creators and many off-screen plays
Real is a special team and probably the team with the most creators in the Euroleague. From Sergio Rodriguez and Sergio Jol, to Nigel Williams-Goss, Xdan Musa, Fabian Coser, and even Adam Hanga and Alberto Abaldi – who is off-duty – almost every winger in the squad can play pick to some degree and roll as a player.
Real can distinguish almost any player he wants… any position he wants. Kozer and Moses like to go left and hack. Yule and Nigel-Goss are executives. Hanja is an iconic creator. Rodriguez combines the two. Obviously, in the middle of all this is Eddie Tavares, with whom the Real Madrid players set up a game of Pick and Roll. In fact, Real sometimes – just like Olympiacos – play Spain’s famous pick-and-roll national team.
But the towering center doesn’t just score with Pick and Roll. It posts, but not in the way one might think. There is often an off-screen play (with the screen away from the ball) so that he goes deep into the basket and ends the stage. like him:
Rodriguez had the ball, while Coser grabbed Tavares.
Tavares receives the pass from Rodriguez.
Tavares finishes the stage.
Tavares has no special technique. But when you’re 2.21m tall and he puts the ball just under the basket, he doesn’t need a special technique.
However, Real Madrid is not only making screen plays for Tavares. He does the same with Moses and Fernandez. He plays with a lot of deliveries. More often than not, he has identical plays for Mario Hizonia, especially now that the Croatian is competing in a power forward position due to the absence of Gabuselli and Deck, as the four defenders are not used to chasing behind screens. Here is an example.
Williams-Goss owns the ball, with Hzonia having the option to either take a screen from Hanga to serve, or from Tavares and go to the perimeter.
Hizonia chose to take a screen from Tavares.
Hizonia tries to use a triple pointer.
A well-tuned machine built around Tavares
real problems. He has absences. But it’s real. A well-tuned machine that has built its entire squad around the impact of Tavares on both sides of the floor. An influence that grew even more due to the absence of Iaboseli and Deck, after Real Madrid lost the game after the forwards, but also due to the threat from the French player’s entourage.
real experienced. She’s a smoky powder group, she’ll put her hand on defense, she’ll go on the rebound, she’ll look for contact, and she’ll bet their size. But Olympiacos is an equally strong team. Real and Olympiacos are the two best teams in Europe. They will have 40 minutes to see which is better.
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