~ switching up on guard defense, meaning Kobe can guard Westbrook and Fisher can guard Sefolosha.
Thabo Sefolosha doesn't really look to create his own offense and Fish can guard him at the 3-point line. Since taking Westbrook out of the game needs to be a priority, Kobe can take the momentum out of him (literally and figuratively); doing that early on could mean that Westbrook won't be as aggressive towards the end of the game.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to this?
Thabo Sefolosha doesn't really look to create his own offense and Fish can guard him at the 3-point line. Since taking Westbrook out of the game needs to be a priority, Kobe can take the momentum out of him (literally and figuratively); doing that early on could mean that Westbrook won't be as aggressive towards the end of the game.
What are the advantages and disadvantages to this?