During the regular time, the three stars of the perimeter would alternate on the court, accompanied by Childress, a capable substitute, or a lagging substitute; the two starting inside players would take turns playing, with a physically strong substitute; defense was up to fate, and offense depended entirely on the three stars.
After half a dozen plays, Carlisle had seen right through the Hawks' tactics. There was no technical content at all, just simple and crude.
But with Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Pierce forming a perimeter trio of stars...
