Lloyd Pierce had a defensive philosophy developed during five seasons as an assistant coach with the 76ers.
He scraped it when he became head coach of the Hawks. In fact, his system hasn’t been installed fully yet, even now after his first full season as a head coach.
Why?
“Anyone’s system is based on who you have and what you have to do,” Pierce said in an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Pierce described his system in Philadelphia, where he served as the defensive coordinator, as “finish over length.” You see with a lineup that included a 6-foot-10 point guard in Ben Simmons, a 6-3 shooting guard in J.