Attacking Artest
The Celts like to use Pierce in ISO sets, but this is not the matchup to be doing this - they should focus more on bringing him off of screens and cuts to the basket. They can also use him as the ball handler in Pick and Roll sets. Artest struggles mightily moving laterally but is a great postup and ISO defender -
Here are some examples that illustrate how poorly he moves off of cuts and screens;
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