as a defensive coach i would tell the team, look, kd is going to get his. russ too. even if they drop 40 a piece, that's 80 points. However, Dion waiters is NOT going to beat us tonight. Roberson is NOT going to beat us tonight. Adams has been great, but we will make him work harder than he has ever worked.
I don't agree because a 40pt stat line from Westbrook or KD is never "40pts, 0rebs, 0asts, 0stls." If you gamble on "letting them get their's", it impacts more than scoring. Westbrook had a triple double because he was active on the boards and his guys made shots. They'd have more success trying to limit Westbrook. Notice how bad the 2nd unit struggles w/o Westbrook, and with KD heading it...