I love this set as it is a simple high p&r with everyone lifted above the three-point line. Defensively, you need to account for Carter’s potential ability to turn the corner in the p&r which forces you to defend the p&r with a soft show/under. You can’t blitz the pick against them because it forces a defender covering a shooter in the wing to help for a count or two against Howard rolling to the front of the rim until Howard’s defender gets back into the paint against Howard. The help defender who sags into the paint must do his best to close out to the perimeter against a very good shooter…If you are late to close you obviously give up an uncontested three-point attempt or a poor close out will enable Orlando’s wings to give a quick shot fake or immediately rip through on the catch which enable them a pull up jumper or a drive to the rim. EVEN on that example as the wing player drives to the rim it’s so hard to make all the necessary defensive rotations….If Lewis drives to the rim and O’Neal helps all he has to do is make a quick pass to Howard for a dunk as too many weakside helping guards don’t rotate quick enough in those situations (they don’t get in front of the big to close off the passing lanes or deflect the pass)

Watching Orlando last year in the playoffs against Cleveland was great as they were able to get a lot of penetration where they drove basebline -made the pass to the corner- and then made the extra pass to the wing time and time again for wide open three-pointers….even if the defense rotated to stop the three-point attempt all Turk had to do was make the catch and rip it through to the rim, get to line or throw the lob to Howard if help came on his drive…If Orlando throws it into the post the defense must decide if they are going to double on the catch or first dribble, where the double is coming from and the proper rotations..if you don’t double Howard he will abuse your post players or at least, get them in foul trouble…if you double Orlando will cut someone through the lane which the defense must account for …if it doesn’t then ORL would get plenty of lay-ups…Once the defense accounts for the cutter it opens up the opportunity for Howard to make the quick pass to an open wing for an open three or drive…..Orlando is tough to beat as they run continuous p&r and tons of wing p&r w/weakside duckins for Howard and Horns action….Orlando will be tough again this June

So yeah, put Varejao in the same sentence as Howard, but only one of them has a practiced move that constitutes cheating. Say what you want, but if you try to create a foul that didn’t happen, you have cheated. And V is great at cheating.