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📽️ The really smart adjustment Michael Malone and the Nuggets made against Miami’s zone in Game 3:
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The fact that Duncan Robinson went from D3 player without a D1 offer, to scholarship player and later starter at Michigan, to a legit rotation player on the Heat who have the 3rd best record in the NBA, does not get enough attention. Unbelievable achievement.
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Luka Doncic faced at least 11(!) different coverages against the Toronto Raptors Friday night. It didn't matter -- Luka dissected all of them.
Watch how he did it:
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Luka is going to have to play *much* better defensively on the perimeter if Dallas is going to win this series.
He gave up too many blow by's that directly led to baskets or put the Mavericks in rotation:
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The Timberwolves played 8(!) different coverages against Luka Doncic in Game 3.
It didn't matter -- Doncic has seen *every* defense and knew exactly how to dissect them:
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The One and Only, LeBron James.
How LeBron mismatch hunting Damian Lillard led the Lakers to victory:
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Two minutes of Steph Curry creating easy baskets for teammates without touching the ball
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Purdue just executed the exact baseline out of bounds (BLOB) coverage on the same exact BLOB LeBron and JJ discussed
.
@kingjames
and
@jj_redick
are obsessed with basketball.
Consider their podcast, Mind the Game, a celebration of the sport as they discuss the state of the game, dissect X’s and O’s (like they do here), and wax poetic about the game they love.
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Nikola Jokic's Perfect Quarter
Jokic scored or created a ridiculous 36(!!) of Denver’s 38 points in the 3rd Quarter of Game 5.
Watch how he did it:
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Duncan Robinson had a bigger impact on Miami’s offensive success in Game 3 than anyone not named Jimmy Butler.
But, how? Didn’t he only shoot 4/12 and 3/10 from three?
Watch:
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Charles Matthews (
@1CMatthews
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Hit his first shot attempt from deep and played some great man defense. Awesome to see.
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This completion on Bama’s last drive was marked at the 45, any idea why?
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He’s already great offensively, but Zion still has a *long* way to go on the defensive end:
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I think Simpson got fouled four different times on this play
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Jokic throws-and-gets a hand-off at full speed, spins to his left, looks off the help, and delivers a lefty dime.
He's 7 feet tall. Totally absurd.
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How many players, on average, would you guess are on the same NBA team as 3 seasons ago?
The answer is 3.07!! The average team has *just over 3* of the same players as 3 years ago.
With so much turnover, why does Draft discourse focus so much on team fit?
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Play 1: Clemson in its 3-2 zone. Alabama runs a ball screen overload set w/ Sears cutting thru the paint to the corner --> open 3.
3 mins later, Clemson goes back to zone
Play 2: Bama runs the same ball screen overload. Clemson overreacts to Sears in corner --> And-1. Ballgame.
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Iowa ran "21 Pitch" to send its wild comeback vs. Michigan State to OT.
The same play that Villanova first used to win the 2016 National Championship. Has spread as a late game play since.
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Don't think I've seen this anywhere -- Oklahoma City selected Zavier Simpson 7th overall in the NBA G-League Draft.
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This is an awesome ATO from the Celtics.
Hand-off into a step-up ball screen. Christian Wood has to give attention to Grant Williams on the short roll while his man, Al Horford, sets a hammer screen for Tatum on the weak side.
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**Derrick White has been superb defensively for the Spurs, especially in the last two games:
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Gorgeous play out of a timeout from the Wizards SL team. Movement into Zoom Action --> Elevator Screen
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Purdue's Matt Painter again showed why he is one of the best X's & O's coaches in basketball -- Beautiful After Timeout (ATO) Tactics
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Brilliant play sequencing from Fran McCaffery and Iowa vs. OSU
First play: Iowa runs screens on each block, then Keegan Murray flashes to the top of the key for a middle iso
Next play: the Iowa players reject the screens, Murray fakes the middle iso and cuts backdoor for a lob
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Franz going from turning down open catch and shoot 3s at Michigan to hitting off the dribble stepbacks over Giannis… elite improvement
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I cannot believe Petitti actually wrote this.
1) Is he claiming that “illegal” sign stealing is in some way more dangerous than the “legal” kind?
2) If he truly believed sign stealing was dangerous, shouldn’t you address that problem directly (headsets, etc)?
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti tells Michigan in his response that he finds it "credible" that advance scouting increases the risk of injury "because if you know what play your opponent is running, then you also know where your opponents’ players will be on the field."
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The Mavericks scored on this play 7 times in their win last night vs. the Knicks.
Watch how Luka Doncic manipulated the Spain P&R as part of his 60-21-10 outing:
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📽️ In Game 4, Denver ran the same play three times in a row and scored in three different ways.
Watch how they did it:
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The Dallas Mavericks scored on 8(!) different Horns sets on back-to-back nights vs. the Kings:
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Nasty set from the Kings SL team
Looks like a standard stagger, but the first screener turns to set a screen for Keegan Murray to come off for a look from the corner.
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Deni Avdija was awesome defensively tonight for the Wizards.
He was active in passing lanes in ball screen switches and played great on-ball defense, guarding Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker for extended stretches.
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How Matt Coleman (and his ball screen passing) led Texas to a road win at Purdue:
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FS1's "All-Access" gave viewers awesome insight from the sidelines of Illinois' win @ Penn State.
We learned, as Pat Chambers reiterated to his team, that PSU defenders should expect Ayo Dosunmu (
#11
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Michigan Horns Zoom Series -- the third set may be my favorite that Michigan is running this season
• Horns DHO
• Horns Zoom
• Horns Double Zoom Spread
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Can we talk about how absolutely absurd the footwork is on this stepback from Poole?
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How Michigan State Dismantled Michigan's Defense En Route to a 16-Point Victory
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Despite limited involvement, Jordan Poole left a *lot* to be desired on defense against Michigan State:
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Michigan scored 4 baskets out of the same Stagger DHO set vs. Nebraska -- a set they’ve been running more frequently
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Boston's Brilliant Offensive Wrinkle
The C's scored 4 baskets in Game 2 by positioning guards in the dunker spot, opposite the normal formation
Not only that, Boston kept the guard on the *strong side* to ensure the helper wasn't a rim protector or cause confusion in rotations
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Villanova’s switch-everything ball screen defense forcing opponents into isolations:
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*Although just a freshman, Franz Wagner has displayed preternatural defensive instincts:
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Michigan | ATO Special
Pin --> Hand-back --> Step-up Ball Screen
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**Video Breakdown: How Michigan stifled Northwestern’s final possession in their road victory over the Wildcats**
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Caris LeVert chin ball screen assist, five years after running the same action for
@umichbball
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Just wanted to post this very dope pass from JaVale that doesn't result in an assist
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How the Nuggets dismantled the Clippers' defense to force Game 7, a video thread:
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This is an absurd pass from Harden. I don’t even know how he saw House.
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This play won't make the highlights or the stat sheet... most probably didn't even notice it.
But in addition to the obvious stuff he does, this shows Franz Wagner's awesome instincts and defensive value:
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Dickinson's most impressive defensive possession may have been the first of the game.
Guards a ball screen, a DHO, closes out to the perimeter under control, uses strength to stop the drive, stays disciplined on all of Garza's pivots, then finishes with a block:
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This after timeout (ATO) play from Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics is one of the nastiest I've seen this season.
The Celtics are scoring 1.05 points per ATO possession (!) -- 2nd highest in the NBA.
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Despite some offensive struggles, Eli Brooks is *vital* to Michigan's defense. Purdue’s best shooter, Sasha Stefanovic, entered the game boasting a 45% mark from 3. As a focus of Purdue's off-ball actions, Brooks was superb chasing him around screens to neuter his effectiveness:
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Re-watching the Texas Tech game... kind of astounding to see how many of Michigan’s 18 misses from three were legitimately good looks that just did not fall:
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One of the more dominant defensive performances you will see from a wing last night from Franz Wagner.
He was everywhere -- providing rim protection, rotating to cut off drives, blocking jump shots, and defending at the point of attack:
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Seeing the Harden-Embiid empty corner pick-and-roll generate great offense in the 3Q, Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics made a smart adjustment.
On "nexting" ball screens and how it worked:
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Don't think a play better highlights Michigan's D today: Brooks staying in front of Winston then fighting thru multiple screens, Teske effectively hard hedging to force a Winston pass, X stunts at Tillman, then Teske helping on Henry's drive so Livers can recover & block the shot
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Russ’ triple-double will get all the headlines, but his defense left a lot to be desired in his Wizards debut:
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**By my count, Michigan scored 24 points on the 29 possess. (0.83 PPP) Michigan State switched with its '5' man. Xavier Tillman's ability to effectively switch unlocked this gameplan for MSU. His defense was *superb,* stifling Michigan guards all night:
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If a prospect is good enough to stick, the roster will likely look entirely different near the end of his rookie deal.
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Just finished M-UMD
Do you know how hard it is to beat an opponent by double digits when they hit 60% of their 3PA? M dominated that game.
What Dickinson is doing is... ridiculous.
Brooks is endlessly underappreciated — don’t listen to people who suggest less mins for him
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Rutgers ran the same weave chin ball screen set for 5 baskets during the 2H comeback:
What a win by Rutgers. Trail by 19 points in the second half on the road and come back to beat a Penn State team playing for its NCAA Tournament life.
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Came in a loss but this is a holy shit level pass from Trevion Williams
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The subtle brilliance of Bam Adebayo that has helped make Jimmy Butler isolations so effective
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Franz Wagner individual defense versus FSU. Exceptional mobility, lateral quickness, and length🔒
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Tom Izzo called MSU's loss to Northwestern "one of the more inept performances in my 26 years."
Let's watch some of the defensive clips that contributed to that statement:
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**Inside the Play: Breaking Down How Michigan Disrupted Air Force's 'Princeton' Offense**
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How to Talk Basketball series
Videos explaining different basketball concepts & terminology to help you understand the game better
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Michigan scoring on 6 different actions out of Motion Weak, a set popularized in the NBA by the San Antonio Spurs:
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People should not be blaming this game on the refs. Was there a foul on Poole on that last play? Probably. That doesn’t change the fact that Michigan State out-executed Michigan for almost the entire 2nd half, for the 3rd straight time. They were the better team.
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An illustration of LeBron’s brilliant basketball mind: two plays from Game 6 vs. Memphis
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📽️ The Murray-Jokic Two-Man Game is Unguardable
Miami used 5 different defenders, multiple ball screen coverages, and zone but it didn't matter.
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I'm a huge fan of
@JJ_Redick
's fantastic podcast
@OldManAndThree
.
Having your video shouted-out on said podcast is very cool
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“The gap between [Steph Curry] to the next guy in terms of just pure work was insane… Two or three guys end up chasing him and that’s how I got 4-6 points a game… It’s something I’ve never seen before.”
— Donte DiVincenzo 🙌
(via
@Roommates__Show
)
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Isaiah Livers cuts to counter the defense stunting at a pick & pop:
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Love this ATO from the Nets.
Double ball screen into a pindown for Seth Curry. But it's really designed for a throwback to Cam Johnson to take advantage of the stunt from Melton.
Add the "go & catch" and finish from Johnson... *chefs kiss*
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Really awesome read by Deni Avdija.
First play, Memphis dials up a nasty ATO.
Stagger --> flip back --> step-up ball screen with an exit. Open dunk.
Memphis runs it again the next possess. This time, Avdija anticipates the flip back and strips Bane.
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In a 4-year sample,
@kenpomeroy
found that teams who fouled up 3 won 92% of the time, while teams who defended won 93.5%.
The data doesn't favor one strategy over the other.
Three rules to live by:
1. Never acknowledge The Godfather: Part III.
2. Never waste calories on pizza outside of the Eastern Time Zone.
3. ALWAYS foul up three late.
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NEW VIDEO: Michigan players didn't run sets correctly at least 5 times against Arizona.
Here are a few of those mistakes, described in detail
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Pumped to share some personal news!
@UMHoops
and I will be hosting a weekly podcast dedicated to analyzing Michigan Basketball.
We plan to discuss the team at a more nuanced level and “pin down” the answers to listener questions.
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**Klay Thompson, Beast Against Post-Ups** Despite his relatively slight frame, Klay Thompson is a stout post defender. Opponents are only scoring 0.73 PPP on post-ups against Thompson, placing him in the top 15th percentile in the NBA:
#DubNation
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The Lakers cut Denver's lead to 7 with 5:15 in the 4th. Out of the timeout, Denver ran the same play 4 straight times.
The Nuggets scored all 4 plays and the lead was extended to 13, salting away the game.
Play: pindown for KCP into an elbow catch for Jokic, then split action.
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The Rise of the Double (Drag) Screen, the play *EVERY* NBA Team is Using:
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