McDermott was acting like such a show-off last night...scoring on every ATO, running a dang designed airball play to beat Oregon's zone. Come on man...
A new concept/action that's cropped up in the NBA this year (D'Antoni, I think, was the 1st to do it)
"Pinch" - screener comes from underneath the cutter to screen him into a DHO. Allows cutter to get good separation on DHO + hurts the D's ability to switch/go under
Nasty stuff here from Celtics/Brad Stevens
Looks like their traditional Middle P&R action (ghost by Tatum + middle P&R by their 5), turns into an elbow catch and dive.
Brad Stevens on switching:
“If you’re not going to do it aggressively. Don’t do it.”
“Can’t switch passively. Have to switch aggressively. Have to switch UP the court. Have to be able to put them on their heels. If not, it won’t work against the good teams.”
Free Throw Golf
Swish = Birdie (-1)
Rim Make = Par (0)
Miss = Bogey (+1)
Shoot 18 shots (18 holes)
Record: -14
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with a solid 9-under tonight, despite having a bad caddie (me).
Interesting concept here that I caught a couple of times in Summer League.
Counter to traditional "Short" action: Opposite big (not in P&R) pulls short on the middle P&R. PG attacks for a mid-paint DHO
No one steals from the NBA better/more than Creighton's Greg McDermott. Here are the Blue Jays crushing Marquette with D'Antoni's "Flip" screen in Tuesday's second half
Brad Stevens on switching:
“If you’re not going to do it aggressively. Don’t do it.”
“Can’t switch passively. Have to switch aggressively. Have to switch UP the court. Have to be able to put them on their heels. If not, it won’t work against the good teams.”
Buddy of mine that worked for Kelvin Sampson told me that there wasn’t a single practice where Sampson didn’t have it. Locked-in, engaged, high-energy, prepared, confronted behavior that didn’t meet his standard. Brought it every day.
A set/action I've seen popping up this year in college hoops. Here's 4 clips of Furman and Loyola running it.
Best part? This action was a staple of offensive basketball in the 1950's!! "Nothing is original under the sun."
A concept versus drop coverage that has gained steam in the NBA over the last several years:
Deep (second) screen versus the drop
Like all cool/unique screening concepts, I just figure Marcin Gortat invented it
I'm curious how this would be officiated at the college level
Nice ATO here from Brooklyn's Kenny Atkinson.
This kind of action is one of early ATO trends (really a carryover from last year): misdirection into a high-single side bump with a diving 5. Guard reads if it's a dunk or a 3
The ATO that Phoenix opened up with last night is a concept that's extremely popular in Europe. Steve Clifford was the first guy I saw run it in the NBA (he called it "Live").
Joe Harris' late go-ahead bucket came on what's called a "Charlie V." Lawrence Frank termed it that after Charlie Villanueva who would screw defenses up by acting like he was popping before diving into a roll
Always tough when teams start running your action against you.
Brett Brown brought this "Throw & Go" set to the league. Phoenix used it against the Sixers last night in a big spot.