Wait, has the “NBA on TNT” show really sparked a conversation related to basketball? Oh cool!
Tuesday night’s panel of Adam Lefko, Shakeel O’Neill, Candace Parker and Dwayne Wade discussed the challenges of playing the role of defense in the modern NBA, especially when teams have to account for skilled big men who at a high clip Can sync 3-pointers. It all started with O’Neill praising Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who posted 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebellions in a 128–97 victory over the Bucks.
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O ‘Neill said, “MVP candidate, playing like a true big man.” “He has the ability to get out, and he does that, but that’s not all he does. You saw a freak, involving his people, went in with a spin move. I didn’t feel anything bad to say about Bella Bella. “
Parker and Wade then elaborate on how difficult it is to cover Jock and Jamal Murray in a pick-and-roll scenario, the defenders arguing with Wade can’t be “lazy” on the switch, and an aggressive look at the point of the screen From should attack the ball handler. This led to O’Neill asking why NBA teams switch so often.
Leave it to Parker to break it.
Parker: The NBA now switches.
O’Neil: Why?
Parker: Because everyone can’t shoot.
O’Neil: Whatever happened to the man?
Parker: Because you’re trying to get your man back, and they’re going to kill a trio, just as Joke did.
O’Neill: Whatever happened to the pre-rotation?
Parker: They then spin the ball around, and someone gets a 3-pointer.
Wade: If you’ve got four to five 3-point shooters on the court, you’re not going to make the rounds in enough time.
It is fair to say that NBA teams can sometimes rely heavily on switching rather than maintaining contact with primary assignments. Look no further than Mason Plumley’s fumble in the 2020 Western Conference Finals.
O’Neill said that O’Neill is not interested in understanding how the game has evolved since their playing days, even Parker and Wade have overcome the problems of “manning up” . A man like Jock has the size to score in the paint, but he is shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc this season. This puts frontcourt players in a brutal position, and switching is often the best option. This is not as easy as O’Neill would like, especially when the ball handler is also a sniper.
As noted by Nekias Duncan of BasketballNews.comThe spotting of offenses in 2006 when O’Neill and Wade won the NBA Championship compared to the 2020-21 season is surprising. See where the players have stood on this pick and roll since about 15 years ago.
Now fast forward to present day hoops. She is A lot of Ground to cover
O’Neill continued to push for his strategy, but there were facts from Parker’s side. Parker calmly informed him that pre-rotation would open up corner 3-pointers for teams with multiple shooters, adding that the Nuggets went 11 of 30 deep against the Bucks (36.7 percent), which was their normal standards (38 % Percent). Season).
Yes, let’s just bang Gayle. case dismissed.
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