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Following his first triple double of the season a week ago, I wrote on Tre Jones’ deceptive driving style, his unique connection with Wemby and why his poise transforms the Spurs.
More on how Tre Jones is leading San Antonio into a new era ⬇️⬇️
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Afterthought in the Lillard trade, rookie Toumani Camara has impressed in his first NBA actions.
Let’s dig into his defensive performance against the Jazz — highlighting his striking maturity, outstanding techniques and attention to details.
⬇️🎥 [THREAD]
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Undrafted rookie Craig Porter Jr. just lifted the depleted
@cavs
to a win with 19 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds (+14 +/-).
Let’s dig into his performance and brighten our holidays with the guard’s poised decision making, ultra-flexible ankles and pick-and-roll wizardry ⬇️🎥
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In honor of OG’s imminent return, here’s a reminder to how dominant the Knicks were w/ him on the the floor.
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Toumani Camara currently has a -11.7 net defensive rating.
Opponents’ eFG% drop by 7.3% when Camara is ON.
Opponents shoot only 20.0% on 3s contested by Camara.
Toumani (Buckets) Stops.
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Pascal Siakam is one of the most underrated playmakers in the league !
Amidst controversial statement from new coach and complicated contract negotiations, it’s time we appreciate a side of Siakam’s game nearly as impactful as his scoring.
⬇️🎥 [THREAD]
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Zach Collins in 26 games as a starter last year (per game stats) :
- 14.8 points on 58.5 %TS
- 7.9 rebounds
- 3.8 assists
- 1.7 stocks
- 28.2 minutes
More on his underrated development in the
@spurs
offense 🎥⬇️
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Willie Green is amongst my favorite coaches in the league, and a big reason why is how he engages with his players and keeps them active.
The Pels rotate from the weakside ultra early — watch how he screams at Murphy (much bigger/longer) to take McCollum’s spot as the low man :
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Colby Jones just scored 19 points on 73% true shooting for the Kings.
Let’s take a look back at his last two games and understand how his shooting, high IQ and effort have put him into meaningful minutes contention after just 5 games of preseason.
⬇️🎥 [THREAD]
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It’s hard to fathom how impactful of an addition Grant Williams will be for the
@dallasmavs
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Verified spacer, huge wing-stopper and smart connector. Grant is the embodiment of the ideal modern 3&D.
More on how he and the Mavs should find success together next season 🎥⬇️
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Caris LeVert has become exactly what the Cavs needed.
In the wake of his 32 millions extension, let’s delve into the impactful player he’s become in Cleveland, from his dynamic secondary creation to his unexpected defensive tenacity.
⬇️🎥
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Toumani Camara in 4 minutes to start Q2:
8 points | 2 rebounds | 1 assists | 1 block.
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In 1088 minutes together, Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert had 118.1 offensive rating, on par to rank second in the entire NBA.
Exploring five key elements to their partnership's success, including Minnesota's intelligent offense and Anderson's distinct skillset.
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Only one player averaged 14+ points, along with 5.5+ assists on league-average efficiency and under 30 minutes last year :
- Markelle Fultz
More on his impressive season, his spectacular passing and his future among the
@OrlandoMagic
’s core 🎥⬇️
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Following the fantastic start to his NBA career, I wrote about Toumani Camara’s multifaceted defensive tenacity, his journey to the NBA and what it means for Belgian Basketball.
Portland’s culture-shifting rookie is only getting started ⬇️
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In two preseason games, the Brooklyn Nets average 39.6 3PTA per 100 possessions — they were at 34.2 threes attempted per 100 last year.
98.7 pace last season — currently at 106.5.
The Ben Simmons’ Run-And-Gun Nets have arrived.
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Amongst the 29 players that manipulated at least 4 pick-and-rolls per game during the playoffs, Mikal Bridges ranked FOURTH in efficiency.
I delve into his growth as a ball-handler, his enticement for the midrange and what it means for his future with the
@BrooklynNets
.
🎥⬇️
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Your daily Toumani Camara defensive highlight.
12 PTS I 7 REBS I 3 AST I +15 +/- in 27 minutes today. The offense is getting there!
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Kris Dunn is ridiculously fun and more people need to know about it.
Just from last night ⬇️⬇️
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Tyrese Maxey’s per game stats without James Harden last year :
- 24.8 points
- 5.4 assists (1.6 TOVs)
- 3.8 rebounds
Deep-dive into how Harden's holdout could aid in his growth, Nurse's potential impact on reshaping his off-ball skills and unlocking his complete upside.
⬇️🎥
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Amongst the 135 players who attempted at least 5 drives per game, Jaren Jackson Jr. ranked second in points percentage last season.
Deep-dive into his unique profile and techniques, what
@memgrizz
does to weaponize his talent and how it changes the geometry of the court.
⬇️🎥
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Nearly 90 seconds in, Camara made his first eye-popping play of the game by sprinting back on defense and completing the chase down block.
Watch how he shortens/accelerates his strides to gather more power into his two-feet leap.
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"Through a proper utilization of a truly rare and promising skillset, Quin Snyder's Hawks could tap into an unprecedented ceiling and breathe new life into their pursuit of top seeds in the Eastern Conference"
Wrote on Jalen Johnson and his potential ⬇️
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The Spurs were 2nd in handoffs and 5th in cuts per game last year, and Zach had a lot to do with it.
Pop weaponized his passing aptitudes by involving him in more actions at the top of the key, from where he can hit cutters.
Could have made a 10 minutes tape of those passes.
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Zach Collins retook on last season’s growth in his first minutes with Wemby.
The offense continues to flow through his vision/passing from the top of the key and a lot of great promises already emerged from it!
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For what it’s worth, Naji Marshall’s passing might be the most intriguing role-player’s skill in the league.
Impressive passing versatility, good synergy with his teammates and has a true feel for the show.
more on his game and flashy passing🎥⬇️
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Jalen Johnson is awesome. His development has been one of the best things to follow this early season.
+8.3 net rating on the season.
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Trendon Watford is full of talent !
After a surprising buyout, the 22 years old signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for the 2023-24 season. Here’s why I think his unique physical profile and guard-like skillset could result in a breakout year with the Nets.
⬇️🎥 [THREAD]
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No matter the uniform in which Pascal Siakam ends the year, that team offense will greatly benefit from his gravity and ruthless scoring.
As depicted by his numbers or the eye test, Siakam is a way more advanced creator than he gets credited for.
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Pascal Siakam is amongst the 15 players who gets doubled most often, and Toronto harvested 1.19 PPP on those possessions.
Since becoming a first option, his passing numbers have constantly improved, testament to his growth in weaponizing the attention his scoring draws.
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This is it for Toumani’s defensive tape breakdown! I tried to highlight his main strengths — from his textbook footwork that perfectly sets up his two-foot leap, his unsuspected mobility to his relentless effort and rigor.
Hope y’all liked it!
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Last game, 5’8’’ Yuki Kawamura had 25 points and 9 assists to lead Japan to their first win in the
#FIBAWC
.
This is how Josh Green defended him ALL game today. Special point-of-attack defense by an awesome all-around defender.
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On the next play, he’s assigned to Keyonte George before switching on Sexton, two shifty guards.
He contains Sexton’s attack perfectly, leading to a TO and a layup on the other end. His versatility allows Portland to try lots of coverages with their 220lbs Forward.
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Toumani Camara has grown increasingly comfortable bringing the ball up and initiating offense in semi-transition. Notice how he uses his jump + length to drop this one off around the defender.
15 PTS I 9 REB I 4 AST vs. Toronto
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Tre Jones converts 72% of his finishes at the rim (97th percentile), where 44% of his attempts come from (92nd percentile).
So good at finding the right angles to bypass rim protection. Crafty driver/finisher.
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In 626 minutes together, Onyeka Okongwu and Jalen Johnson registered a + 4.6 net rating.
Both great rebounders, mobile defenders and solid rim-protectors. The upside is clearly there as their pairing brings tons of promises!
Might be time for the youth to takeover in the A.
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Jordan Goodwin when playing 20+ minutes last year (25 games):
⁃ 10.6 points per game on 56.2 TS%
⁃ 4.1 assists/g
⁃ 4.3 rebounds/g
⁃ 37.8% from 3 on 2.9 attempts/g
More on his game and the overlooked impact he could have for the
@Suns
next year. ⬇️🎥
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The Belgian masters all the right fundamentals to be a part of a great team defense, including transition defense.
He makes up for his lack of raw speed and explosiveness with his awareness, length and constant effort.
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His thorough defensive display resumed in the second half, with first this solid rotation as the low-man.
He reads Clarkson’s drive perfectly; not committing too soon and arising at the ideal moment to make his 7 feet wingspan as disruptive as possible.
Another TO provoked.
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Now in clutch time, he contains the drive and sets his feet right on time to get the charge call. Didn’t hesitate one second to put his body on the line.
…yet another turnover created.
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In the first game as the lead ball-handler, Tyrese Maxey registered 31 points and 8 assists on 60.0% TS.
He did it without committing a single turnover in 40 mins.
More on his increasingly lethal blend of poise and quickness that continues to redefine the Sixers’ future⬇️🎥
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Further example of his textbook defensive philosophy and meticulousness is his box-outs.
As soon as the shot goes up, he faces his assignment before boxing him out to secure the board. Those are winning habits!
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Curious to see how teams can become more "proactive" in how they send weakside help at the rim, instead of always sending the lowest man (which offenses have learned to exploit).
The Pelicans are def one of the best at it by the way they weaponize their length on defense.
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When he’s on the floor vs. when he’s not, Toronto as a team shot 2.4% better from three and 2.8% better at the rim.
His assists% also ranks in the 96th percentile at his position —right on par with many high-level offensive players; Booker, SGA, KD, Irving or PG.
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Handling doubles is a lot about patience and waiting for teammates to read and react.
Siakam has shown the right composure and vision in that regard. It bonifies his game so much as his isolations attract so much help.
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Another impressive play in transition. This time he chases George down and prevents the dunk with another spectacular two-foot jump.
Notice again how he slows down to set up his leap and stay in control in the air. This truly is advanced feel.
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With today’s game being more and more oriented towards outside shooting, the component of "variance" is playing an increasingly bigger role in deciding game/series outcome.
Check out this graphic that captures the average shooting deviation for each team. 📊⬇️
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This whole sequence shows again a convincing defensive maturity.
He sees Scoot matched with a big down low, calls switch and provides help on the drive, covering and funneling the opponent into a though fadeaway (that he would’ve missed had Mays not fouled him).
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Aaron Wiggins saved basketball !
Not literally, but the 24 years old wing has had a truly captivating season within OKC’s spread offense and switch-all defensive schemes.
Let’s dig a bit on his intriguing game and uncover how he fits into
@okcthunder
’s aspirations.
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Isaiah Hartenstein had a MASSIVE game against the Wolves yesterday (+10 +/-).
Let’s take a look back at his strong defensive performance to understand how well iHart is filling in as a starting big and how the Knicks have yet to tape into his full potential.
[THREAD] ⬇️🎥
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After playing just 39 games throughout the previous 3 seasons, Zach experienced sort of a revival season under Pop last year.
He recorded new career highs in basically every counting stats while bettering his efficiency.
Zach also finished the season as the starting center.
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Grant Williams did a phenomenal job harassing Wembanyama yesterday.
Feels like his sturdy build and active hands are probably the best tools to make Wemby uncomfortable atm.
17 points on 4/8 3PT for Grant. Already making an impact.
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Keldon Johnson is quietly growing into a really neat playmaking wing for the Spurs.
The context/system surely helps, but Keldon turned into a truly efficient secondary creator with his offensive load reduced. Just turned 24 too.
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A team is going to trade for Quickley at the deadline and they’ll improve tremendously off of it.
22 points on 7/10 shooting, +2 in a 9-point loss yesterday. Apparently still not enough to play in crunch time.
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Porter Jr. started yesterday’s game with this beauty of a two-handed skip pass to the corner shooter.
Watch how he raises the ball above his head to get Caruso to jump and load his pin-pointed and swift delivery to Struss. No wasted motion.
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Around the Spurs’ promising but inexperienced shot-creators, Zach functioned as a "hub" at the top of the key, and they generated good looks doing it.
Empty-side DHOs or really any type of actions where he can set screens, scan the floor and hit cutters have produced well.
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His ball-handling/passing *actually* unlocks a lot of actions involving Trae off-ball.
This is THE way for Atlanta.
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In the last 15 games of the season, he shot 39% on 4.4 3PT attempts per game. Really promising growth.
Shoots it without hesitation too. He’s become a solidified pick and pop threat — he went 31/79 on top-of-the-key threes — and a legit spacer.
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Defensively, the 25 years old turned into a pretty good rim
protector
Opponents shot 7.4% worse than they’re expected to when he contests them at the rim. Great roamer from the weakside.
Textbook form on his contests. If you try him at the rim, you’ll likely end up on your butt
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To highlight Siakam’s indisputable passing willingness, we can also pinpoint his good feel as a connector.
Will keep the ball moving and can make some rather interesting reads from the perimeter.
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Same goes for his drop offs on drives; never too fancy but some effective and advanced deliveries that generate easy opportunities.
He’s in the 96th percentile in offensive gravity.
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Here he gets called for the (debatable?) foul after disrupting Hendricks’ open dunk.
He notices the drive quite fast and covers a large amount of ground — all while gathering enough power in his legs to stop the momentum and ending up pretty much in control on the contest.
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Quick [THREAD] on Victor Wembanyama’s already ridiculous defensive impact through the numbers. 📊⬇️
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His strength and ability to shoot over defenders make him a ridiculously dangerous threat when sizing up opponents in the midrange.
From there he can also make the right passes to the open shooter.
➡️ assisted Gary Trent Jr. for 196 points last year.
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Craig was a solid 36% 3PT shooter (4.5 attempts per 100) in College.
This young season he’s shooting 40.0% on just 15 total attempts. Seeing him comfortably pull-up when the defender goes under on screens is a really promising sight!
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3rd quarter of the 1st game of preseason, and Jalen Johnson is already crafting good looks out of nowhere when given the ball.
Here he makes an impressive read and effortlessly lobs it to Okongwu ⬇️
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This defensive possession early in the game really struck me. He notices the mismatch on Vucevic, so he stunts while orienting his feet in the corner in order to prevent the entry pass + recover quickly.
Then, he follows Dosunmu around the screen and swats his attempt.
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Back to his unpredictability around screens. He rejects the pick and completely leaves Caruso flat-footed, before faking the kickout and dropping it off for the and-1.
This is special stuff!! 1.11 PPP (7th best out of 95 players) in PnR ball-handling this year.
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This might be *the* most impressive pass I’ve ever seen from Tyrese Maxey.
Creates dribble penetration, stops on a dime, exploits the aerial space after visualizing a passing lane and uses forearm strength to add some velocity. Neat.
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He’s attempted over 10.0 drives per game for the last 4 seasons.
Although he’s not amongst the players who’ll distribute the most out of their drives, Siakam is a pretty advanced kickouts-passer.
Can read the defenses and deliver it right in the shooter’s pocket.
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@blazersforreal
@KY_PDX
@goldnerPDX
Need your opinions on Toumani and his defense !
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On both sides of the ball, Zach Collins shined with his vision, his well-used abilities and overall, his maturity as a player.
I don’t know how his role will evolve with the arrival of Wemby, but he most certainly showed that he was a more than capable starting center.
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Siakam also puts pressure on defenses by relentlessly sprinting down the court and pushing the ball in transition.
His speed and handle at his size make him a truly scary sight in the open floor, and a large chunk of his assists come from there.
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Want to know what elite play calling/design from a coach looks like?
Watch Nick Nurse call “77” before commanding Oubre Jr. to free up the weakside corner — which allows Maxey to drift in space as the Knicks allocate 3 players to Lowry/Embiid PnR.
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Kelly Oubre Jr. is in a special form for Philly right now. 23 points on 79.2% (!!) true shooting today.
His averages through 5 games :
20.6 PTS | 4.4 REB | 1.6 STL | 53.5% from 3
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First thread for
@KnickFilmSkool
. Go check it out!!
The New York Knicks did NOT play with their food against the Blazers and move to 5-0 in the OG era!
Let’s dig into yesterday’s wrecking win (112-84), highlighting the Knicks’ frenetic aggression in transition, revamped spacing and concerted defensive effort.
[GAME THREAD] ⬇️🎥
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He’s also had the best season of his career at the rim. His finishing was really satisfying, considering the looks he was getting and that he was coming back from an injury.
Can create some stuff off fake handoffs and has a silky hook shot he can rely on.
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Here are 4 screenshots from Cade Cunningham’s pick-and-rolls the last two games.
When evaluating his playmaking input and turnover issues, keep in mind this is the spacing he operates in. Simply horrendous.
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Textbook low man defense from Toumani Camara on the Murray/Jokic PnR.
POR blitz Murray on the screen, so Toumani roams around Jokic while keeping one eye on his man and his hips parallel to the sideline (=quicker to recover if Murray tries to hit Peyton). Jumps the pocket pass.
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Keegan Murray just completely froze Klay.
The on-ball creation jump is as real as it gets !!
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Here’s the rather clumsy assertion from newest coach Darko Rajaković on media day.
Don’t think he meant to criticize Siakam’s ability to handle doubles and he just worded his answer poorly, but let’s dig in Pascal’s passing anyway.
Asked Darko about how to maximize space for Pascal Siakam to operate this year:
“When teams put two players on you, you need to make a pass.”
Full answer:
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Yesterday’s game was a good indictment of where the Knicks currently stand and the major challenges they’ll have to face. Wrote about it here ⬇️⬇️
The Knicks just recorded their 3rd lowest scoring game of the season in the loss (98-94) to the Magic. Let’s dissect…
1) The Randle No-Show
2) Secondary Creation Enigma
3) The Hart/Grimes Minutes
4) "Trece" McBride Explosion
5) More Achiuwa
[GAME THREAD] 🎥⬇️
@99thBasketball
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I rewatched all the Achiuwa-Hartenstein minutes from the series.
I feel 10 times more confident now. Check out exactly why⬇️⬇️
GAME DAY THREAD x KnickFilmSkool🏀🎥
We’re only a few hours away from a historic, must-win Game 5 at MSG.
@99thBasketball
here to dig into how the Knicks can bounce-back from G4’s catastrophy.
Prepare for war. Roll the tape.
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He’s in the 92th percentile in assist percentage at his position. Truly found a role fitting his skillset in San Antonio’s offense last year.
Here he fakes the handoff, drives and spins into traffic before hitting
Johnson with a slick dump-off.
Signs of great confidence!
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The first aspect that highlights Colby Jones’ promising preseason is his outside shooting — 5/8 from 3 yesterday and 40.9% on 4.4 3PA per game throughout all preseason.
He’s smart relocating in space and adjusting his feet before the catch.
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@NBA_University
This is Toumani’s world we live in ⬇️⬇️. (so happy to see him get big medias exposure)
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His 1.6% in block percentage ranks in the 95th percentile at his position.
Despite a short 6’4’’ wingspan, Craig is a truly solid disruptor/ off-ball defender. He also has a knack for blocking shot from behind without fouling (explosive vertical pop in movement).
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Doing some Mikal research and once again, Okongwu and Johnson stood out for Atlanta.
Here Jalen contains the drive, switches on a big and communicates w/ Okongwu when Bridges relocates, who swiftly avoids the screen and blocks the shot attempt.
In 626 minutes together, Onyeka Okongwu and Jalen Johnson registered a + 4.6 net rating.
Both great rebounders, mobile defenders and solid rim-protectors. The upside is clearly there as their pairing brings tons of promises!
Might be time for the youth to takeover in the A.
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Jrue Holiday‘s playoffs woes are real and mostly due to his sudden inability to hit pull-ups come postseason.
Pull-up 3s since joining the Bucks :
➡️ 260/673 (38.5%) in regular seasons.
➡️ 48/168 (28.6%) in the playoffs.
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When OG is on the the court, opponents rim freq. goes +4.6% (=4th %tile) and 3PT freq. goes -4.2% (=98th %tile).
This play epitomizes it pretty well; Knicks stay attached to shooters and trust OG’s length, strength, and lateral quickness (= -17.6% opp. rim accuracy w/ him on).
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Zach has also become very impressive defending the pick-and-roll.
the 6’11’ big man showcased really good flashes playing the cat-and-mouse game to his advantage in drop coverage.
Racked up a lot of steals with his active hands there.
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He’s shown that he definitely possesses the IQ to feed off those actions better.
His TOV numbers are also really promising; amongst the 45 players who had a usage above 28% last season, Siakam had the 6th lowest turnovers rate.
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Yesterday, he was the primary ball-handler against arguably THE best perimeter defender and not once did he seemed under qualified for the job.
The 23-year-old’s tight handles, composure in traffic and lower-body flexibility are virtually impossible to cover all at once.
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Following their most successful season in decades, the Kings have added a tremendously promising player in Colby Jones.
Their guard depth is already packed, but the 21 years old certainly displayed why he deserves minutes going forward.
Hope y’all enjoyed the breakdown!
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Since joining Brooklyn in the KD trade half-a-year ago, Mikal Bridges stepped into a primary ball-handler role, something he had really never done before.
And he did superbly well!
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Another Ausar ghost screen for Cade out of timeout ➡️ another bucket
Detroit opens up the game with a simple "Ram" screen for Ausar who then ghosts the screen on Cade.
Love those sets/ghost screens to get Cade going downhill and mitigate the slower first step+ suboptimal spacing problematics
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Really liked Colby Jones’ game against the Warriors yesterday.
6’6’’ wing who can shoot/drive/pass, with Impressive hips mobility on defense. Fits Sacramento’s playstyle and needs.
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This play encapsulates well why I’m really high on Ajay Mitchell’s translatable skilllset.
Changes gears to attack open space, slows down as he notices the help and leverages his midrange threat + neat footwork to draw help defender. Outstandingly nifty off two feet.
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