NBA Discussion

[Seaofred92]

Should be 3-2 pistons

Yeah man. Such a shame they didn’t win game 4. Really should’ve had that or game 1.

Would love to get game 7 in the Garden on Saturday night. That series deserves it

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Yeah man. Such a shame they didn’t win game 4. Really should’ve had that or game 1.

Would love to get game 7 in the Garden on Saturday night. That series deserves it

The no call was egregious

 

[Stan Raymond]

That clip, at least to me, sums up the current NBA.

Poor shot choice, no ball movement, no moving without the ball, no passing, just terrible offense without any movement or screens or picks or passes, just bad offense.

But incredible ability to make difficult shots. The incredible level of NBA players to make shots has lead to awful shot choices and many teams don't even try to run an offense that gets players a good open look. Shots are all turn around, fades, step backs or some other individual move to get it off. I miss the team aspect of offense that the amazing ability of the current shot makers seem to ignore.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

That clip, at least to me, sums up the current NBA.

Poor shot choice, no ball movement, no moving without the ball, no passing, just terrible offense without any movement or screens or picks or passes, just bad offense.

But incredible ability to make difficult shots. The incredible level of NBA players to make shots has lead to awful shot choices and many teams don't even try to run an offense that gets players a good open look. Shots are all turn around, fades, step backs or some other individual move to get it off. I miss the team aspect of offense that the amazing ability of the current shot makers seem to ignore.

There is more movement and screening in today’s NBA than ever before in the game.

 

[Seaofred92]

There is more movement and screening in today’s NBA than ever before in the game.

Guy picked a clip of a team down 4 with 10 seconds left and said “no off ball movement”

Incredible hoops IQ there

Does not know ball

 

[Stan Raymond]

Guy picked a clip of a team down 4 with 10 seconds left and said “no off ball movement”

Incredible hoops IQ there

Does not know ball

Pretty important possession to run no offense. One helluva shot, but that was terrible offense it that is the best shot they could get. Which was my point, the incredible shot making ability has translated into really crappy offense being played.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Pretty important possession to run no offense. One helluva shot, but that was terrible offense it that is the best shot they could get. Which was my point, the incredible shot making ability has translated into really crappy offense being played.

I mean it is a Thibbs offense. The only thing "modern NBA" about it really is this would've more likely been a less efficient middy iso v. a 3 (though Kobe had his share of bad 3s too).

Otherwise pretty much the defining feature of modern NBA offense is spacing and decline in iso/post-up compared to screening, ball movement, and off-ball action and commensurate defensive changes (e.g., switching). Team basketball is arguably more important than ever, given how modern NBA offense/defense works, you can feast on a weak link on offense/defense. https://thef5.substack.com/p/the-nba-has-entered-its-weak-link