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From Steve Kerr's article:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=sk-shootingvsd&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

The perfect example of all of these defensive factors coming together occurred at the end of Friday's San Antonio-Phoenix game. With the Spurs clinging to a two-point lead, the Suns called a timeout with three seconds left to set up a play.

San Antonio assistant coach Mike Budenholzer grabbed a clipboard and diagrammed a play that he had seen Mike D'Antoni run late in a game against Chicago several weeks ago. It's a beautifully designed back-door play that attempts to draw the defense out to the perimeter and then counter with one player making a quick cut to the rim for an open layup.

Budenholzer repeated to Hedo Turkoglu several times during the timeout, "Don't follow Joe Johnson to the three-point line! They're setting you up for a back door!" When the play developed, the 6-foot-8, 230-pound 2-guard Turkoglu started to feel himself drawn to the perimeter but remembered Budenholzer's advice, stayed at home and broke up the play. The Spurs hung on to win.


My guess is that the scouting isn't quite this good in the Euro leagues.


I think D'Antoni will figure this out, though. :thumbup:
 

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Budenholzer is a basketball junkie. Doesn't surprise me one bit that he set that D up.

He'll be head coaching material soon.
 

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It was certainly clear to the Wizzards that the way to shut down the Suns is the zone (like it took a lot of scouting :rolleyes: ). Unfortunately, the Suns players seem to go brain dead whenever they see a zone and start jacking up three's. What was more interesting was that the Wizzards apparently played denial against Jacobsen who is the Suns only good three point shooter.

One of the problems with having only a mediocre zone of their own, the Suns doen't seem to ever learn how to respond. Why aren't they running picks and screens to open up Jacobsen the way the Pacers get Miller open?

Mike has a lot of work to do.
 

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Originally posted by George O'Brien
It was certainly clear to the Wizzards that the way to shut down the Suns is the zone (like it took a lot of scouting :rolleyes: ). Unfortunately, the Suns players seem to go brain dead whenever they see a zone and start jacking up three's. What was more interesting was that the Wizzards apparently played denial against Jacobsen who is the Suns only good three point shooter.

One of the problems with having only a mediocre zone of their own, the Suns doen't seem to ever learn how to respond. Why aren't they running picks and screens to open up Jacobsen the way the Pacers get Miller open?

Mike has a lot of work to do.
Were the youngest team in the league. The Pacers are full of crafty vets.

This team does need to improve. The first thing we need is a shot blocking/rebounding center.
 

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Originally posted by BEERZ
Were the youngest team in the league. The Pacers are full of crafty vets.

This team does need to improve. The first thing we need is a shot blocking/rebounding center.

I'll go for that. A couple of offensive rebounds would have been very nice against the Wizzards.
 
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