yeah some sort of pre-shot rotation. takes him so long to set it up yikes.
― Spottie, Thursday, 14 July 2022 02:17 (two years ago) link
Former Toronto Raptors center Lucas Nogueira released these team scouting reports on John Wall and Bradley Beal from round one of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Why? I don't know. But cool. pic.twitter.com/qGUWz2FbwA— Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) July 27, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 27 July 2022 07:57 (two years ago) link
i wonder how common it is for teams to include stuff like ppp and ts% in communicating with players
― circles, Wednesday, 27 July 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link
The Bucks have tweaked their approach to pick-and-roll defense this season and the early results are extremely promising - they're taking away all of the juiciest options and forcing teams to settle for more tough shots. https://t.co/k7gm0R1zdi pic.twitter.com/0DNjv3GYnu— Todd Whitehead (@CrumpledJumper) November 11, 2022
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 November 2022 23:25 (one year ago) link
i like those visualizations!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:41 (one year ago) link
found these defensive mistakes videos which look at more minute details than most breakdowns positioning routes on screens etc and the guy is just bitching the whole time hes really disappointed in the players lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpDYP4Xzkjw
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 15:50 (one year ago) link
Love that. Luka not shaking the harden comparisons lol. That Javale signing looks crazier by the day. Do they have even a single plus defender on the roster outside of dorian?
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
hes like harden who shows up in the playoffs
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:45 (one year ago) link
Harden made the conf finals a couple times
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:07 (one year ago) link
he made finals once even but his playoff numbers are bad where luka has killed it, which makes sense to me hardens game has always been a little gimmicky but luka is a flat out baller
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
omg that defensive mistakes video had me in tears.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 November 2022 04:15 (one year ago) link
it’s like your uncle morty giving you a hard time about your shoes
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:04 (one year ago) link
🚨BREAKDOWN🚨Steve Kerr added a new ATO set that takes advantage of 3 concepts:1) Steph Curry's gravity2) Steph Curry's screening 3) Jordan Poole's downhill explosionSimple but brilliant play design that makes full use of the team's dynamic offensive weapons.⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FoyQIq0sR8— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) November 26, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:37 (one year ago) link
luka the post godhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8wq7vUxoo
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 08:27 (one year ago) link
lukas a freak
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 13:00 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17H6OaQQ5qY
good one on haliburton, its crazy how much he uses the look away or just keeps his eyes on the rim, its like he can take a snapshot and doesnt even need to look anymore
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 13:02 (one year ago) link
caitlin cooper wrote a whole thing on haliburtons jump passing https://www.indycornrows.com/platform/amp/2022/8/3/23285985/on-the-aerial-exploits-of-tyrese-haliburton which tyrese actually shouted out on jj redicks podcast
Very cool to hear Tyrese Haliburton give @C2_Cooper a shoutout for the jump pass article on Old Man and the Three. pic.twitter.com/VC4ucmKWH5— Tony East (@TEastNBA) November 11, 2022
― micah, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 19:52 (one year ago) link
also this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlCsBgbP-g
― micah, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link
caitlin cooper is good af
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Thursday, 1 December 2022 01:33 (one year ago) link
what is this shot
This is one of the wildest shooting forms I’ve witnessed 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/nbizW4kclM— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) December 5, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 6 December 2022 07:14 (one year ago) link
wild that he is a 10 year vet and shoots like that
― micah, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 12:11 (one year ago) link
never shouldve let him back in
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 12:31 (one year ago) link
coach nicks dream is coming true
I don't think we're talking enough about how Victor Wembanyama is making floater 3-pointers a thing over in France. He's made multiple of these shots this season, and it breaks my brain every time he does it. Think Luka is the only other person I've seen try this more than once? pic.twitter.com/5T3MhWjit6— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) January 3, 2023
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 00:18 (one year ago) link
I know this sounds dumb but if you have the requisite strength and skill etc it doesn’t seem like a bad shot at all
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:25 (one year ago) link
that's a runner not a floater imo
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:27 (one year ago) link
imo its defining trait is that its a one legged shot, which when dirk popularized it with his turnaround people were like wow only dirk what a great shooter but we come to learn its a good shot in many situations so why not from three
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:32 (one year ago) link
Still didn’t seem like a good shot cos youre moving towards the rim vs stationary up and down, adding another factor to screw up the shot. But it could be used to keep the defense off balance to set up other moves I guess
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:55 (one year ago) link
maybe a couple things that could be good about it is the big jump towards the basket is powerful making it an easier shot arms wise allowing for more touch, and also it could open up spots where a traditional jumper wouldnt work step through type moves and so forth, i dont have any idea if guys can hit it at a good enough rate to be worthwhile but i want to see them try
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:00 (one year ago) link
you see guys shoot it sometimes when they dont have time to get a normal shot end of shot clock situations etc so on some level its a thing that makes sense to do
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:03 (one year ago) link
yeah it's probably no worse than the stepback three as far as degree of difficulty; both are using some sort of movement to create space for the shot
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:06 (one year ago) link
all that action to get a contested 30 footer lol
This is a nasty half-court set from the Nuggets. Elbow action out of HORNS flowing into "Chicago" that then flows into Floppy-adjacent staggered downscreens for Bones Hyland. pic.twitter.com/MuqWricjAg— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) January 12, 2023
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:12 (one year ago) link
guys might be seeing plays where none exist like sure players are setting off ball screens and whatnot but i dont think theyre all going horns chicago floppy, past the initial action its prob more just read and react
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:19 (one year ago) link
yeah particularly with jokic they probably are coached just to set a ton of off-ball screens and he'll find someone.
these twitter guys want to talk about basketball like it's football
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:59 (one year ago) link
otm sometimes its interesting but usually its just some dudes ballin.
ATOs are cool tho.
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:32 (one year ago) link
not sure where to post this but cam thomas has a beautiful shot. the perfect arch
Over his last three games, Cam Thomas is averaging 44.7 points on 56/56/90 shooting splits! Pure bucket-getter. pic.twitter.com/r3YlG9UXCX— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) February 8, 2023
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Wednesday, 8 February 2023 17:48 (one year ago) link
its pretty def shoots an easy ball
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 February 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
higher arc than is usually advised but its working for him
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 February 2023 18:17 (one year ago) link
thread of great shooters thumbing
Just bc the guide hand thumb goes w/the ball, DOES not mean it will spin sideways. Additionally, it is a “release of good tension” & imparts negligible force into ball flight What matters? The primary force producer: The shooting fingers, wrist & forearm @bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/UxZTAvZCy1— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 13, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:02 (one year ago) link
ray allen heavy thumber
This is even MORE pronounced guide hand “tension release” with more movement than Russ as shooting side imparts forceDoes the ball spin sideways? Was he consistently inaccurate? pic.twitter.com/koXKYREIE4— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 13, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:04 (one year ago) link
recall a reporter asking ray allen why he didnt get more rotation on the ball since it helps it bounce back in if it hits the rim and he was like its not supposed to hit the rim lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:05 (one year ago) link
It's not a perfect fit for this thread, but I enjoyed this article and couldn't find a better place to post it.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35645800/inside-nba-unwritten-rule-passing-ball-seconds-left-clock
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:11 (one year ago) link
that was great and i think it's great for this thread! i was laughing at dinwiddie and dfs both being like "we're fine just hoisting if we need to"
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:18 (one year ago) link
"I know some people are worried about their percentages and trying to preserve it," McCollum said, "but I'm a guy who enjoys shooting the basketball.
lol good piece
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:29 (one year ago) link
cj!! my man.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:33 (one year ago) link
guide hand pushing the ball into the shooting hand kinda interesting
Guide arm & hand is creating pressure of the ball into the shooting hand putting the flexors on stretch (including the finger flexors) So much so, that the main fingers that impart force are prioritized (pinky off then back on for lateral stability at release)@bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/eEjCRLLa7F— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 12, 2023
― lag∞n, Monday, 20 February 2023 16:52 (one year ago) link
It's a free throw bro please put down the thesaurus— Alex Hines (@NYJetsGOAT) February 12, 2023
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 February 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
let bbiomechanics cook
― lag∞n, Monday, 20 February 2023 19:40 (one year ago) link
Always a pleasure talking to Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, one of the most candid guys we have in the league.Asked him where he sees defense going in the midst of the offensive explosion league-wide, and got a really detailed response. pic.twitter.com/dQkKx38t2P— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) March 2, 2023
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, 2 March 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
yeah interesting stuff about offenses all playing the same these days and defense needing to take the initiative back. i do think there is room for defenses to improve. possibly there will be more of a focus on lineup consistency to allow for better team defense
― micah, Saturday, 4 March 2023 10:56 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE5VsBDoZEg
horf explains his weird shooting form, spoiler it just happened and he couldnt stop
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 March 2023 17:03 (one year ago) link