The @nuggets lineup yesterday won twitter, here are some thoughts on their offense
Concept: Mismatch hunting
A quick ball reversal to feed Grant in the post, defense has to send help
On the catch Millsap & Plumlee cut to punish the help leaving Bol open on the weakside
Concept: Mismatch hunting
A quick ball reversal to feed Grant in the post, defense has to send help
On the catch Millsap & Plumlee cut to punish the help leaving Bol open on the weakside
Same idea but this time Grant (who has a mismatch) is handling the ball
The solution here is to pass to Plumlee at the logo and dive deep in the paint for the easy catch
No dribble required
Grant takes the ball early in transition and triggers an advantage
The help comes from the passer's defender and on Grant’s pivot Hachimura sprints out of the paint to rotate on Jokic
Cook punish the rotation with a ghost
cut from the weak side (and misses the layup)
As we saw before, Grant receive the ball in transition back to the basket vs. a smaller defender, triggering an advantage
Plumlee cuts from the weak side to attract the attention of the defense
Nice skip pass to exploit the 2v1 on the weak side for the corner 3
Plumlee cuts from the weak side to attract the attention of the defense
Nice skip pass to exploit the 2v1 on the weak side for the corner 3
This is the first and most basic concepts, having 5 "BIGS" on the court will generate some mismatch that, if feed well, will triggers an advantage since the defense will be force to help
This advantage can be punished with cuts, skip pass, and even screens sometimes
This advantage can be punished with cuts, skip pass, and even screens sometimes
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