OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

I also dislike the lack of nuance around the discussion of drop defense.

I agree that a deep drop has no place in the playoffs at this point against the elite off the dribble creators / shooters.

But you still can be more aggressive at the point of attack and play your big higher up on the floor and have a lot of effectiveness with it.

You can also utilize aggressive stunts and recovers to disrupt the ball handlers rhythm if you want to play your big a little bit further back. We saw the clippers do that really well against CP and Book in game 3. They also did a great job mixing up where they're bringing that help.

And honestly I feel like that that is going to throw a guard off more than how you choose to play your big. The first read for all these guys is incredibly easy at this point. They're all so well drilled. But if you can make the second and third read unpredictable I think that's where you're going to bring out the most indecision from these guys.

I'm not saying being able to switch up your scheme with your big is not important and can't provide some sort of value, but i think it's overstated.

The effort intensity and discipline you play within your scheme it's always going to be more important than any one scheme on its own, and that's where we have the most ground to make up.

 

Now he has 11 games under 25%, 3rd most all time.

 

Seeing this warms one's heart...

...and then this one punches you in the gut:

 

I find it somewhat interesting that Becky Hammon isn’t seemingly in play for any job at this point in time but Blazers Twitter and the woke media say we should’ve just hired her.

 

It’s completely unsurprising

 

I actually believe Dame that he never said anything off the cuff. I think he was given a list from day one and had that list when he said Kidd or Billups. Otherwise I just can't see the guy not saying Vanterpool.

 

What is the difference between woke media and asleep media?

 

You find it "interesting" that a woman isn't in play for an NBA coaching job when there has never been a female NBA coach in history?

 

Neither exists but Fox News now uses "woke" instead of "Lamestream".

 

Yes, I find it interesting that she started out as a candidate and seemingly hasn’t progressed in any of the jobs she’s interviewed for, despite media/fans/etc all clamoring for her.

Is she interviewing that poorly? Is the NBA that scared of hiring a woman?

Curious to know why.

Especially following the report by someone who said, “if Hammon doesn’t get it this time, I think there is another woman who will probably be hired before her.”

Wonder why that is?

 

Which is why I said “interesting” in the OP.

Although I have a hard time believing she’s being offered, say, the Orlando job and saying “nah, I’m good.”

I assume she’s not knocking the ball out of the park because not once have I seen a tweet say, “really impressed” or “looking like a front runner.” In regards to her.

I doubt she is turning down ANY HC job her way. But, like I said… “interesting”

 

It’s only the third quarter, but whoever this defensive coach is for Milwaukee is, may be decent if Billups ends up not here

 

Can’t believe that the Hawks and Suns are better than the Blazers

 

I wish I could remember which writer on ESPN said it, but they talked about how the Hawks could make it to the finals.

 

Who the fuck is this idiot?

 

Are the Hawks and the Suns the best two teams in basketball?

 

Damn Middleton!! Way more clutch than Giannis