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FWST: College basketball implementing NIT experimental rules. How will they impact TCU?
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<blockquote data-quote="Purp" data-source="post: 2727918" data-attributes="member: 12852"><p>I think we'd have had a lot more easy buckets under the basket for KD, Arob, Bane, etc. if Samuel was a legitimate threat to score from 12'-18' every time. If bigs can't be under the basket to block shots because they're defending outside the paint you get more easy looks.</p><p></p><p>Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were great players, but they were made far greater still by Tim Duncan's ability to score from anywhere inside of 20' at a very high rate. That created far more space for those guys to penetrate and score with fewer imposing shot blockers nearby. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying ARob and KD were Parker and Ginobili, but they both had the ability to beat their primary defenders off the dribble the same way Ginobili and Parker did. The difference is the Spurs guards got into a lot of open lanes after they beat their defenders where ARob and KD got into crowded lanes. Why was the lane crowded if we had 3 other shooters posted up on the 3 point line? Because Samuel's defender was still in/near the paint because Samuel couldn't threaten him from 18' and pull him far enough away from the basket to open up those driving lanes more.</p><p></p><p>There may not be a statistical correlation; I don't geek out on basketball stats enough to know one way or the other. But I understand how motion off the ball in an offense paired with the ability to threaten from certain areas on the floor/pitch/field/ice creates space for your best players to be better. Defenders have to go where the threats are. If your big is positioned 20' from the basket and makes 8% of his shots from there while your guards are great at getting penetration and nifty finishers under the basket I think it's clear where the defense will have its shot blocker/s positioned. That's all I'm saying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Purp, post: 2727918, member: 12852"] I think we'd have had a lot more easy buckets under the basket for KD, Arob, Bane, etc. if Samuel was a legitimate threat to score from 12'-18' every time. If bigs can't be under the basket to block shots because they're defending outside the paint you get more easy looks. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were great players, but they were made far greater still by Tim Duncan's ability to score from anywhere inside of 20' at a very high rate. That created far more space for those guys to penetrate and score with fewer imposing shot blockers nearby. I'm not saying ARob and KD were Parker and Ginobili, but they both had the ability to beat their primary defenders off the dribble the same way Ginobili and Parker did. The difference is the Spurs guards got into a lot of open lanes after they beat their defenders where ARob and KD got into crowded lanes. Why was the lane crowded if we had 3 other shooters posted up on the 3 point line? Because Samuel's defender was still in/near the paint because Samuel couldn't threaten him from 18' and pull him far enough away from the basket to open up those driving lanes more. There may not be a statistical correlation; I don't geek out on basketball stats enough to know one way or the other. But I understand how motion off the ball in an offense paired with the ability to threaten from certain areas on the floor/pitch/field/ice creates space for your best players to be better. Defenders have to go where the threats are. If your big is positioned 20' from the basket and makes 8% of his shots from there while your guards are great at getting penetration and nifty finishers under the basket I think it's clear where the defense will have its shot blocker/s positioned. That's all I'm saying. [/QUOTE]
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