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Thinking Basketball
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가입일: 2018. 12. 09.
Merging film study with stats - created by Ben Taylor, host of the Thinking Basketball podcast and author of Thinking Basketball book. Additional Thinking Basketball content is available on the NBA App, NBA KRplus page, and other official NBA social media platforms, as well as the More Thinking Basketball channel.
The Suns can’t even dribble around the Wolves!
Phoenix has struggled to score and attack the paint in their 2024 playoff series against Minnesota. This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores the Wolves defensive success behind the incredible ball pressure of Jaden McDaniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Anthony Edwards along with Rudy Gobert's newfound versatility in the playoffs.
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Find additional Thinking Basketball content on the NBA App, the More Thinking Basketball channel and the Thinking Basketball po...
Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/12kpkAvUj6LGxzViDIH0qH
Support at Patreon: www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball
Book: www.amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175
Website: www.thinkingbasketball.net
Twitter: @elgee35
Find additional Thinking Basketball content on the NBA App, the More Thinking Basketball channel and the Thinking Basketball po...
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TWolves all the Way
Refs cant win you a series the Suns are cooked Go Wolves
Depth effects match ups
Zions my favorite player in the league right now because I love left handed players plus his layup package is unmatched
shaq's bum ass would get clamped with this type of defense. oldheads just can't accept it
jorgamble will not survive this type of defense
Who said Rudy is overrated? 😂😂
You guys love paul George and he has been absolutely terrible
Their length & ability 2 switch is a problem. Suns gave up 2 much depth acquiring Beal.
Ant-Man is becoming my favorite new generation player.I love what he brings 2 the game
ZION MIGHT BE A TOP 5 FINISHER ALL TIME
One of the things this video reinforces and makes obvious is that one of the midseason rules changes (that the NBA totally didn’t make! lol) is that hand checking is legal again. Half the pokeaways and good screen navigations shown in the video have two hands firmly on the defender. Not saying you have to like or dislike the changes. But it’s definitely more than just calling less body contact on shots or being more weary of grifting (which, it’s still frustratingly depends wildly on the player)
Twolves prove defense can be fun to watch cause they just suffocate the opposing offense. This is the defensive games i wont complain about cause its just a great defense instead of just the opposing team sucking offensively.
Average defense in the euroleague
I said it at the beginning of the year, if KAT can get back into a good mental space and be locked in, this team could go all the way. I didn’t think he could do it but I’m glad I was wrong.
Suns is an example of what happens when you put a few "superstars" together thinking that this way you will create a "super-team"
Thats not J mAc, J-mac is jordan mclaughlin, not jaden mcdaniels.
What a set of tools to have at your disposal … Rudy - 7’1 with 7’9 wingspan. KAT - 7ft w/ 7’3 wingspan and athletic McDaniels - 6’10 w/ 7ft wingspan. Quick NAW - 6’5 w/ 6’10 wingspan. Quick Ant - 6’5 w/ 6’9 wingspan. Strong. Athleticism god.
11:33 that mirroring by Ant is incredible here. So much respect goes out to players that can defend this well. What an impossible job, needing to always be the one reacting to the offense, always one step behind. But then have this level of success. Makes you wonder how many nba players *could* be great defenders if they would just commit themselves to maximum effort, and sacrifice their energy to make sure the most difficult jobs get done.
How many players have a wider gap between what many casuals *think a player can do on defense vs what they can actually do on defense, than Rudy Gobert. To this day, I know people that still say “Gobert can’t be your center tho cause he just gets torched by guards”. Even if that was true at some point, most of it was because his supporting cast on the perimeter sucked at stopping penetration.
Very perceptive. I hadn't watched enoug hNuggs games to pick up on how solid his defense is.
I think the thing people aren’t talking about is the level of conditioning they have to have for this.
Happy for local wolves fans it’s a good time right now
Maybe last year's trade for Gobert wasn't so stupid afterall.
Finch figured something out, he found a really good way to attack Sun's rotation, McDaniels or Alexander-Walker attack from 45 degree in directly at Nurkic, Nurkic is a very good NBA centre but his turning speed is as terrible as you can imagine, he has no shot of doing anything to the slashing action, and their defensive system don't know how to protect Nurkic in this angle, they left him to die. Since Sun's scorers trio are all mid-rangers, this pretty much kills the matchup, no matter how insane a shot KD made on offense, the wolves can run a simple DHO and score 2 back, with much higher efficiency, and with a defensive first player who is never gonna be as good as KD (not a shot, KD is one of the best offense player). And what you gonna do, not playing Nurkic at all? They don't have a second option, Eubanks just isn't good enough, and when you play small against the wolves, Finch will simply let Conley and Gobert run PNR over and over again, Gobert is bad at offense but if the offense is so simple just "dunk it", he can be Shaq. The series is over.
If you want another NBA2K creation player look at Caleb Houstan
Ginobili deserved at least 2 finals mvps
Minnesota vs Denver in semis will be a pure chess match
its the young legs
I'm surprised bron and melo aren't on the list
Wolves can go really really far this year!
No movement away from the ball except for the screener. Terrible offensive design. KD and Beal need to cut to the rim without the ball more.
Defense is all about effort and wanting to play it. When you got all five players with that same effort it’s hard for even the best Offensive teams to play against it especially when you have good solo defenders. Also people need to realize this is what Rudy needed good perimeter and schemes to where he could do his part.
This is what defense is supposed to look like. Not saying it's perfect, just that this is proper defence unlike the regular season garbage.
I know it may be a stretch but Twolves could legit win the championship. They have the defense the superstar and the chemistry and role players needed to win.
Why are we speculating about whether he would have been good with a great guard, when he did play with Clyde Drexler and although he was past his prime, he was still good enough to be the second best player on a championship team, at least offensively.
playing "pressure defense" throughout an entire game is so difficult, that what makes the Twolves so fvcking elite!
Suns having a non shooting big in Nurkic hurt them, Gobert can roam in the paint all the time.
wheres that video of booker crying about defense during a pickup game? maybe he shoulda been in the lab
Coach Finch should be praised for preaching good habits and efforts at the defensive end. Look at the Ant man picking up Beal full court. Not many star players are willing to do that.
They’re playing the suns though!!! There is no true point guard, and no real power forward just like three small forwards or shooting guards playing streetball with scabs at the one and five
jokic prime (right now) is just as good as MJ and Lebron .
"Basically 15 seconds before any reasonable offensive actions start taking place." Looks at my Lakers with disdain. This is what I exactly shout at my TV whenever I watch them play. Gosh dang it. I wish we have new blood instead of a plodding 39 y.. oh, well, I shoud stop talking now. Good stuff kind sir!
If you watch the 2 games, Wolves didn’t do any double team against one of the best offensive players in KD, Book and Beal. They did one on one and help defense. They didn’t do what the Suns did with Ant in Game 1 where they double team him from half court. That’s how the Wolves trust each other in defense. They have Jaden, NAW, Ant and they have Rudy waiting at the back.z
Wish Lakers pressured the ball like dat 😢
Awful Coaching collab?
Nick nurse is real smart
Great content 🐺🐺
getting Bradley Beal wasw their huge mistake
Booker missed the pass cuz he is not a PG and has no vison