Alright, I feel bad that I have got nothing for you, but Raptors Republic has has got you covered. There they have an excellent Xs and Os breakdown of their game last night. Highly recommended reading here.
The Hawks are third in the NBA when it comes to offensive efficiency. They score 109.2 points per 100 possessions, but they do it without running the ball. They are in the lower half of the league in terms of pace, only creating 93.6 possessions per 48 minutes. What makes the Hawks so difficult to stop, is that they have four legitimate scorers. Crawford, Johnson, Smith, and Horford. If you can contain one or two of those guys, you win. The Spurs really shut down Al Horford. Horford 13.6 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game. Last night, he had 4 points and 9 rebounds. So how did the Spurs stop the Hawks, and more specifically Al Horford and get the win?
Kept Him Away From The Foul Line
For a big man, Al Horford is a solid foul shooter, he shoots 75.6% from the line. Combine that with the fact that he gets to the line a fair amount (his FTR of .3 is right at the league average). He shots 0 free throws last night.
They Pushed Him Outside
The farther out Al Horford goes, the worse he his at making the basketball. Look at the percentages (according to HoopData.com):
The Spurs did a great job of pushing Horford out of the post and then allowing him to shoot from the outside:
In the video, you got McDyess bodying him up, pushing him out of the block, and (most importantly) when he makes the catch he backs up off, letting Horford shoot it (Horford was 1-4 outside 10 feet). Also, when Horford shoots from the outside, he isn’t in the paint working for the offensive rebounds. So that is an added bonus right there.
Last night against Dallas, Andrew Bogut shot 13 of 14 and went to the foul line to finish with 32 points. His big effort was what kept the Bucks close throughout the game, although they did end up losing by one. So let’s look at how Bogut was able to put up these numbers.
Running The Floor
What makes Andrew Bogut so dangerous is that despite being a big guy, he is very mobile and athletic. This means that he is always looking to run the court to give himself easy opportunities in transition.
Once the rebound gets secured in the open court, Andrew Bogut puts his head down and starts sprinting down the court. Right down the middle. You are taught this as a big man, but few are mobile enough to do this effectively. Look at Erick Dampier, he crashed the offensive boards, and that instantly puts him in incorrect position to defend Bogut’s run.
As the ball gets passed to Brandon Jennings, Bogut is still running down the court, extending the gap between he and Andrew Bogut.
Brandon Jenning is able to penetrate and he hits Bogut in the paint. All Dampier can do is foul Bogut. The beauty of this is that Dampier is still chasing Bogut, so he has no idea where the basketball is, and that leaves him unable to defend the pass.
Ability To Put The Ball On The Floor
Bogut’s mobility also helps him in the half court. This is because now that Andrew Bogut has presented himself as a post threat, teams tend to load up on him.
Like here, Bogut wants the ball in the post, but Dampier defends him well and pushes him outside.
Bogut makes the catch just one step inside the three point line. Most centers are pretty much useless out there, but not Bogut. He is able to put the ball on the floor and blow past Erick Dampier.
He then is able to finish with the lay-up.
Position Inside
So what do the Bucks do when they want to get Bogut a touch down low? Well, they run some offense around him and then hit him quickly in the post.
When this play starts, it looks like Bogut is just going to be a screener as they look for an outside jumper. The ball gets swung around as the Bucks run some players off Bogut’s screens.
But as the ball gets swung around back to Brandon Jennings, Bogut quickly turns and seals off Dampier. Since Dampier is helping on the screens and not really focused on defending Bogut in the post, he allows for Bogut to get position in the lane.
Jennings hits Bogut with a pass, and he makes the catch in the mid-post.
Since he is in such good position, Bogut is able to take 1 dribble and comfortably drill a turnaround hook shot.
Teams in the NBA don’t run the zone defense as their primary defense, but a lot of teams like to run zone to switch things up. For the most part it seems to work too. I don’t know if it is because teams aren’t expecting it and they take too long to identify it, throwing their whole offense out of whack, or if teams just don’t know how to attack it. Today we are going to look at a few ways you can properly attack the zone.
Shooting Over The Top
One of the reasons a team runs a zone defense is if they want to pack the middle to try and stop a post player. The best way to counter this is to use your shooters to spread the court, then knocking down the shot when it becomes available. I have had the pleasure displeasure of watching the Nets and teams like to run the zone to shut down Brook Lopez. Since the Nets don’t have any outside shooting threats, they are able to pack the zone in:
Normal teams have shooters, and if a team is knocking down outside shots against the zone, teams are unable to pack the zone in like this, and they are quick to take the zone off. Here is a clip of the Atlanta Hawks attacking the zone:
Look at that ball movement. The Hawks make 5 passes, and the only time the ball hits the ground is on a bounce pass. There is no dribbling, or anyone holding the basketball. The ball just goes from one side of the court to the other along the perimeter until there is an open player that the zone can’t cover.
Attacking The Middle
If you think of a zone defense as a turtle’s shell, the lane is the underbelly. If you can get the ball into the lane, you are on your way to beating the zone. This is because the area is hard to rotate to. If the guards drop down to play the pass made in the middle, the outside is open. If the big men come up to challenge the player in the middle with the basketball, that leaves cutters open in the baseline. Here, the Spurs swing the ball around, and when it gets to the wing, Ian Mahinmi flashes to the middle, you can watch the rest:
Mahinmi’s cut takes him right into the middle of the zone, splitting the distance between the guards and the big men. Because he catches the ball in a spot where there aren’t any responsibilities to cover, he is able to make the catch and get to the rim for the dunk.
Crashing The Boards
Within the first couple of possessions of a team playing the zone defense, you will most certainly hear one of the announcers say “these guys are really going to have to buckle down and crash the boards now.” You know what? They are right. Rebounding out of the zone is much harder than rebounding out of man-to-man. This is because in a zone you are responsible for an area, not a particular man. When a shot goes up, there isn’t really a man in every zone, so sometimes a player needs to go out of his zone to get the rebound. When this doesn’t happen, the defense is susceptible to giving up offensive rebounds. Also, because teams try to beat the zone by shooting over top of it (see above), this means there are more deep shots, and these shots come off the rim farther away from the basket. This too leads to more offensive rebounds:
As you can see, the ball gets swung around and there is an outside shot taken. There is a long-ish rebound that bounces over the Nets’ bigs and right into Al Horford’s hands. Sure, that is a lucky bounce, but if you look at it closer, you can see the problem of boxing out of the zone. You have two guys boxing out Al Horford there because neither one of them is sure whose zone Al Horford is in. If the Hawks sent a few more guys crashing the boards, they would have had a few guys free to get the rebound.
Also, off the offensive rebound, stuff is so unorganized, it leads to easy buckets. In the video above, Horford gets the rebound and hits Jamal Crawford for a wide open lay-up.
Overall Theme
If you pay attention to all of the videos, you notice one thing in every single one. Quick ball movement. This is probably the biggest key against the zone. When teams play zone defense, you can’t hold the ball or pound it into the floor. This lets the zone get set and adjust to the passes as it’s made. Let’s say the pass gets made from the top of the key to the wing. If the guy on the wing holds the ball, he lets the defense adjust to the pass and get into position. If you move the ball around quickly, you never let the defense get set, and they always seem to be chasing the pass. Here is one final example. Watch as the ball gets swung around, the defense is too late rotating over, and Brook Lopez gets the pass in the middle for the bucket.
There were two really good games with some nice execution late. The first game that we are going to take a look at is the Lakers-Raptors game from yesterday. The Lakers had the lead lake, but two plays for the Raptors that lead in fouls were able to help the Raptors get the win.
The Shooting Threat Of Bargnani
The great thing about being a great three point shooter is the way that the defense plays you. Defenses need to close out hard because they respect the shot, and if you have an ability to attack the basket, this gives you a great advantage. When you are a shooting threat from the center spot, it is even better, because you are usually matched up against guys who don’t really know how to close-out properly.
Here Pau Gasol is in help position as the pick and roll between Chris Bosh and Hedo goes on. Hedo then makes the pass to Bargnani.
As Bargnani makes the catch, he doesn’t even need to pump fake, because Pau Gasol is already closing out on him real hard. Bargnani rips the ball through and has Pau on his hip. This gives him a lane right to the basket.
The help actually comes on time, but Bargnani is able to avoid it, take the ball under the basket, and hit the reverse lay-up while getting fouled.
The Play To Get Hedo Fouled
Here, the Raptors run a pick and roll late with the goal to isolate Pau Gasol on Hedo (because, as we talked about in the past, most teams switch any screens in the final moments of the game).
The pick gets set and the switch is made. Hedo explores the right side, but there is nothing there, and he crosses over and goes back to the middle.
Hedo uses another screen from Bosh. Here, the Raptors actually gave the Lakers a chance to switch back. Pau and Ron Artest choose not to though.
Because they don’t switch the screen, Hedo is able to use is athletic advantage on Pau to get him on his hip. He does just that and starts his drive to the basket.
Hedo gets into the lane and as he attempts a lay-up, he is fouled. He knocks down the two foul shots and the Raptors come away with the win.
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The next game that we arre going to look at is the Magic-Bobcats game from Saturday. This was another good game (until it got into overtime), but instead of good execution, it was a defensive breakdown that almost cost the Magic the game
Outside Opening Inside
Before we get to the late game play, I just wanted to show what makes Orlando so dangerous.
As the clock winds down to end the quarter, Marcin Gortat sets a screen for Vince Carter. Look how the court is spread out. The Magic have 4 legitimate outside threats with the one center. A great way to stretch the court out.
After he sets his screen Gortat dives to the basket. This serves two purposes, the first is that it may suck a defender in and allow for an open shot. The second purpose is that if/when the Magic shoot a three, Gortat diving to the basket makes himself available for an offensive rebound.
As Carter swings the ball to Jameer Nelson, there is a problem. Stephen Jackson has to decide to go defend Rashard Lewis (who is wide open right now) or stay on Gortat.
Jackson chooses to go out on Lewis, leaving Gortat open. Nelson makes a great look-away pass to get it to Gortat down low.
Gortat makes the catch in the paint with the defense on his back. He is able to finish strong with the dunk.
The Defensive Breakdown
Now we get to the defensive breakdown. This to me looks like a lack of communication either in the huddle or on the court (Maybe both).
This is a nice play run by the Bobcats. Boris Diaw is going to quickly make himself available, and after the pass is made, Stephen Jackson is going to come off a backscreen set by Raymond Felton.
After Felton sets the screen, he is going to come and get a handoff from Diaw. For the Magic, this is where the breakdown happens. You can see Nelson pointing (and most likely yelling) to Vince Carter. Nelson wants Carter to switch and cover Felton as he covers Nelson.
However, Vince Carter doesn’t here him (or chooses to ignore him), so now the Magic have two defenders on one, and Boris Diaw (it ends up being Diaw because the handoff turns into a screen, and that gets switched by Dwight Howard) is going to be open. In this hectic-ness, Carter and Nelson need to figure out who is going to go out on Diaw. Instead of just one defender going out on Diaw, both do.
This leaves Stephen Jackson wide open under the basket. Jackson is actually open for a really long time here, but Felton can’t see him, because Dwight does a good job of getting big and closing the court down. He doesn’t allow for Felton to see how open Jackson is.
As Felton uses his speed to turn the corner, he is able to finally see Stephen Jackson who is still wide open. Jackson shouldn’t still be this wide open, but again Vince Carter and Jameer Nelson can’t figure out who is going to run to Jackson. Nelson, decides he is going to stay with Diaw, and this forces Carter to try and cover a longer distance to get to Jackson.
He is unable to do so, and Felton makes the pass to Jackson, and he is able to finish right at the basket, tying the game, and sending it into overtime.
We are going to quickly breakdown 3 possessions, and for a change, instead of the offensive end, we are going to look at the defensive end. There were a few key defensive mistakes made late by both teams.
The Lakers’ Mistake(s)
Poor Double Down
When Shaq gets the ball down low, he is going to have the size advantage over just about every center in the NBA. This means that you are going to have to double-down on Shaq to keep him from just backing down his defender.
As Shaq makes the catch, everyone freezes. There is no immediate double-team because most teams like to double on the first dribble. When you double as a center dribbles, you have a better opportunity to steal the ball. Plus, it is harder for centers to pass off the dribble rather than passing on the standstill. So everything is done right so far.
Shaq’s a veteran, so he knows that the double is going to come on the dribble (and he probably knows where it is coming from too). So he quickly takes one dribble to get in position and spins baseline. Derek Fisher takes a quick step towards him, but when he turns baseline, he returns to Anthony Parker. That is where the mistake is made in my opinion. If you are the double man (and I am pretty sure Fisher is), you need to double hard, the rotations are designed around the double, and your teammates have your back if Shaq does in fact pass it.
Shaq pump fakes and spins inside. Shaq has a lane for the spin, because Fisher backed out of his double team. If Derek Fisher was doubling on Shaq, he wouldn’t have the space to spin and get to the basket.
But instead, Shaq is able to get to the rim and finish with the basket.
The Cavs’ Mistake(s)
Late in the game, the Cavs made a bunch of mistakes that could have cost them the game. They were up by 7 and pulling away, but a few defensive mistakes allowed the Lakers to tie the game up.
Not Boxing Out
The mistake was a lack of box out. When you watch this play live, it looks like just a lucky bounce for the Lakers, but a poor box out is what allowed for the ball to bounce to Ron Artest:
As Kobe takes the turnaround, the Cavs seem to be in good position to grab the rebound. They have 4 guys inside the paint, the problem is they are all looking at the basketball and not boxing out. This allows for Lamar Odom to slip inside and get position.
His inside position is what allows for him to get his hands on the basketball, and the deflection bounces out to Ron Artest.
Artest makes the catch and drills the three, cutting the lead to 4.
Poor Pick And Roll Defense
It is under the two-minute mark so the Hack-A-Shaq tactic can’t be executed, and Shaq returns to the game. Right after he returns though, the Lakers attack him, going to the pick and roll with Shaq’s man Pau Gasol setting the pick. Here is Henry Abbott’s take on Shaq and the pick and roll:
Then the Lakers ran a high pick-and-roll with Pau Gasol setting a high screen for Bryant. The brilliant part of this is that the guy guarding Gasol is charged with slowing Bryant so Delonte West could catch up. That guy was … Shaquille O’Neal. There are a lot of things O’Neal can’t do anymore. One of them is slow someone like Bryant on the perimeter.
I totally agree with this, which is why the other Cavs defenders need to help Shaq out by doing things properly.
Here, Delonte West doesn’t. As Bryant goes around the screen, West goes under it. Team’s usually go under the screen when they have a mobile big man or a poor shooter using the pick. None of that is the case here.
Kobe pulls up and with Shaq worried about the drive, he is unable to close-out on a jumper. This gives Kobe a wide open shot. If West went over the screen trying to stay attached to Kobe, he would have done two things. One, he would have forced Kobe to drive, and Shaq is better equipped to handle Kobe on the inside instead of the perimeter. Also, if West was chasing Kobe over the screen, he would have the opportunity to alter the shot from behind.
Instead, Kobe is able to knock down the jumper and tie the game.
The Nuggets and the Warriors seem to always play exciting games, and last night was no exception. We even had a foul called on another half-court heave (this time in the third quarter though). Looking at some stuff from late in this game gives an awesome insight into some late game execution:
We are going to first look at the defensive end with around 40 seconds to go in the game. The Nuggets just got their second offensive rebound of the possession, and up by 3, if they get another bucket they can clinch the game:
As the Nuggets run a pick and roll, I want you to focus your attention on Andris Biedrins. Right now he is attached to Nene, because he can’t camp in the lane for fear of a defensive three seconds call.
As Carmelo rolls, he has a pretty clear lane to the basket, but Andris Biedrins comes over and helps hard. You don’t usually see this because most defenders are worried about their man getting the pass after the help.
I like Biedrins theory here. Forget about Nene, Carmelo Anthony is dangerous with the basketball, if he passes it to Nene, he just needs to trust his teammates behind him on the rotation. Andris Biedrins gets the block that leads to a jump ball. So instead of being down 5, the Warriors are down 3 with a chance to get the ball. After Carmelo tries to steal the tap, the Warriors have the ball with a chance to tie:
On the inbound, you are going to have Tolliver running to the corner and Steph Curry coming to the basketball. As all of that goes on, Corey Maggette is just going to turn and take a step to the basketball to provide an outlet option.
Because Steph Curry is a dangerous three point shooter, J.R. Smith needs to stay with him no matter how far out he is, so when Monta Ellis makes the pass to Maggette, there is now a lane for Monta to cut through. This is a great play design, because all of the action is happening on one side of the court, and that frees up the other side.
After Monta makes the pass, he cuts towards the open area with Andris Biedrins setting him a screen.
Monta makes the catch and pulls up from three. Nene is there, but he doesn’t have the time to get his hands up and challenge the shot. So Monta calmly knocks down the three.
Overtime
Offensive rebounds hurt the Warriors late in the game (on the block above, that was the Nuggets third attempt at the basket), but in overtime it hurt them the most.
As J.R. Smith pulls up for the jumper, you have Kenyon Martin (who set a pick for Smith) crashing the boards. The Warriors have pretty good initial position with three guys on the inside ready to box out anyone who tries to get the offensive rebound.
That good position is given up as both Warriors go to box out Nene, allowing for Kenyon Martin to walk into offensive rebounding position untouched.
Kenyon Martin gets the rebound and kicks it out.
Chauncey Billups gets the kick out and knocks down a three to give the Nuggets the lead.
Stephen Curry hits a three:
The first thing to notice is that Monta Ellis is bringing the basketball up. Late in games Steph Curry is usually the one bringing up because the Warriors want to get Ellis the ball in a scoring position. This time though, Ellis is bringing the ball up, so you should know that there is a play in the works for Steph Curry.
As Monta gives the ball to Andris Biedrins, he then cuts. The real action is on the other side of the court though.
Devin George cuts backdoor using two screens, and right after that cut, you have Steph Curry coming off a screen set by Corey Maggette.
As Curry comes off the screen he makes the catch and he is wide open to knock down the three.
J.R. Smith hits a three:
This final play is where the Nuggets end up taking the lead for good.
This is a play the Nuggets like to run late. They have Carmelo setting a pick for Chauncey Billups. As that is going on, you have a double screen being set for J.R. Smith on the weak side in case there is nothing available on the pick and roll. That is the beauty of the play, Smith is the third option (after the roll and Billups doing something off the screen), so it is hard to focus your attention on him because if you do, Carmelo our Billups will end up with a basket.
You can see, as Billups comes off the screen, Steph Curry is staring at him. This allows for Smith to float to an open area without Curry defending him. Also, Martin is able to sneak in for a screen because Curry isn’t paying attention.
As Billups gets to the top of the key, there is nothing open. Not the roll, not the shot off the pick, so he turns to his third option which is J.R. Smith popping out while getting two screens.
J.R. Smith makes the catch and knocks down the open three.
The Cavs have only lost 11 times so far this year in 43 total games, but there is a trend that is starting to develop when you look at who the Cavs have lost to. The Cavs really seem to struggle on the defensive when there is a shooter in the frontcourt. It doesn’t really matter if it is the PF or the C who can shoot because Anderson Varejao ends up covering them either way. The Cavs like to put Shaq/Big Z on the less active frontcourt player (for example they were matched up against Bosh when they played Toronto), with Varejao covering the outside shooting threat. Let’s look at 4 examples:
So why are stretch the court/shooting big men so successful against Cleveland? Because Varejao is so active on the defensive end, he tends to over-commit, leaving slight openings where shooters can take advantage. Here is an example:
Here the Raptors are running a play where there point guard, Jose Calderon, has an two screens to run off of. Calderon picks Chris Bosh to be his screener, and Big Z is hedging out.
Because Big Z is one of the slower big men in the NBA, Varejao slouches down to help out on Chris Bosh’s roll.
As Varejao slouches, Bargnani spots up at the three point line. He has a good 15-20 foot cushion.
Bargnani makes the catch with Varejao closing out, but Bargnani is so tall Varejao’s hand doesn’t effect the shot, which is knocked down. Check it out in real time:
By my count there was only 1 game in the NBA last night (yes, I know that the Pacers and Heat played each other, but the final score of that game means it doesn’t count), and it was a pretty good one. We are going to breakdown a good amount of possessions from the Cavs and show you a number of ways they manage to get LeBron the basketball. Here we go:
Getting Shaq Involved
I noticed this when I did my opponent breakdown for the Nets vs. Cavs match-up a while back. When the game starts or whenever Shaq enters the game, the Cavs love to feed him the ball, get him some touches, keep him happy, and go from there.
The Cavs are coming off of a Cavs miss, and they quickly get it into LeBron’s hands. That is a smart decision. He is such a threat with the basketball and such a good decision maker that you want the ball in his hands as much as possible, especially on the break. Notice Shaq busting it down the court. This is because it is early in the game and he knows the Cavs are going to go out of the way to get him the basketball.
As LeBron pulls up, Shaq pins Chris Bosh right on his back. The only way that the Raptors are going to be able to stop this is if one of the two defenders eying LeBron drops off.
This doesn’t happen though, and both of the defenders close out on LeBron as he rises up to shoot. At the last second though, LeBron decides to pass it to Shaq who has fantastic position.
After making the catch, Shaq has deep position with Chris Bosh trying to body him up. Who do you think is going to win this battle?
Yup, Shaq.
What Makes LeBron So Good
What makes LeBron great is not only the ability to pass, but the willingness to pass.
Here, LeBron is attacking the middle of a quick screen from Anderson Varejao. Everyone is in proper help defense right now, but the man to focus on for the Raptors is Jarrett Jack. This is the guy the Cavs are isolating on this play.
As LeBron starts his drive, Jack knows that Mo Williams is wide open. Why? Because he left him to help on the LeBron drive. Right now, the Raptors have three guys basically covering LeBron. This is where LeBron being a willing passer comes into play. Teams can’t load up on him like this, because if they do…
LeBron just finds the open person. In this case it is Mo Williams. Another reason that LeBron is great? He can hang in the air for such a long time. You are convinced he is going up with the ball because he hanging on with it for so long you think he is going up. But at that last second, he will pass it.
Mo Williams makes the catch and he is wide open and he knocks down the three.
Getting LeBron Touches
LeBron James can get his own shot whenever he wants, he is that good. There are times though where he gets a little shot happy. Normally you don’t mind because he is still hitting these bad shots, but when he isn’t the Cleveland staff does a great job of getting James the ball going to the basket. You will notice that all of these end with a LeBron dunk. This also gets the crowd going.
Pick & Roll As A Decoy
The first way they get LeBron going to the basket is by running the pick and roll away from him. Since he is standing 30 feet away from the basket, opposing teams think that he won’t be involved in the play.
As the pick and roll gets set and run, LeBron is still hanging out 30 feet away. This is key, because there are some plays where he actually stays there the entire set. I think they do it in part to set this kind of stuff up later in the game.
The Raptors switch the screen and Mo Williams drives the baseline. As this happens, the defense starts to focus on Williams. With that happening, Big Z is now allowed to sneak up on LeBron’s man and set a backscreen without nobody noticing.
The screen gets set, and LeBron is now going fullscreen to the basket without anybody looking at him. You have arguably the best player in the NBA, not being covered with the defense focusing on somebody else. This is incredible, and such great playcalling.
LeBron makes the catch and finishes strong with the dunk. Here it is in real time:
Lobbing To LeBron
Here is the next one. This is another quick hitter that ends with LeBron getting the lob.
As Mo Williams dribbles out to the wing, LeBron cuts in front of him with Anderson Varejao setting the backscreen. Anthony Parker is a three point shooter, so the defense needs to stick with him.
As the backscreen gets set, J.J. Hickson clears to the wing. This is where the Raptors messed up. Hickson’s man follows him instead of staying in help position to help defend the lob. Bargnani realizes it and tries to back up into the lane, but it is too late. LeBron has a ton of free space to make his catch.
LeBron makes the catch and finishes strong with the dunk. Here it is in real time:
LeBron Moving Without The Ball
Here, the ball gets dumped into Shaq, and Mo Williams and LeBron switch positions. The Cavs just ran this and hit Mo Williams for a three pointer, so the Raptors are naturally going to hedge to that.
As LeBron finishes his cut, instead of going to the top of the key, he quickly cuts to the inside.
Shaq dumps the ball to LeBron. Bargnani is too close to Shaq (because he is trying to body him up and not let him get an easy basket in the post), so he is in no position to help, and once again, the lane is wide open for one of the best players in the NBA.
LeBron finishes strong with the slam. Here it is in real time:
What’s up everyone. I am still sick, so no posts today, but we will be getting back into the swing of things for tomorrow. Starting tomorrow we will go with a new schedule. The Morning Shootaround will be there every morning, but after that, there will be one other post only. It could either be some play breakdowns, a How’d He Do That, or just some general stuff I want to look at, but I will only be doing 2 posts a day from here on out.
Meanwhile, I wrote something for ESPN on my top 5 most improved players. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Also, don’t forget if you have an idea for a post or anything like that, send it to me at sebastian@nbaplaybook.com.
