Comments on: Breaking Down The Possession: 1/3 http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/01/04/breaking-down-the-possession-13/ A look at play-calling in the NBA Sat, 12 May 2012 06:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: stever http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/01/04/breaking-down-the-possession-13/#comment-64 stever Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:48:23 +0000 http://nbaplaybook.com/?p=90#comment-64 hi sebastian, i just discovered your blog...great work! please keep it up! i'm a big suns fan so i loved your post about the suns vs kings. as for content, i think a more in depth preview of 1 or 2 games if it's hard to pick would be better than shorter previews of many games. i agree with you on the cavs post, except the inbounder is usually a very dangerous shooter but probably just not enough time for that type of play to develop this time. for such a short time period yea, mo should be out there ready to catch and shoot. he might be a better passer but delonte should have enough skill to make that pass just fine as well. maybe coach woods has an assistant who specializes in last second plays or something? either way i agree it wasn't very good. what's the point of a backscreen for parker cutting to the basket when you need a 3 for sure? a play that gives you several 3 point options should have been called. they have several 3 point shooters, james, parker, and williams can all shoot the 3. hi sebastian,

i just discovered your blog…great work! please keep it up!

i’m a big suns fan so i loved your post about the suns vs kings.

as for content, i think a more in depth preview of 1 or 2 games if it’s hard to pick would be better than shorter previews of many games.

i agree with you on the cavs post, except the inbounder is usually a very dangerous shooter but probably just not enough time for that type of play to develop this time. for such a short time period yea, mo should be out there ready to catch and shoot. he might be a better passer but delonte should have enough skill to make that pass just fine as well.

maybe coach woods has an assistant who specializes in last second plays or something? either way i agree it wasn’t very good. what’s the point of a backscreen for parker cutting to the basket when you need a 3 for sure? a play that gives you several 3 point options should have been called. they have several 3 point shooters, james, parker, and williams can all shoot the 3.

]]> By: Sebastian Pruiti http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/01/04/breaking-down-the-possession-13/#comment-63 Sebastian Pruiti Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:57:17 +0000 http://nbaplaybook.com/?p=90#comment-63 Thanks for the comment Minnesota. I agree there could have been enough time for Williams to get back in and get open, but you have to know your personnel in that spot. If LeBron makes the catch, he's going up with the shot no questions ask. The coaches should know this and know that there is no chance at a Mo Williams running back in play. He should have been on the court as the secondary option running off a screen instead of inbounding the ball... Thanks for the comment Minnesota. I agree there could have been enough time for Williams to get back in and get open, but you have to know your personnel in that spot. If LeBron makes the catch, he’s going up with the shot no questions ask. The coaches should know this and know that there is no chance at a Mo Williams running back in play. He should have been on the court as the secondary option running off a screen instead of inbounding the ball…

]]> By: MinnesotaWolves http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/01/04/breaking-down-the-possession-13/#comment-62 MinnesotaWolves Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:14:25 +0000 http://nbaplaybook.com/?p=90#comment-62 I love the analysis. I think one of the glaring mistakes that Cleveland made was that they didn't use Mo Williams coming in for a shot off the inbounds pass. Although time was low I still think there was time for a pass back to Mo Williams after coming off of a potential screen. I think this can be an effective play off an inbounds play as the player defending the inbounds pass can be back screened from many angles. This makes it hard for him to read the pick and can lead to a wide open shot beyond the 3 point line. Look at the New Orleans Hornets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves last second play that led to Chris Paul getting a wide open layup after throwing the inbounds pass. I think having your go to guy throw the inbounds pass can be an effective approach as long as there is enough time to properly execute a well-designed play. Mike Brown should be taking input from his assistant coaches, but he should be the one leading them in the final seconds of the game. Even if the coach drawing up the play has a special niche in that area, Mike Brown should get the information from him and draw up the play himself. That's what head coaches do! When Lebron leaves for New York after this season, Mike Brown won't be far behind in leaving Cleveland I love the analysis. I think one of the glaring mistakes that Cleveland made was that they didn’t use Mo Williams coming in for a shot off the inbounds pass. Although time was low I still think there was time for a pass back to Mo Williams after coming off of a potential screen. I think this can be an effective play off an inbounds play as the player defending the inbounds pass can be back screened from many angles. This makes it hard for him to read the pick and can lead to a wide open shot beyond the 3 point line. Look at the New Orleans Hornets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves last second play that led to Chris Paul getting a wide open layup after throwing the inbounds pass. I think having your go to guy throw the inbounds pass can be an effective approach as long as there is enough time to properly execute a well-designed play.

Mike Brown should be taking input from his assistant coaches, but he should be the one leading them in the final seconds of the game. Even if the coach drawing up the play has a special niche in that area, Mike Brown should get the information from him and draw up the play himself. That’s what head coaches do! When Lebron leaves for New York after this season, Mike Brown won’t be far behind in leaving Cleveland

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