Why The Bulls Pick And Roll Is Tough To Stop
The Bulls like to run a pick and roll where they have Derrick Rose coming off of a screen set by Joakim Noah. It is really tough to defend because you need to focus a lot of attention on Rose, because if you don’t he will fly right by you. There is a problem with that strategy though, and it was on display during the Bulls-Cavs game last night:
As Noah comes over to set the screen, the Cavs quickly hedge it. Zydrunas Ilgauskas comes out early and really high in an attempt to cut off Rose’s path around the screen. As a result, Mo Williams goes under the screen, waiting to see which way Rose goes to pick him up.
