The Final Two Possessions Of Spain’s World Championships
In what might have been the best game in the FIBA Worlds so far (and that is with a ton of really good games already played), Serbia used the strength of a late three pointer and a defensive stop (though that stop was probably more Spain’s bad execution rather than Serbia’s defense) to pull ahead of the defending world and Euro champs, knocking them out of the tournament and advancing to the Semi Finals.
Serbia’s Deep Three
What was interesting about yesterday’s ending, especially Serbia’s possession, was the strategy that was implemented (and the strategy that wasn’t implemented):
Serbia starts out in a 1-4 flat set that you commonly see in the NBA. However, instead of the ISOs you normally see, Serbia sends a screener to pop out and set a screen. The sole purpose of this screen is to force Spain to switch on defense.
