re: General NBA Links

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it's about dictating defensive spacing by having enough credible threats on the floor at once

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That is certainly an issue. Sometimes you have to play two non Davis bigs with Aminu and Evans. That should be avoided if possible, but you get the hand you're dealt.

But I also see systemic space issues. I am flabbergasted each time Davis (or Gordon or Evans) gets an ISO and we see two or three Pelicans crash into the lane before he makes a move. Or how 3PA are basically reliant on Anderson's unique talent and not part of the overall design.

I now believe that a large part of the high ORating this season was based on OREB and a very low TO rate. It worked well for a while. But that was with better personnel for defenses to worry about. Adaption is not a Monty strength.

Even with the injuries and the poor talent, there are still guys who can stretch the defense with shooting. Gordon, Morrow, Roberts, Babbitt, Miller, Rivers. Even Ajinca seems to have a decent jumper. If teams want to sag, let these guys shoot. But force teams to make a choice of helping or staying. Make them worry or hesitate with those threats.

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I just think being a threat from anywhere is a good thing, and this point has, for some reason, been disputed.

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I agree. Ideally you work to get certain shots (corner 3s, RA, etc) but you need to be able to hurt a defense when they work to take those away.

What bugs me is the poor spacing (:deadhorse:) and how the offense, in general, seems to settle for the available shot, not work to find the best one.