NYT article on the recent rise of the pick & roll in the NBA

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about 2 years ago andy sims 6 comments 2 recs |

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very interesting

I never noticed that Utah doesn’t run that much anymore.

I think Tyreke and Spencer can wreak some havoc if they did this more often. Let Kevin play the open wing when help comes.

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by Ice_9ine on Nov 20, 2009 4:51 PM PST reply actions

nice find andysims, thank goodness you read the Times, even the sports page

The author, Jonathan Abrams, is the other interesting part of this article. I expect more juicy stuff soon to come.

Kings wise- the Kings continue to demonstrate difficulty defending the P&R. Near the end of the Dallas game, Jason Terry and Dirk cut down Tyreke’s defense on Terry with a Dirk screen and no help from JT. Tyreke – who is going over the top on many of these screens, and I believe had two fouls called on him for doing so, might do better, as this article suggests, in going under the screen. Of course, screen cover help and talking would be nice too.

rec’d. (thelettere was nice enough to post Micheal Lewis’s The No-Stats All-Star from the NYT last February)

by betweentheeyes on Nov 21, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions

Wow! I am surpised no one else has any comments on this interesting article

by betweentheeyes on Nov 22, 2009 5:19 PM PST up reply actions

I've read it

I’m just not really sure what to say about it.

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by pookeyguru on Nov 22, 2009 6:58 PM PST up reply actions

hmmm, I am going to bed in a parka and mittens in case I die in my sleep

by betweentheeyes on Nov 22, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions

At least you'll die comfortably

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea

by pookeyguru on Nov 22, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions