Marcus Thornton Remains Out For Kings, But John Salmons Will Play

It’s such a simple thing, but it works, in part because of the fast pace at which Portland is playing: One Blazer guard, normally Raymond Felton, will speed-dribble the ball up the sideline directly at another guard stationed near the three-point line on the wing. When they meet, Felton will either hand the ball off and cut to the hoop off his teammate’s screen, or keep his dribble going toward the corner, using the other guard for a ball screen.

You’d be surprised how much chaos this can cause defenses. They either switch themselves into a less favorable matchup or run the risk of losing the ball-handler around the screen. And since Portland’s guards are pushing the pace, there aren’t any big men clogging the lane when this initial action happens on the sideline. If Felton can turn the corner, he’ll often have a clear path to the rim. It’s another funky way in which a team lacking perimeter shot creators can nonetheless create shots.

I hope the guys read it.

I’ve been in San Diego past couple of days. How does this city not have an NBA team?
On topic, we need MT back to 100% and shooting 45%.

Most depressing headline ever.

Feel free to give Salmons another Kobe Bryant burger anytime you want.

1 – Evans -———- Felton
2 – Salmons -———- Matthews
3 – Greene -———- Wallace
4 – Thompson -———- Aldridge
5 – Cousins -———- Camby

John Salmons is going to play!

Some bad fish.