Atlanta Hawks: Inside ‘Camp Drew’
L.D. (seated on right) as Spike Lee
Dropped in to Philips yesterday for the last day of Larry Drew’s “clinic” for his assistants. He took five days to school them on the finer points of his offense so they’ll have it down by the start of training camp. The Hawks also will run some “traditional stuff,” L.D. said, but the goal during this camp was to work on Atlanta’s motion stuff.
The lineup: Bob Bender as Bibby, Lester Conner as J.J., Duane Ferrell as Marvin, Kenny Gattison as Smoove and Tyrone Hill as Al. L.D. filled in for Conner late in the session.
(Not exactly the Hawks but, shoot, I wouldn’t mind taking that squad down to the rec league.)
L.D. recorded the session on video so he could show it to his players when camp opens Sept. 28– he said he felt like he was directing a movie, and Conner called him “Spike Lee. There were lots of cracks from the coaches about getting clowned by players once they see their old bodies working this hard. L.D. had to tell his assistants to take it easy a few times.
L.D. (understandably) didn’t want any video in the public domain. So I’ll try to explain what I saw even though pictures would do the job much better than words (also keep in mind the coaches were working against air). . . .
There was lots of motion and ball movement, yes, but what stood out was how much of the action had players cutting to the basket. It seemed there always was an option for the next man in the sequence to either accept the ball while moving to his position or reverse field and look for a cut to the basket. Not everything happens on the strong side, either, so ball-watching and inattentiveness by defenders can mean backdoor baskets.
“It’s very difficult to guard,” Conner said. “You have to be precise in your defensive schemes. You can be beat at any spot on the floor at any time. NBA teams don’t like to guard a lot of movement and screens. I’ve heard the guys [Hawks players] are all for it and are excited about it.”
For weeks L.D. has said his system would “force the ball to move” and I get that now. Things happen so fast there’s not much opportunity for holding the ball. The screens and cuts happen quickly and if the first option is not there then the ball quickly swings the other way, leading to move movement.
Not much possession time is spent on the one- or even two-man game. Each guy gets a chance to touch the ball at different spots on the floor. Decisions must be made quickly for things to flow correctly.
Some of my notes: “pindown screens with curl to free-throw line. . . dribble hand-offs, sometimes with roll man. . . backdoor cuts. . . high-post pick-and-pop. . . flare screens with roll man. . . ball reversal to quick weakside seal post-ups. . . high-low post-ups. . .”
L.D. has some philosophical principles to go along with the Xs and Os. He said he believes his system will work because the Hawks have so many “interchangeable pieces” to work with. Al will play some power forward with Zaza or Twin at center but Drew said the combinations won’t end there.
“We have the luxury a lot of interchangeable positions. We’ve got twos that can be play 3, threes that can play four, fours that can play five. We can even move Josh to the five against certain matchups. You might see the five at the three. You might even see the five at the one. [Regardless of lineup] nothing changes as far as the action on the floor. I want to utilize our abilities as interchangeable pieces.”
Such an approach could make the Hawks less predictable. It’s theoretically tougher to hone in on a player who is deployed at multiple positions and can be used multiple ways within the offense.
L.D. said his emphasis is on exploiting Atlanta’s strengths rather than covering for its weaknesses. For example, here are his views on Smoove playing minutes at small forward:
“He has the ability to erase a lot of defensive mistakes because of his athleticism. I won’t match him up against a lightning-quick guy where he would have to defend multiple screens. But he certainly will be able to play some 3. At the same time, he can be a tough matchup at the 3 as well. You play him at some 3, there is a high probability he is bigger than that three man, stronger than that three man. Certainly the way to take advantage of that matchup is to post him up. We will certainly try to utilize his ability against a smaller guy. It won’t necessarily be about us adjusting to what the other team does. We want to put the opponent in a position where they have to match up with us.”
It’s an aggressive approach. There certainly will be more turnovers. Theoretically there should be fewer isolations and long jump shots. I figure L.D. will have to use his bench liberally, too, if he wants the Hawks to run a lot of motion offense and while also becoming a bona fide defensive team. He’ll have to make lineup adjustments on the fly.
The Hawks are going to have to be in good shape to run this stuff; L.D. said conditioning would a “top priority” early in training camp. The Hawks also are going to have to be precise, unselfish and persistent. L.D. has some work to do with that Woody had a lot of stuff he wanted to run too but he never could coax guys to do it consistently. Things got tough and the Hawks freelanced.
Drew is going to have to break the Hawks out of their iso offense, sometime-y defense mold. It will be interesting to see how he manages it and how the players take to it once it’s time to do the work.
MC
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Michael Cunningham
August 11th, 2010
6:38 pm
@ BritishAnger, Najeh: ok, i found the Yahoo article. i haven’t heard anything like that at all. not coming to camp? since when do NBA guys hold out? Jamal isn’t going to forfeit that $10 million. nor is he the type to come in and be disruptive. Jamal would like an extension but i think that’s shaky info.
Rod from College Park
August 11th, 2010
6:44 pm
GT Alum,
Check the Pape Sy blog, and then holla back. Not saying he could play 3 all the time, but some seem to think that he has no chance at the 3.
I.MUS WRITE
August 11th, 2010
6:51 pm
This offense sounds similar to what Jerry sloan runs in Utah. If so this this should work well with the athletes we have. Still dont think we added enough in free agency. You cant win with offense alone. See:Phoenix Suns
Tyrone hill has a job huh?
Big Ray
August 11th, 2010
6:55 pm
Melvin,
It may sound like mass confusion if you’re used to watching ISOs for the last six years, LOL.
GT Alum
August 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
Rod from College Park, sorry, I assumed you were one of the folks pushing the get a real C, move Horford to the 4, move Josh to the 3 and banish Marvin agenda.
There are obviously situations where Josh could play some time at the 3, but he should get the bulk of his minutes at the 4.
Big Ray
August 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
MannyT ,
Getting in on moves like the one that just transpired requires vision, committment, and an ever present desire to get better and add to what you have.
Which is exactly the opposite of the attitude of “we like our core.”
Big Ray
August 11th, 2010
6:59 pm
UGA ,
If Hunter is willing to take a minimum contract and give up his travel per diem on all road games, the Hawks will sign him. If not, the Seven Dwarves will tell Sund it’s a no-go.
Rod from College Park
August 11th, 2010
7:00 pm
GT Alum,
No problem. I am on the Banish Marv agenda though, as everyone knows.
I Heart Atlanta
August 11th, 2010
7:02 pm
Sorry if i keep bugging u MC, But Powell Picked a Number yet?
O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
7:07 pm
From MC’s blog.
Woody had a lot of stuff he wanted to run too but he never could coax guys to do it consistently. .
Another big issue with Woody. Lack of accountability. I know that’s MC’s words, but it goes hand in hand with why Woody’s players tuned him out.
You are the HC, so why should you have to coax them? You tell them. And if they dont listen, you bench them or fine them.
Ken Strickland
August 11th, 2010
7:08 pm
NAJEH-Suppose LDrew was the one that nixed the idea of the team needing to sign Shaq. Everyone knows DHoward is foul prone, and that MBarnes was the only other starter that was above average defensively, and he’s gone. Can you imagine how many silly fouls we’ll be able to draw of him in this OFF?
Defensively, he’ll definitely spend a lot of time out of position fighting over picks trying to keep up with his man. This will limit his ineffectiveness in providing help DEF to his teammates. We’ll see a lot of self created mismatches, depending on who we play. Imagine we’re playing the Bucks, and on OFF Smoove switches to SF and ends up matched against 6′6″ CMaggette in the post.
Then we have either Marvin, out on the perimeter, or Horford, in the post, matched up against PF DGooden. The entire process will be done on the fly, much like the Falcons do their no huddle OFF. INSTEAD OF USING THE SWITCHING DEF, WE’LL USE A SWITCHING OFF.
JO JO-Please explain why you’re so obsessed with the idea of our players not buying into LDrew of his OFF/DEF philosophy. Have you read or heard anything that would indicate there might be the slightest possibility their might be any potential opposition to LDrew, or his systems? If so, please inform us of where you got your info, or give us the link to your source.
Maybe, just maybe, your concern over the possibility of our players not buying into LDrew, or his OFF/DEF systems, is based solely on your negative GLASS HALF EMPTY approach to everything, rather than anything supported by fact or logic.
Michael Cunningham
August 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
@ Heart Atlanta: “Sorry if i keep bugging u MC, But Powell Picked a Number yet?”
not that i’ve heard.
ant banks
August 11th, 2010
7:44 pm
DR MARY B, MANNY T, ROD, KEN STRICK, NAJEH, ET AL,
glad that everyone is excited about the motion offense. care to predict wins/losses based on this new offensive philosophy that larry drew is installin’? we sucked on the road, horribly. will this offense equal more road wins?
MannyT
August 11th, 2010
7:58 pm
@Ant…I don’t predict until I know the roster. Check back in mid/late October.
Check last year and that odd contest that Ken Seguira used to do. I have some Ms. Cleo skills
@Ray–every now and then, Sund does his cloack & dagger thing (i.e. getting Jamal) That doesn’t work as well in a 4 team deal.
JeJe
August 11th, 2010
8:02 pm
HOW COME THE HAWKS DON’T TRADE FOR SOMEBODY? ALL THESE OTHER TEAMS ARE MAKING MOVES AND WE”RE JUST SITTING PRETTY LIKE WE KNOW WE’RE GOOD. MAYBE WE THINK WE’RE GOOD, BUT WE’RE NOT.
rusty
August 11th, 2010
8:14 pm
horray to ld. i dont care if we win 53 games or not. i am so sick of iso joe & switching defense. in spite of our 53 wins this team was not fun to watch last year. they hardly ever played uptempo ball. they got blown out early in big games. they played horrible at times & lost to weak teams. jj would try to take over games when we had small leads & we would go down the crapper. all team play seemed to disappear at the end of the season & into the playoffs.joe & josh just seemed to quit. jj needs to play with the team & give the ball up much quicker. josh needs to finish stronger with more dunks which he certainly is capable of. i thought he tried to finese up shots to much,needs to go stronger. no switching this year only when absolutely needed. everybody has to be held accountable.we need to go 100% with teague this year,he has what we need. we need to give jc2 time as he has great potential,please dont bury him on the bench like woody did. when we play our bench be smart. if this team dont play uptempo basketball it will go nowhere. we need to take care of jc1 he is one of the hawks who can really ball. he has big heart & played hard in the playoffs. go hawks
terrell
August 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
Bob Bender as Bibby? What about Teague? Dont tell me Bibby’s still the starter?
rusty
August 11th, 2010
8:23 pm
when some one isnt playing to great such as marvin or who ever they dont automatically need to start the next game, when someone (anybody) is playing well or playing within the team take them out. please dont be a robot like woody was
truthspitter
August 11th, 2010
8:28 pm
@JeJe: Because they know that a lot of people are blind and will only complain but still support this fraud of a team. Drew is a joke and is in dreamland if he thinks this is gonna work. He must to have forgot you also only have 24 seconds. The best thing for the Hawks to do is play better defense and get out and run. A offense 1st coach is a loser, like Don Nelson’s teams, like Phoenix teams’, all of those losers
northcyde
August 11th, 2010
8:33 pm
Gotta give Drew some credit. He pays attention to detail. If this works, the ASG better tear up his contract next summer and give him a better deal.
But the way we’ll know if the new offense truly works or not, is if the 2nd team can successfully run it. Because that’s the weak group of the Hawks. That’s where we see significant downgrades in talent at. The 2nd unit last year couldn’t hold their own for the most part, even when Jamal had it going.
Our 2nd team as of right now is . . .
PG – Teague
G – Jamal C
F – Evans
PF – Powell
C – Zaza
I don’t think there’s no way we can play that group of guys together at the same time. So we’re going to have to have one, maybe 2 starters in the game at all times. In my opinion, Powell doesn’t see the floor. Play Smoove or Horford with the 2nd team.
The person I’m looking at, is Jordan Crawford. This type of offense is tailor-made for his offensive skillset. But I don’t see how he can get on the floor, unless Drew cuts playing time from Jamal and/or Teague.
As MC said, these guys are going to have to be in great shape to make this work. And we need at least 7 players we can count on to execute this.
Right now though, the Hawks look like an indecisve Spades hand . . . . We have 4 ( JJ, Horford, Smoove, Jamal ) . . and 4 possibles ( Bibby, Marvin, Teague, Zaza )
terrell
August 11th, 2010
8:35 pm
“He was strongly in favor of resigning Bibby”. Thanks for clearing that up for some of these clowns wanting to blame Sund for everything.
rusty
August 11th, 2010
8:38 pm
northcyde
how the hell can you start bibby over teague. i guess you just want him to hand the ball over to your buddy jj
O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
8:41 pm
rusty,
I think there should be an open competition in training camp and preseason.
If Bibby plays better than Teague, he should start. And if Teague plays better, then he should start.
cp
August 11th, 2010
8:43 pm
I like what I’m hearing about this offense. Exactly@ O’Brien. If you are the head coach and a guy isn’t buying into your system you sit his butt on the end of the bench and put someone in who wants to be out there. I
truthspitter
August 11th, 2010
8:48 pm
Also, from the above photo. It looks like there will be 1 guy in the high post and everyone else outside the 3 point line to start offense. So, for those thinking it is such a horrible thing for Smoove to ever be outside the 3 pt line, he will be starting there a lot if the picture is accurate, he or Horford will be outside that line to start the offense. Finally, the whole Drew/Woody/Knight idea of interchangeable parts has gone nowhere. It is still a part of the Hawks makeup, so in essence we still have same foundation and they are still to incompetent to understand that it is broken.
Rev in Tampa
August 11th, 2010
8:57 pm
@Big Ray – “Getting in on moves like the one that just transpired requires vision, commitment, and an ever present desire to get better and add to what you have. Which is exactly the opposite of the attitude of ‘we like our core.’”
Respectfully, I disagree. It is much more difficult to stick to ‘we like our core.’ It requires more vision and commitment to stand pat when the people who pay your salary (the fans) want change. I, for one, am glad that we have a core that is solid enough that we can be optimistic for the next several years.
However, I remain convinced that the Hawks are a significant piece away from moving past the 2nd round of the playoffs. If Teague progresses at the point, the Hawks are still too thin at SF and they need a non-scrub center. I fully expect a trade that will result in a center being brought in.
If the Hawks don’t make a trade (and flub in the 2nd round again) then maybe you are correct: the management of the Hawks lack vision, commitment, etc…
I Heart Atlanta
August 11th, 2010
9:00 pm
appreciate it MC
Najeh Davenpoop
August 11th, 2010
9:04 pm
“care to predict wins/losses based on this new offensive philosophy that larry drew is installin’? we sucked on the road, horribly. will this offense equal more road wins?”
I don’t know if the home/road split really has a whole lot to do with the offense as much as the team’s mentality. But I think the inequality between the Hawks’ offensive performance against bad teams and good teams will close. You won’t see the Hawks look like the greatest team ever in the regular season against teams like the Warriors and turn around and stink up the joint offensively against the Magic in the playoffs like we’ve seen in recent years. The Hawks will be a much more consistent and much harder to defend team than they have been in the past.
I’m still not convinced that the Hawks’ improvement as a team will be reflected in the standings, in light of the fact that the conference as a whole has improved dramatically. I’m still sticking with somewhere between 47 and 49 wins and the 5th seed.
rusty
August 11th, 2010
9:05 pm
obrian
teague is the present & future, bibby is the past. how the hell are we going to have an uptempo offense with bibby being the point guard?
northcyde
August 11th, 2010
9:09 pm
Let me take that back. I don’t think Marvin is a “possible”. He’s at least holds his own at the SF position. So our Spades hand is 5 and 3 possibles. Definitely concerned about Bibby though.
Before training camp, I hope Drew will do the same thing concerning the defense, because that’s a bigger problem with the Hawks.
- transition defense
- defensive rebounding
- perimeter defense
- interior defense
We’re average to below average in all of those categories. I want to see a “camp” on those issues too. As with everything concerning sports, you have to have the right personnel to execute a scheme.
We will find out quickly if we have the right people
Najeh Davenpoop
August 11th, 2010
9:11 pm
“Bob Bender as Bibby? What about Teague? Dont tell me Bibby’s still the starter?”
I think more out of regard to not p-ssing off Bibby than anything, they will head into training camp with Bibby as the starter, but Teague will force Drew’s hand and force him to put him in the lineup by the start of the season or shortly thereafter. That is, unless Bibby took a bunch of HGH and SlimFast this offseason and is back in 2002 form.
Rev in Tampa
August 11th, 2010
9:11 pm
@ The Truth – “I hope the defense is just as intriguing because that is what actually wins games. However, if this offense is successful, it may sell more tickets which should make the ASG happy.”
I fully expect the defense to be much more improved than the offense. I expect Drew and Conner to build more toughness into the team by establishing accountability. I expect Drew and Connor to pressure the ball on the perimeter more often. And NO MORE SWITCHING.
rusty
August 11th, 2010
9:12 pm
everybody knows we dont have the depth to content
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
9:46 pm
For those who say it sounds like mass confusion;
it may even look that way @ 1st, but, ease your minds
as HS & college teams @ every level run variations of
motion offenses.
drmaryb made an excellent point when she said a high
b-ball IQ is helpful. [not required, but helpful]
MC talked about Josh posting up a [3], but I’m looking
forward to Joe posting almost any [2] he faces. with us
using a big line-up, he should live inside.
It will be fascinating to watch our ‘athletes’ maake this
offense come to life.
My feeling is, LD still wants a stretch [4,5].
I think a trade will happen prior to training camp.
Prediction mid Sept.
truthspitter
August 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
@Grandad: name 1 stretch PF that’s available?
O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
9:58 pm
In a motion offense, will Jamal average 18 ppg again like he did under woody?
I don’t think he will. Imo, That is one reason he wants an extension now, because his value has peaked.
And with a new CBA with probably lower salaries (and a potential lockout) Jamal could be looking at a huge pay cut.
Best case scenario, he stays with the hawks for MLE type money.
Dept. of Unintended Irony
August 11th, 2010
10:01 pm
“everybody knows we dont have the depth to content”
Well, I’m certainly satisfied. Content, even.
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Rev in Tampa
August 11th, 2010
10:10 pm
@Truthspitter – “@Grandad: name 1 stretch PF that’s available?”
When a trade is being talked about, almost any PF is available at the right price.
Jimmy
August 11th, 2010
10:14 pm
I question whether these guys can run such a disciplined offense.
We’ll probably have to replace half the guys on the team before this works.
I expect us to miss the playoffs this year.
But I do love what Drew describes.
I look forward to seeing it in action.
Hoops
August 11th, 2010
10:15 pm
Ken Strickland,
Concerning Shaq and fitting into a motion offense-
The beauty of the motion offense is that you can design it to fitt your personnel. If your 5 man has perimeter skills, then you can design the offense to allow him to play on the perimeter some. If your 5 man needs to stay inside, then the offense is designed to keep him in. For example, Josh Smith will play the 5 position on offense alot IMO. That will allow him to have many inside cuts and post up opportunities because he is not a threat to score from the perimeter. LD will apply rules to play by for Josh that will keep him in a position that he can be effective. I can’t wait to see Josh and JJ running the pick & roll. Motion offense allows a coach to use his/her personnel to fit the players strengths into the offense.
Sorry about that. I got into my coaching mode for a minute there.
northcyde
August 11th, 2010
10:15 pm
@ terrell
Did Woody suggest to give Bibby a 3 year deal as well? Like I said, it is Sund’s job to run the team. And if he could’ve upgraded the PG position, it’s HIS job to convince Woody that the guy he’s bringing in, is better than Bibby.
Remember who was the big name PG available last year?
Andre Miller.
Bibby gets a 3/18 mill deal, while Miller gets a 3/21 mill deal. You don’t think we could’ve used a guy like Andre Miller here instead of Bibby?
And who was Woody to demand anything last year? He was on the final year of his deal. You don’t let a coach who you aren’t even sure that you want to keep around, make personnel decisions that could affect your team 3 – 5 years down the road.
Woody says . . “I want Marvin back for 5 years, and Zaza and Bibby back for 3 years.” . . . and you go ahead and do it? Even though you refuse to give that very guy an extension on his OWN contract?
Nah Terrell.
Sund either couldn’t negotiate a deal with another quality PG . . or he completely agreed with Woody, and thought that Bibby was essential to “our core”.
No other way around it. He’s the GM, not a babysitter.
***********
@ rusty
Honestly man, I wouldn’t care who is the starting PG. But now that we’re a playoff level team, the days of just giving someone a spot should be over. We are not in the developmental stage as a team anymore.
If Teague comes into camp an earns that starting job, then by all means start him. But if he shows that he’s not ready, bring him off the bench until he is ready. And if Jordan C proves to be ready, and better than Bibby, then you play Jordan C ahead of both of them.
If you’re a player that is not producing, and your overall presence on the floor hurts the team, I want that player on the bench
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@ Mr. Strickland
If this is the offense that we’re running, I will agree with you that Drew may not have wanted Shaq in this scheme. That may have not been the right decision, but I could see him saying NO to Shaq.
KevinM
August 11th, 2010
10:16 pm
Sorry, I’m not of the impression that we have the talent to compete in the East. We have 2 PFs manning the middle with the 30th ranked SF.
We have the 3rd team all NBA who for some reason doesn’t play the same in April/May.
We are still searching for an elite PG after how many years? How about a serviceable center?
How long does it take to get these needs answered? A decade?
Are all the NBA prognosticators just wrong when it comes to analyzing this team? They have been around the game forever…I don’t hear anyone boasting about what a great hire that took place in Atlanta. When you hear of a Mark Jackson being a finalist without ANY coaching experience, what does that tell you about the process?
Points that don’t have to be proven:
There are guys who we simply cannot defend or contain. There is no one on this team that threatens a LeBron or Dwight or even Nate Robinson. We simply were not good defensively when it mattered most.
I get it that we have a new offense; anything different is new for this team. We didn’t have an offense.
Everyone wants to get out and run……..good, let’s run, but all that goes away in the playoffs. You better be able to execute in the 1/2 court.
Will we have to shoot 50% every night to win a game when we can’t stop the other team? There are 2 sides to every court, and we’re focused on the offensive end right now. Let’s see how this team defends first before they are annointed as a new team with interchangeable parts.
Not that LD is the choice, I’m all for giving him the chance. I don’t agree with the choice, but I don’t get paid to look foolish for said choice either. I hope he does work out and I am proven wrong because this city deserves a serious contender.
LD might be fine, but time will tell whether he has the ear of this roster and who will accept discipline.
- Bibby has never been on the bench.
- Marvin has never benched. He needs to be a defensive specialist for this team.
- Smoove has never been punished. Has he finally decided that he won’t lead a break anymore? I hope so.
I don’t think this roster, at cap constraints, will have the success it has seen the last 2 years. 2 50 win seasons is nothing to be ashamed of. But at the end of the year, you are expected to be functioning at your best. What has transpired is so far from that currently.
Enjoy that optimism as you get to run with it until next spring. Then the real test will come for all the changes that were made. Since our BK built team is so interchangeable, let’s just not let injuries be the excuse okay? Sounds like Sund has the roster he wants to go with heading into this season with something to prove.
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
10:17 pm
truthspitter – Troy Murphy, although
that’s not necessarily who LD may be
lookin’ @. I’m still hopeful we will
trade for ‘Ajinca’ [also available]
a face up [5] @ 7-1. Plus, it’s only
a gut feelin’ anyway.
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
10:19 pm
Jimmy – If they can’t or won’t do what
the coach says…trade ‘em to Toronto.
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
10:20 pm
O’Brien – scoring should be more balanced
across the board.
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
10:23 pm
Hoops – everything you said was true.
However one ‘Big Lug’ (and I like Shaq)
can bog down movement & clog up the lane.
I too look forward to Josh & Joe running P&R.
Fundamentals
August 11th, 2010
10:25 pm
I was callin for Ajinca when we signed Mario last Feb. I wish we would’ve tried some young legs w/ desire and upside over Collins. We still can sign someone and/or trade. I just hope something will happen to settle out the roster at least by the All Star Break.
Fundamentals
August 11th, 2010
10:28 pm
Bibby won’t be able to survive the motion. Who would NO give us if we package Bibby and the TPE? They need a solid backup to Paul.
I think Joe Johnson and Jamal can help run the point. They did all last season. That’d give more time to MO at SG where he’d be excellent.
How is Ariza worth Collison?
Grandad
August 11th, 2010
10:31 pm
Motion take the emphasis off the point guard.
I’m not saying, a Pt g is un-important.
But, as in LA D.Fisher is not a prototypical
Pt g., yet he is highly effective. [& clutch].
now the ‘Triangle’ is different than ‘Princeton’
Motion or the type I expect LD to run, in that
the ‘Triangle’ has less screening.
[usually very little, if any]
But the point remains the same.
Offensively some pressure will be taken off J.Teague.