Mike De La Rosa looks at OKC’s unique and creative steps to take the pick-and-roll game into the future, from inverting screens, to changing angles, adding speed, and playing with the positioning of big men and guards.
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44 Comments
Nice thank you
Nuggets did this w/ jamal murry & Jokic heavy in the playoffs last year
Very useful video.
My basketball IQ went up 10 pts
Mike did such a good job!! More of him please
Shai the SG
@2:18 is illegal
Drop coverage fails with 5 shooters on floor . Small ball advantage fails when bigs can cover these slide switch or stay situations . So a lot depends on personnel. P/r games depend on creating mismatches quickness to rim can defeat length or length can defeat the quick on a lob. So a lot is space and pace but also READS and timing. Okc will be different with a pick and pop or roll guy like CH. So we may see less of this health of CH permitting. Pops happen more often in small ball p/r game but interior finishes less when picker hasnt the heft or angle to easily create a switch.
Is this a bit of the extension of Spain pick and roll? The shooter starts in the key and move to the top when the pick and roll happens. What makes it different is the shooter doesn’t set a screen for the screener, but fast out to clear the space so leave less time for D to communicate.
Great stuff
⚡ ⚡ And now Chet is an added wrinkle to that scheme
Kerr has been doing this for years now with Steph as the screen setter.
Golden state been doing this
this is literally nothing new. it wasnt a standard..but its nothing new.
Imagine Penny or Kobe setting screens for Grant, then kicking it out to Shaq for a 3-pointer. This is why I stopped watching ball lately
Who is this? You got employees now? The voice is different
So as long as your big man can shoot 3s you can run this system well?
yeah these are good – keep em coming
It was so refreshing when Ben’s voice came on at the end. Sorry Mike, we want Ben.
a lot of threat come from SGA, for his physicality and ball handling
Please, a Víctor video
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Great video!!!
Nets did this with Kyrie/Bruce Brown Harden/Bruce Brown. That's how he made a name for himself.
if they can keep this core players and get them some good role players using there 1st round picks. they will dominating the league in the next 10 years
a new guy
i enjoyed this content
This is absolutely great!!
What is the terminology called for lifting the shooter at the point of the On Ball Screen?
I like the new guy
My sweet pookie-bear Mike 😻
Amazing
The same maybe could be said in the nuggets repertoire, where it's jokic leading and various guards set the picks, slides, and misdirections.
With him being savant, any movement of his teammates wont be wasted
Wait, who are you? You're not the usual narrator. 🤔
thanks for a great video
MORE MIKE
I’m interested in more of these… loved the analysis of how they mesh their innovative play style with unique personnel. Really got me excited about what the young team could turn into if they are able to keep this group together and implement Chet well
Amazing content, more Mike and more OKC content please!
1:15 moves was crazy
NEED MORE MIKE VIDS💯
Cp3 started it
OKC did such a good job of targeting multiple ball handlers in the previous drafts. Perhaps an open door but if they can shoot at least league average from 3 (they were 17th last year, Shai, Giddey and Dort were below average) there should be a ton of space for the ball handlers to operate.
More Thinking Basketball the better, no matter who is the "creator"
Great Video 👍