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Originally Posted by KGREG Flip brought up something very interesting. What if we started scoring assists like in hockey, the pass that leads to an assist, I think that a pretty good way to calculate "Ball Movement" on offense. IMO a 2 man game with Sheed and CB that gets Sheed a trey is not indicative of good ball movement. Hopefully we'll see some really great ball and player movement where guys make the extra pass to get us some really high percentage shots. |
Absolutely KGreg! I couldn't agree more emphatically.
That Chauncey - Sheed 2 man game has its place, as do the post-up ISO's when there is a mismatch. But they are just like certain spices -- use them, but use them sparingly or they wreck the food. The most powerful Piston offense is the one that exploits the fact that four of the five starters are scoring threats from just about anywhere on the floor, and the fifth (Ben, I mean) will punish you with lob dunks and put backs if you double up to control the others. Everybody moving without the ball, the ball moving without hitting the floor: that's what makes us impossible to defend, generates high assist numbrs (and low turnovers) and high shooting percentages (including from beyond the arc). Anything that freezes the guys on the floor makes them into non-threats and then we are pretty easy to defend.