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Why do the Knicks funnel players towards the baseline when its easier to help if you funnel them towards the middle? Basic defensive strategies like this I learned in HS.
dont know...good point...i feel like most things I learned in highschool and in streetball are not even used on Mike D's teams.Why do the Knicks funnel players towards the baseline when its easier to help if you funnel them towards the middle? Basic defensive strategies like this I learned in HS.
Kinda funny. Right after I posted this STAT over plays the baseline funneling Landry to the middle. He gets help. Landry passes cross court for a three point shot. The guy made it. Later in the game same situation funnels him towards the middle, STAT gets help from a guard up top and Landry forces an ugly shot that he missed. Much better results.
Earlier in the game all the Sacramento players were beating our defense right to the baseline for easy layups. I'm just glad they finally adjusted. Hopefully it sticks...
Landry is the smartest player we have.
Mike D is a fool drawing up highschool plays on his stupid white board.
Why do the Knicks funnel players towards the baseline when its easier to help if you funnel them towards the middle? Basic defensive strategies like this I learned in HS.
Seriously.... If some of you just looked up some defensive schemes or even watched elite defensive teams like the Spurs you would know that funneling the ball baseline is also one of the most basic defensive principles.
The baseline acts like a second defender. One of the things Popovich preaches most is: Keep ball-handlers out of the middle of the lane; funnel them baseline into the arms of their shot-blockers; and don?t give up open 3-pointers from the corners.
Granted, there are many cases where you do want to funnel the ball to the middle. This is more true with poor ball handlers/passers or if you don't have any good shot blockers and need more help defense and draw charges.
Each coach has their tendencies, but accusing Dantoni of being an idiot for running a defensive scheme almost every team in the NBA employs at some time is just idiocy. At least do some research before jumping on the "blame the coach" bandwagon.
Seriously.... If some of you just looked up some defensive schemes or even watched elite defensive teams like the Spurs you would know that funneling the ball baseline is also one of the most basic defensive principles.
The baseline acts like a second defender. One of the things Popovich preaches most is: Keep ball-handlers out of the middle of the lane; funnel them baseline into the arms of their shot-blockers; and don?t give up open 3-pointers from the corners.
Granted, there are many cases where you do want to funnel the ball to the middle. This is more true with poor ball handlers/passers or if you don't have any good shot blockers and need more help defense and draw charges.
Each coach has their tendencies, but accusing Dantoni of being an idiot for running a defensive scheme almost every team in the NBA employs at some time is just idiocy. At least do some research before jumping on the "blame the coach" bandwagon.
your offensive genius still gives the ball to Amare 20 feet away from the basket, oh yea and they just loves to chuck three point shots with horrible shot selection, oh yea that is the best game plan everdont worry, some fanboys here spew whatever garbage comes to their minds....its getting frickin annoying.
the man is an accomplished NBA HEAD COACH. you really think you know more than him?
Just sit back and watch the offensive genius of Mike Dantoni
u r a big-big Dantoni Fan right? yeah your response prove that.
Coach Popovich knows what teams to use certain defensive methods on, and
what teams have weak slashers down the middle. The Spurs has always put a
defensive center or PF in their lineup with Duncan to provide tight coverage in
the middle, especially in the 4th quarter.
All teams could put up a decent defensive-zone to cover the middle however,
the strategies in playing a defensive-zone with top defensive players has to
be change vs Kobe/Odom/Gasol tri-fector, and changed again vs
KG/Pierce/Ray, and then changed again vs Duncan/Ginobli/Parker, and no
mater how much u change a well played zone-defense the NBA added players
like Nash/CP3/Deron/and now Rondo making it easy to break it down to
"man on man" coverage by dribbling low into the paint to kick it out.
Dantoni and brother Dan coaching style is clueless on how to develope a
"team defensive system" that improves in time vs the various different teams.
If u want to watch the best performing defensive teams in the NBA, watch
the Orlando Magic and the young OKC Thunders best offense from defense.
your offensive genius still gives the ball to Amare 20 feet away from the basket, oh yea and they just loves to chuck three point shots with horrible shot selection, oh yea that is the best game plan ever
We have to drive to the hoop and get foul shots, we shouldn't brick so much if he really was a "genius" LMAO how can anyone even say that anymore with a straight face?
Seriously.... If some of you just looked up some defensive schemes or even watched elite defensive teams like the Spurs you would know that funneling the ball baseline is also one of the most basic defensive principles.
The baseline acts like a second defender. One of the things Popovich preaches most is: Keep ball-handlers out of the middle of the lane; funnel them baseline into the arms of their shot-blockers; and don?t give up open 3-pointers from the corners.
Granted, there are many cases where you do want to funnel the ball to the middle. This is more true with poor ball handlers/passers or if you don't have any good shot blockers and need more help defense and draw charges.
Each coach has their tendencies, but accusing Dantoni of being an idiot for running a defensive scheme almost every team in the NBA employs at some time is just idiocy. At least do some research before jumping on the "blame the coach" bandwagon.
lol your sig motivated me to write my sig so thanks for thatOK PAUL, i once thought u had sense....but ur proving me wrong....
Amare is supposed to get the ball 20 ft away from the basket....it pulls slower pfs out of the paint, creates spacing, and allows him to face up, seeing how he isnt a real back to the basket scorer. I feel 20 ft is a good spot for amare, thats where he got it from nash.....at the elbows. Amare also has a good jump shot, i shouldnt even explain, u wont understand anyway.
You think chucking and having bad shot selection is the GAME PLAN? idiot. Yeah, mike goes in the huddle and says
''shoot only bad shots, oh and just throw up any 3 point shot u have''
Paul, your comments are wrong on so many levels....we should brick so much if he was a genius? really? the coach controls the trajectory of the ball and if it goes in the net or not?
if the 3's were falling everyone would be quiet.
oh, and my sig is better than yours...