How good was Allen Iverson? Do analytics really “hate” him? What were his strengths and weaknesses as a player? And how much did his “inefficient” volume scoring actually help those 76ers teams? This episode is part of the the second…
How good was Reggie Miller? Was he a weaker version of Klay Thompson or Ray Allen? Or was he actually one of the best playoff scorers of the era who was never properly understood when he played in the 1990s?…
Was Wilt Chamberlain really at his best when he scored 50 points per game? Was his scoring ever “damaging?” Why did he change his style so much over the course of career? And in which of his many great seasons…
In this segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Mike D’Antoni explains the origins of Phoenix’s Seven Seconds or Less offense that revolutionized the league, the idea of multiple “point guards” on the court, and the tradeoff of playing Amar’e Stoudemire…
How good is Victor Wembanyama? What makes him so intriguing? And is he really the best prospect ever? This film breakdown discusses the 2023 #1 pick in the NBA draft, the evolution of big men prospects from Wilt Chamberlain and…
How did Denver build a championship defense to pair with Nikola Jokic’s historically great offense? This detailed film room study examines how the Nuggets season long defensive principles of shrinking the floor, overloading sides and recovering horizontally with speed and…
Why did Denver’s role players have such big nights in Game 4? This detailed film room study examines how Miami’s defense tried to stop Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic as scorers, the Nuggets supporting cast on offense and defense, and…
How did Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray become the first teammates to scored 30 points and each have a triple double in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Miami? This film room study details Denver’s unstoppable two-man game, all…
What adjustments did the Miami Heat make to win Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Denver? How did they attack Nuggets and score so efficiently? This film room study details Coach Erik Spoelstra’s adjustments in Game 2 — including…
Support by buying my NBA T-Shirts: https://heatcheck.info/ This is the moment where Denver lost control of the game. On the screen and the curl here, this is a simple defensive decision. You either switch it, or Bruce Brown should just…