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. Support at Patreon:…
How good was Manu Ginobili? Would he have been seen as a superstar if he played on another team? Why did he come off the bench and play fewer minutes? And was he actually the most valuable Spurs during his…
How good was Nowitzki?! Was he the best shooting big man in NBA history? How did he grow and evolve over his career? And without great passing, how big of an impact was he able to have on his team’s…
How good was Steve Nash at his best? Can the best offensive player in the league really average just 16 points a game? What changed in 2005 to win MVP, and and why didn’t he have more success in Dallas…
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…