1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: The Volume. All right, welcome to Hoops Tonight. You're at 2 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: the Volume. Happy Friday, everybody. I hope all of you 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: guys had an incredible week so far. We are live 4 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: on AMPS, so if you're watching on YouTube, we're listening 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: on the podcast feed. Don't forget that AMP is the 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: very first place that you guys can get these shows. 7 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: We're continuing our power rankings today with number seventeen, the 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta Hawks. 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They lost John Collins, 37 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: traded him to the Utah Jazz, and they also lost 38 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Holliday. They added in the draft Kobe Buffkin Combo 39 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: lefty like kind of like shifty guard out of Michigan. 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: Good spot up player. He's up over a point per 41 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: possession fifty five percent effective field goal percentage on catch 42 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: and shoot jump shots. He also was sixty eighth percentile 43 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: and pick and roll is good pick and roll playmaker 44 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: in large part because he was one of the best 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: finishing guards at the rim in the country. Last year. 46 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: He shot seventy two percent at the rim according to Synergy. 47 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: That's outrageous. Over sixty percent is good for a guard 48 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: just has all of the craft around the basket to 49 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: finish over contests, and he has a decent pull up 50 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: jump shot. He was forty one percent in effective field 51 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: goal percentage on pull up jumpers. Again, obviously you want 52 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: to be closer to fifty, but for a young player, 53 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: that skill typically devotes you know, develops later on in 54 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: their skill development. So nice little pick up there in 55 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: Kobe Buffkin. They also got Mohammed gouie A in the 56 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: early second round, just a big athletic forward for athleticism 57 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: off the bench. They also signed Wesley Matthews, a short, 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: kind of stocky two guard that covered in very closely 59 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: when he was with the Lakers a couple of years ago. 60 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: Very very good defensive player, but has some offensive limitations, 61 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: an inconsistent shooter and has a hard time beating people 62 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: off the bounce. But you know, when it comes to 63 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: having a guy who can guard on the perimeter off 64 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: the bench, he brings a certain amount of value. They 65 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: also got Patty Mills. He did not play much last 66 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: year and didn't shoot particularly well, and then he didn't 67 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: shoot very well with the Australian national team this summer either, 68 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: so I don't know how much he's gonna play, but 69 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: this is a team that desperately needs shooting. So, like 70 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna see one of the theme every team preview 71 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: that we do, there's like a theme, a general weakness, 72 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: something they need to address, and by far the biggest 73 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: weakness in this Atlanta Hawks team is their spacing. They 74 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: struggle to create space for their stars to create and 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: when you factor in the fact that they were seventh 76 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: in offense last year, you know, that just goes to 77 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: show you what they could be capable of if they 78 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: got the necessary spacing, and Paddy Mills could in theory 79 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: help with that. I just wonder if he's too old 80 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: to be able to help at this point. Look at 81 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: their depth chart at the guard position. Trey Young, Dejante, 82 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: Murray bogdan Bogdanovich Kobe Buffkin, Patty Mills, Wesley Matthews, and 83 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: Garrison Matthews. At the forwards, DeAndre Hunter one of my 84 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: favorite young forwards in the league, that classic big stocky forward, 85 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: Sadiq Bay, Aj Griffin and Jalen Johnson. And then they're 86 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: bigs right now, Clint Capella and Yakakongu, Bruno Fernando and 87 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: Mohammad Guie. Their starting lineup is gonna be an interesting 88 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: thing to see this year. Obviously they're gonna start Trey Young, 89 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: Dejante Murray, DeAndre Hunter, and Clint Cappella. But who's gonna 90 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: start in John Collins spot? And I think there's two 91 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: potential directions they can go there. They can go with 92 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: Aj Griffin or Sadik Bay. But most importantly, they're gonna 93 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: need shooting out of that position. All right, Let's talk 94 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: about the offensive end of the floor for a minute. 95 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: This is a heavy, heavy pick and roll offense in Atlanta. 96 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: They ran over thirty five hundred of them last year. 97 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: Only only the Chicago Bulls ran more pick and roll 98 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: than the Atlanta Hawks last year. That said, they were 99 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: middle of the pack in efficiency. They scored just one 100 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: point zero zero one points per possession in pick and roll, 101 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: which ranked seventeenth in the NBA. Their primary pick and 102 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: roll ball handler is Trey Young. By himself, he ran 103 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: seventeen hundred and twenty six pick and rolls, by far 104 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: the most in the NBA. Luka Doncic was second on 105 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: that list with one thousand, three hundred and seventy five, 106 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: so literally almost four hundred fewer than Trey Young ran, 107 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: So he's by far the highest volume pick and roll 108 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: player in the league. Trey was not particularly efficient one 109 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: point zero five points per possession Among the fifteen players 110 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: in the league last year to run at least a 111 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: thousand pick and rolls, Trey finished ninth in efficiency. Now, 112 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: the main reason for that, like I said, and it's 113 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: going to be the theme of this particular show, is 114 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: that the Hawks are not a very good spacing team. 115 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: They're not good at converting kickout passes to spot up 116 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: shooters into catch and shoot threes, are attacking closeouts into 117 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: better opportunities. They don't convert those into points very well. 118 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: Converted spot up positions possessions last year at zero point 119 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: nine to eight points per possession, that was the third 120 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: worst mark in the entire NBA. They were bottom five 121 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: and three pointers made, they were bottom ten in three 122 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: point percentage, and they weren't attacking closed out as well 123 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: when they put it on the floor. Part of this 124 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: was lineup construction. They were running two bigs and neither 125 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: of them can shoot. John Collins, for the record, was 126 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: the worst spot up player in the entire NBA last year. 127 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: There were sixty eight NBA players last year to log 128 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: at least two hundred and fifty spot up possessions, and 129 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: John Collins finished dead last on that list, sixty eight 130 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: out of sixty eight players, scoring to zero point eight 131 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: to six points per possession every time he got a 132 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: chance to attack in a spot up situation. The problem there, 133 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: too is Dejonte Murray and DeAndre Hunter were both also 134 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: below point per possession. So you've got three guys, four 135 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: guys if you count Clinck Capella in the starting lineup 136 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: that were all bad spot up players. Trey Young was 137 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: the only good spot up player in the starting lineup. 138 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: So from the perspective of lineup construction, you've got Dejontay Murray, 139 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: who's a good pull up shooter but not a good 140 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: spot up shooter. You've got Trey Young was good at both. Right, 141 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: then you've got DeAndre Hunter who's a good spot up 142 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: player but just not quite good enough attacking close outs 143 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: and knocking down catch and shoot shots to be over 144 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: a point per possession. And then you've got Clint Capella 145 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: who can't shoot either. So you're in a situation where 146 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,559 Speaker 1: teams are really packing the pain. And when you watched 147 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: the Hawks last year, you could see that they were 148 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: primarily a team that would attacking pick and roll or 149 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: attack switches in pick and roll, right like Dejonta Murray 150 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: or Trey Young ending up switched onto a big man, 151 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: and what you would see is defenders digging down into 152 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: the driving lanes knowing that if they kick out to 153 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hunter, he had a little bit of a slower release, 154 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: so he would be someone you could close out on 155 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: and force him to put the ball on the floor. 156 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: Same thing goes for Dejontay Murray. You get the drill here, 157 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: and then John Collins is the worst spot up player 158 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: in the league, right, So it just really started to 159 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: cause problems for them in their spacing, and it's a 160 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: miracle that they were seventh in offense in spite of 161 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: all of that. But I think a lineup change is 162 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,119 Speaker 1: going to go a long way. By getting John Collins 163 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: out of the picture, you're going to bring in a 164 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: wing into that position, someone who's comfortable playing from the perimeter. 165 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: And both Sadik Bay and aj Griffin were well over 166 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: a point per possession in spot up situations last year, 167 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: So both of them are going to be comfortable catching 168 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: and shooting and catching and ripping from the perimeter off 169 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: of kickout passes in pick and roll, something that they 170 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: didn't get enough of out of the starting lineup last year. 171 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: That should allow them to run more traditional four out 172 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: one in spacing and allow their ball handlers to have 173 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: better opportunities to score in pick and roll. Now, de 174 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: Jontay Murray and DeAndre Hunter also need to improve. That's 175 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: part of the process there. Hopefully they identified that, their 176 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: analytics department hopefully identified that. Hopefully Quinn Snyder has identified that, 177 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: and they will emphasize that throughout this season. Quick look 178 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: at their other shot creators. De Jontay Murray, remember that 179 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: one one thousand pick and roll lists, so the fifteen 180 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: players ran at least one thousand pick and rolls. De 181 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: Jontay Murray finished fourteenth out of fifteen on that list. 182 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: The only player in the NBA high volume pick and 183 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: roll who was worse than de Jontay Murray last year 184 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: was Jalen Green, so he just in general needs to 185 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: be a lot better. De Jhonta Murray was also well 186 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: below a point per possession in ISO situations three hundred 187 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: and twelve points on three hundred and thirty ISOs on tape. 188 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: Once again, the biggest issue identified was spacing. It's Dejontay 189 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: Murray in those high hesitations looking to attack, and this 190 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: is a guy who's a freak athlete who has the 191 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: ability to get to the basket and guys are just 192 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: digging down into driving lanes and de Jontay Murray's having 193 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: to take these tough pull up jump shots over the 194 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: top of the defense because he's not getting to the 195 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: rim in that clogged paint situation. Now here's the thing. 196 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: De Jontay Murray actually shot forty five percent on pull 197 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: up jump shots last year, but they're all a long twos. 198 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: He's not a guy who takes pull up threes and 199 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: makes them consistently. So that means we talked about this 200 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: lot when we were talking about unguardability, Like forty five 201 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: percent sounds good on paper, like yoh, he's making almost 202 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: half of his pull up jump shots, but when they're 203 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: all two's, that's only nine tenths of a point per possession. 204 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: That's something that the defense is going to live with 205 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: and something that's going to hurt your efficiency on a 206 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: per possession basis in the long run over the course 207 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: of the season. And so again, getting more traditional spacing 208 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: should make things easier on everybody, not just Trey Young, 209 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: but also Dejonte Murray as well, and then Desonte just 210 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: has to learn how to play off the ball. He 211 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: shot just fifty percent an effective field goal percentage on 212 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: catch and shoot jumpers. That's not good forty seven percent 213 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: when he was unguarded. So like literally, he's under a 214 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: point per possession on catch and shoot jump shots when 215 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: they're leaving him wide open. That's something that he's got 216 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 1: to rectify. 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DeAndre Hunter a 249 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: very impressive shot creation for a twenty five year old 250 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: as a third option, a career high fifteen point four 251 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: points per game on fifty six percent true shooting, and 252 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: he was at a point per possession in self creation 253 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: situations one hundred and seventy one points, one hundred and 254 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: seventy one pick and rolls, sixty four points on sixty 255 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: five ISOs, forty eight points on forty eight post stuffs. 256 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: Almost perfect symmetry there, right, So anytime you can toss 257 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: the ball to your third option and he's good for 258 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: a point per possession against the static half court defense. 259 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: That's excellent and so that's an exciting element to the 260 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: development process of this Atlanta Hawks team is DeAndre Hunter 261 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: continues to get better and by far the most impressive 262 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 1: part of the DeAndre Hunter process of his development is 263 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: his pull up jump shot. It's actually crazy. I'll give 264 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: you guys a wild stat here. There were three players 265 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: in the NBA last year who attempted at least two 266 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: hundred pull up jump shots and made more than half 267 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: of them. Take a guess to who those players are. 268 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: The first two are obvious, Kevin Durant Kawhi Leonard, the 269 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: two most efficient mid range pull up jump shooters in 270 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: the league. DeAndre Hunter is the third guy. He shot 271 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: fifty four percent in effective field goal percentage on pull 272 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: up jump shots overall, made more than half of them, 273 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 1: and that's a huge part of what makes him successful 274 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: in his self creation situations. And like on tape, there's 275 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:55,719 Speaker 1: not a lot of redundancy there. Like a lot of 276 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: pull up jump shooters, it's like they're only comfortable out 277 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: of a left handed hesitation pull up right. DeAndre Hunter's 278 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: got at all. He's got a little a hard step 279 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: back in his left hand. He's got a step back 280 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: in his right hand. He can hit him out of 281 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: hesitations in his right hand and is in his left hand. 282 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: You can tell he's got you know, either a very 283 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: good skills coach or he's worked really really hard with 284 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: the player development team with the Atlanta Hawks, and he 285 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 1: has done a great job building out a reliable pull 286 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: up jump shot from the mid range. Again, he just 287 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: has to improve as a spot up player. By the way, 288 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: remember that sixty eight player list of guys who ran 289 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: at least two hundred and fifty spot up possessions. DeAndre 290 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: Hunter finished fifty third out of sixty eight, which is 291 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: not good enough, so obviously he's got to get better. 292 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, in that sixty eight player list, 293 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: you've got DeAndre Hunter at fifty three, de Jontay Murray 294 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: at sixty and then John Collins at sixty eight, so 295 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: you can kind of see where the spacing issues came from. 296 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: Their starting lineup just was full of a bunch of 297 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: guys who didn't know how to play off the basketball. 298 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: So that's the biggest area of improvement right now for 299 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: de Jontay Murray. A few things I'd like to see 300 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: from the Hawks offensively from a process stand point. This year, 301 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: I'd like to see them running transition more. This is 302 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: a super athletic team. Clincapella is one of the best 303 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: bigs in the league at running the floor. DeAndre Hunter 304 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: is an outstanding athlete. De Jontay Murray's an outstanding athlete, 305 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: Sadiq ba or aj Griffin, whoever they put in there 306 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: as an outstanding athlete. Trey Young is a great passer 307 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: who can throw kick aheads. They need to run. Last year, 308 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: they were nineteenth in transition frequency. That's leaving points on 309 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: the table. That's being too methodical and attacking his set 310 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: defense too frequently. So I'd like to see them run more, 311 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: and then I'd like to see them add more complications 312 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: to their pick and roll attack. The Atlanta Hawks were 313 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: one of the most boring teams to watch last year, 314 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: in large part because they were very stagnant in their 315 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: offensive approach, and you'd see it, I mean, and it 316 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: extended into the Celtics series. It'd be like, here's Trey 317 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: Young like screen rescreen, screen rescreen, try to get something open, 318 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: and the other three guys are just standing around. That 319 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: makes you easy to guard. So the question is what 320 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: are complications in pick and roll. Now, for the record, 321 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: I know Quinn Snyder's on top of this. He is 322 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: a much smarter basketball mind than me. I know that 323 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: he's picked up on this and his time being around 324 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: the team, and my guess is he's going to with 325 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: a full training camp now being with the team for 326 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: a full season from start to finish, I am convinced 327 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: that he's going to add these things. But I want 328 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: to talk about what they are and how they can 329 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: help for a couple of minutes. So to me, a 330 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: complication to your pick and roll attack is an action 331 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: that you run either before or during the pick and 332 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: roll to make it harder to guard. So let's give 333 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: you some examples. A before example would be like a 334 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: pistol action. A pistol action is a dribble handoff that 335 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: flows into the ball screen. Imagine the primary ball handler 336 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: that you want running the ball screen, starting in the corner. 337 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: Imagine a horn set, okay, where you've got your two 338 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: bigs at the elbows and your primary your point guards 339 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: up at the top of the key. He's going to 340 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: go down and run a dribble handoff with the man 341 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: in the corner. Then the man in the corner as 342 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: Trey Young is going that's that big man at the 343 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: elbow is going to turn and set a ball screen 344 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: as de jhn Te Murray is grabbing the drible handoff 345 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: and coming off of that ball screen. Why is that 346 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: important Because Trey young defender and Dejontay Murray's defender now 347 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: have to either switch or fight through a screen before 348 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: the pick and roll, which makes it harder because obviously 349 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: an astatic pick and roll situation. Let's say I'm guarding 350 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: Trey Young, he's dribbling on the left wing, and here 351 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: comes Clint Capella to set a screen. I see it coming. 352 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm guarding Trey. I can prepare to sidle up over 353 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: the screen, get over the top of it, and apply 354 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: that back pressure. Right. But if I have Trey Young 355 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: and I'm running down and he runs a quick dripple 356 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: handoff and suddenly I'm guarding de Jontay Murray and Dejonta 357 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 1: Murray's in full speed and I'm not in position, I 358 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: can get caught on that ball screen more frequently. Right. 359 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: That's an example, pistols an example of that type of complication. 360 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: Another one I put down is ram action. Raym action 361 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: is when you have your ball screen or start under 362 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: the basket and you have an off ball guard, set 363 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: a pin down on the screen defender so that your 364 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: ball screener can come up with separation from the big man. 365 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: Because in a lot of cases, especially against pull up 366 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: shooters like Trey Young and de Jante Murray, you want 367 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: your screen defender up there at the level of the screen. 368 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: Why so that if he gets over the top of 369 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: the screen, you can contest the pull up jump shot. Right. 370 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,239 Speaker 1: But if the big man is getting hit by an 371 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: off ball screen, they're not gonna want to switch it 372 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: because it's a guard on a big right and you 373 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: want your screen defender to guard pick and roll. So 374 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: if you can land a screen on that guy, now 375 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: your ball screener is going up to set the screen 376 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: and the screen defender is trailing the play because he 377 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: got screened. And now that either buys an opportunity for 378 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: that pull up jump shot or now is the screen 379 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: defender I have to close out, which might open opportunities 380 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: for the split to snake the pick and roll or 381 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: to hit the pocket pass right. So those are just 382 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: two examples of an action that flows into a pick 383 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: and roll that make it harder for the for the 384 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: on ball defenders in the case of pistol action, or 385 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: harder for the screen defenders in the case of ram action. 386 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: But those are two examples during the action. What kind 387 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: of complications can you have during an action to make 388 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: pick and roll harder to guard? One is just having 389 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,959 Speaker 1: weak side action. So say, for instance, you're running pick 390 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: and roll on the left side of the floor. On 391 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: the right side of the floor, you just run a 392 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: pin down for a shooter. Why is that important Because 393 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: now those two help defenders are occupied guarding that action. 394 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: If they're just standing, if one's standing in the corner 395 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: and the other standing on the wing, their defenders can 396 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: have a foot in the paint and be watching your 397 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 1: pick and roll. But if they're interchanging, now they're at 398 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: the very least having to pay some attention to what's 399 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 1: happening behind them, which will occupy them and make it 400 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 1: more likely for you to be able to get into 401 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: the paint. Then the second one is one we've talked 402 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: about a lot on the show, which is Spain pick 403 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: and roll having a shooter underneath the basket that relocates 404 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: to the top of the key as the big man 405 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: is rolling to the rim. They also can screen for 406 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: each other in that action, either the rollman screening for 407 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: the shooter or the shooter back screening on the roll man. 408 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: But no matter what, generally speaking, just the roll gravity 409 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: of the big man is he's rolling towards the basket 410 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: generally will occupy the shooters defender and you typically get 411 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: an opportunity for a catch and shoot wide open shot 412 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: at the top of the key, or at least an 413 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: opportunity to attack a close out there. But those are 414 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: just examples of things that you can do to not 415 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: be so stagnant, to not be so predictable. And for 416 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: the record, this is not earth shattering stuff here. I'm 417 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: not discovering how to fix the Atlanta Hawks offense. This 418 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: is stuff I guarantee you Quinn Snyder has already noticed, 419 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: and I guarantee you him and his staff are putting 420 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: together as we speak, a bunch of things to try 421 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: to make things easier for this offense, because this is 422 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: a team that has too much firepower to only be 423 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: seventh in offense, especially with all of the different things 424 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: that are holding them back at this point. The last 425 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: thing I think they should add is a little bit 426 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: more variety in their attack too much pick and roll, 427 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: in my opinion, find other ways to generate offense. You've 428 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: got guys that can attack switches. Both DeAndre Hunter and 429 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: Sadik Bay were well over a point per possession in 430 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: post up situations last year. So run a one to 431 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: three pick and roll instead of a one to five 432 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: pick and roll that's almost certainly gonna end in the 433 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: switch then instead of just having it because like right now, 434 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: they're running the one five pick and roll or two 435 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: to five pick and roll, and it's always an ISO 436 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: in the switch situation, and when they switch, it's de 437 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: Jonte Murray and Trey Young taking pull up jump shots 438 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: over the top most of the time because everyone's digging 439 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: down off the ball, right. But if you run a 440 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: one three pick and roller, a one four pick and 441 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: roll with Sadik Bay or with DeAndre Hunter, you get 442 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: to switch. You dump it down to the block and 443 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: you're getting something different looking just something different. Then the 444 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: same two guys running the same ISOs are the same 445 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: two guys running the same pick and rolls, And these 446 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: are guys that are good at it. Not to mention 447 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: that sort of thing pays dividends when you get to 448 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: the postseason, especially when you have the opportunity to attack 449 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: matchups in those particular situations. But more than anything else, 450 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: I just think they should do that to become less predictable. 451 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the defensive end for a little bit. 452 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: The Hawks were a bad defense last year. They were 453 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: twenty second in defensive rating twenty second and half court 454 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: defense according to Cleaning the Glass. They were the fourth 455 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: worst paint defense in the league. They gave up fifty 456 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: three paint points per one hundred possessions, which ranked twenty 457 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: seventh in the NBA. They gave up twenty point four 458 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: restricted area makes per game, that was the third most 459 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: in the NBA. Most of it comes down to two things, 460 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: in my opinion, dribble penetration. So the guards like and 461 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: Dejontae Murray used to be an all defense level player 462 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: and he hasn't made an all defense teams since twenty eighteen, 463 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: and he's become more of an offensive minded player. Trey 464 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: Young's one of the worst defenders in the league. Obviously, 465 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: that's going to lead to a lot of dribble penetration. 466 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: And then the other big thing that's killing them right 467 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: now is Rollman possessions. So they gave up four hundred 468 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: and fifty eight made baskets to the roleman in pick 469 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: and roll last year, which was the fourth most in 470 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: the entire NBA. What does that tell us to me? 471 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: The roleman getting lots of touches also can be attributed 472 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: to point of attack defense. What causes the roleman to 473 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: be open if the screen defender is engaged by the 474 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: ball handler right, screen defender Clint Capella in this case 475 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: has to show high or has to come away from 476 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:10,239 Speaker 1: the paint to contain a ball handler. More frequently, that 477 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: is what opens up the pocket pass and the lob 478 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: pass right. So that's one of those things where it's 479 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: the rollman getting the basket, but it's not necessarily the 480 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: screen defender's fault. That's a point of attack thing. If 481 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: you stay attached more at the top of the key, 482 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: or at least get over the top of the screen 483 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: and funnel better, then your big can drop further back. 484 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: And if he drops further back, now he can contain 485 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 1: the rollman while protecting the rim against the ball handler. 486 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: So point of attack defense is the main point of 487 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: weakness in the Hawks defense. In my opinion, they also 488 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: were not a very good rebounding team. They were eighteenth 489 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: and defensive rebounding, they gave up two hundred and forty 490 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: six putbacks last year, which was the ninth most in 491 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: the NBA. They were also bottom half of the league 492 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: in both transition defense frequency and transition transition defense efficiency. Really, 493 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: the only thing the Hawks did well was guard to 494 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: the three point line. They were top ten in opponent makes, 495 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: opponents attempts per one hundred possessions and an opponent three 496 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: point percentage. So that's the one thing they do well 497 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: defensively is guard three guard the three point line. But 498 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: when you do everything else poorly, it's gonna be really, 499 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: really hard to be a very good defense. Let's talk 500 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: personnel for a second, though, because they have a solid 501 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: rim protector, they have legit wing athleticism. So to me, 502 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: it's Trey Young and de Jonte Murray. Those two guys 503 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: have to lead the way. Dejonte has to recommit to 504 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: the defensive end, and Trey Young just has to do 505 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: a job. Quinn Snyder is going to craft a job 506 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: for him. Hey, dude, this is all I need you 507 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: to do. Just do it like you don't have to 508 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 1: keep your man in front. It doesn't matter if guys 509 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,479 Speaker 1: shoot over the top, but you have to do at 510 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: the very least be able to provide something for me 511 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: within this defense. And whatever that is, he's got to 512 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: be bought in that will help them everywhere else. Again, 513 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: if they if their point of attack defense improves, Clint 514 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: Capella will be able to stay at the rim more. 515 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: If Clint Capella can stay at the rim more, you 516 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: can guard pick an two on two more. If you're 517 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: guarding two on two more and pick and roll, you're 518 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: gonna give up fewer baskets to the role man right, 519 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: And then in general, it's gonna help you a lot 520 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: in rebounding because if you can guard actions two on 521 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: two instead of three on two, you're gonna be in 522 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: rotation less. If you're in rotation less, then you're gonna 523 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: be matched up for box outs. A lot of times 524 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: when you're in rotation is when you give up offensive 525 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 1: rebounds because guys aren't matched up. They're running and flying around. 526 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: Everything comes down to point of attack defense. As I've 527 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: said a lot on this show over the years, point 528 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: of attack defense is becoming one of the most important 529 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 1: elements of NBA defense because of how spread out things are, 530 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: and when your point of attack defense is weak, everything 531 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: else suffers. And look, Klinkapel is not Anthony Davis, but 532 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: he's a good rim protector. You can have a good 533 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: paint defense, You're capable of that, you just have to 534 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: improve at the point of attack. So in summary, this 535 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: will never be a great defensive team with Trey Young 536 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: in the lineup, but they can be closer to fifteen 537 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: if they work on those specific things that I mentioned. 538 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: On offense, they were seventh last year despite horrific spot 539 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: up play. Getting rid of John Collins should help that, 540 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: and then just in general their main starters improving as 541 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: off ball players. Last year the Hawks were forty one 542 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: and forty one. My prediction is that they end up 543 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,959 Speaker 1: with closer to forty five wins this year. I do 544 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: think the Hawks are gonna be better this year than 545 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: they were last year. And I think they're gonna be 546 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: in that group kind of fighting to get out of 547 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: the plan so in that like five, six, seven, eight range, 548 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: and again they're all gonna be this close. The league 549 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: is so deep this year, you're not gonna see big 550 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: spread out standings. In my opinion, I think everyone's gonna 551 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: be really crunched up on each other, and I don't 552 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be one of those things where you 553 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: can easily predict seeding. I think they're gonna be around 554 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: forty five wins, and I think they're gonna be right 555 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: around the upper edge of the play in tournament, if 556 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: not out of the play in All right, let's talk 557 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: male bag questions. I've got three of them for you 558 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: guys today. The first one is from Jordan. If you 559 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: could play big minutes on an NBA team for this 560 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: next year, which one would it be and why? So 561 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna have some fun with this one. First of all, 562 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: I would never be able to play in the NBA. 563 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: I'm a very good basketball player, but I'm not an 564 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: NBA player. If you put me into an NBA training 565 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 1: camp tomorrow, I would get eaten alive by those guys. Again, 566 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: I've worked really hard to become a good basketball player, 567 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: but there's levels to this shit. I'm good enough to 568 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: go play overseas, I'm not good enough to play in 569 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: the NBA. And even when I say good enough to 570 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: play overseas, I'm not one of those guys would be 571 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: over there making millions if I would have stayed over 572 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: there and played, I probably could have made a living 573 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: and played. Maybe if I got lucky, I could have 574 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: made it to one of the top leagues. But I 575 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: never would have been one of the guys that was 576 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: like a fringe NBA player that's over there making millions. 577 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: There's levels to this shit. I'm not an NBA player 578 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: that said. If I absolutely had to play for one 579 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,360 Speaker 1: NBA team this year and I had to pick one 580 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 1: that i'd have the best chance to earn minutes, It'd 581 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: be the Golden State Warriors. And the main reason why 582 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: is because they're small. I am six six and I 583 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: have a six to eleven wing span. I jump really well, 584 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: and I always was a really good rebounder. I finished 585 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: three my conference and rebounds twice. I actually had a 586 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty rebound game when I was in college, a 587 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: bunch of like, you know, you know, eighteen point sixteen 588 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: rebound games, like twenty four point fourteen rebound games. Like 589 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: I was a very good rebounder when I was in college. 590 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: And so that combined with the fact that the Warriors 591 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: make basketball easy for people, and the fact that Steph's 592 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: gonna get chased by multiple guys, and I'm gonna have 593 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: like wide open opportunities to attack closeouts and take catch 594 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: and shoot threes. Like that would be my best opportunity 595 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: because I could help them on the glass and maybe 596 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: make some plays on offense. But to be clear, if 597 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: you put me in the Warriors training camp here in 598 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, those guys would eat me alive. 599 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: That's just the reality of NBA basketball. But it's fun 600 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: thing to have fun and think about here. Second mail 601 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: back question from Prince Samurai. You said shortening the season 602 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: to sixty six games would help with urgency and participation. 603 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: What would we do for individual NBA records? Wouldn't Lebron's 604 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: scoring records, Steph's three point record and others like it 605 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: be forever out of reach for new players? Honestly, I 606 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: just don't care. I mean, what about expansion. There were 607 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: guys who made All Star teams in all NBA selections 608 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: when there were many fewer teams in the league, right, 609 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: Like does that diminish the credit that should go to 610 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: a championship team? Like what about what if we start 611 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: accepting the fact that during Michael Jordan's titles the league 612 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: was smaller and then they expanded and had a bunch 613 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: of expansion teams, right, Like, there's a bunch of conversations 614 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: we could have as the game has changed. So the 615 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: reality is the game has changed. Like Ray Allen played 616 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: in a league where three point shooting wasn't is emphasized. 617 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: That's not to take away Steph. Steph is the greatest 618 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: shooter of all time, and I think he would have 619 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: been a better shooter than Ray Allen even if they 620 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: played in the same era. But the point is is, 621 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: like the game changes, and shortening the regular season would 622 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: just be another way for the game to change. Even 623 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: if we stay at eighty two games forever, it's possible 624 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: that Lebron's scoring record gets broke because I don't know, 625 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: maybe maybe they had a four point line. Maybe pace 626 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: gets even crazier, Maybe skill level goes up another level, 627 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: and maybe NBA games start finishing around one hundred and 628 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: fifty points a team, and maybe dudes are averaging forty 629 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: and in fifteen years some guy passes Lebron. Like, that's 630 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: just the reality of the changing game. So, like, I understand, 631 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: it's a good question, But my counter to that would be, 632 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: who cares like you know, obviously, in a perfect world, 633 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: if we could keep static circumstances and track everything equally, 634 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: but that's just not how it works. Like Lebron's scoring record, 635 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: he didn't go to college. You know a lot of 636 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 1: the dudes that he passed on that list went to college. 637 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: That's not fair either, right, So if you if you're 638 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: just in general in life and this goes well beyond basketball, 639 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: if you're hoping for fair, you're gonna be disappointed because 640 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: it's just not gonna end up that way. Last question 641 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: from Felipe, what do you make of Anthony Davis saying 642 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: he wants to play the four. This is something that 643 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: I saw the other day, and I think my friend 644 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: Jovan Bujas said that that ad will probably start at 645 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: the five, but then just spend some of his shifts 646 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: at the four. Here's where I get concerned with Anthony 647 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: Davis at the four. It's a simple question of defensive responsibilities, right, Like, 648 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna have your primary point of attack defender who's 649 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: gonna guard their on ball guard. You're going to have 650 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: your lock and trail defender that's gonna guard their two 651 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: guard who's probably gonna be running off of off ball 652 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: action more frequently right, more dribble handoffs, more off screen action. 653 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: Then you're going to have a pick and roll screen defender, right, 654 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: that's your big man, typically your five. Then you're gonna 655 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: have a low man. It's gonna be the guy that 656 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: you put on their worst shooter that they're typically gonna 657 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: tuck away in the week side corner, and your man's 658 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: that man. The lowman is going to be primarily helping 659 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: at the paint at the rim out of that position. 660 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: In between those four spots, though, is the three and 661 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: the three in the modern NBA is more like another 662 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: two guard, if not a smaller, more perimeter oriented small 663 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: forward right. And so in that situation, that guy's going 664 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: to have to navigate a lot of screen actions and 665 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: chase around on the perimeter a lot. And so, if 666 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: you have a situation where you want to play Lebron James, 667 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis and a center at the same time, presumably 668 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: you're asking the center to be your pick and roll defender, 669 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis to be the role man or the lowman. 670 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,719 Speaker 1: Now I'm asking Lebron to chase around on the perimeter 671 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: at is twenty first season, or Anthony Davis to chase 672 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: around the perimeter so Lebron can stay as the lowman, 673 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: or Lebron's off the floor. Is that Murah is he 674 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: now chasing threes around? You get the point Like it's 675 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: one of those things where fundamentally as a team, like 676 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 1: whoever plays the three has to be willing to chase 677 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: around on the perimeter. Everything makes more sense if you 678 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: slot Anthony Davis at the five, because if Anthony Davis 679 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: is at the five, it's gonna be Lebron James and 680 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: Ruy Hatcha Mura playing the four. Those two are gonna 681 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: split those minutes, right, They're gonna primarily be low man. 682 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is gonna have Jackson Hayes or Christian Wood 683 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: come off the bench for him, right if he If 684 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: they come off the bench, they become your pick and 685 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: roll defender, your threes. The guy who chase threes around, 686 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: that's gonna be your Jared Vanderbilt, that's gonna be your 687 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm blanking on his name. The guy they picked up 688 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: from the Minnesota Timberwolves, Torian Prince, right and uh. And 689 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: then as you go to the two guards and one guards, 690 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: that's where you get your lock and trail defenders and 691 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: your point of attack defenders. But everything slots better in 692 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: terms of defensive responsibilities of eight, he's at the five. Now, 693 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: if you are gonna play Ad at the four, you 694 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: have to play him next to Christian Wood. Why because 695 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: Ad can't shoot anymore. Christian Wood is a very good 696 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 1: three point shooter, and so at the very least, you 697 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: can run a four out one in concept with Christian 698 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 1: Wood on the floor at the five. But in that situation, 699 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: if you're gonna run Ad at the four, the way 700 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 1: you would have to look is Lebron would have to 701 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: be on the bench. So this would have to be 702 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: when Lebron subs out of the game halfway through the 703 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,479 Speaker 1: end of the halfway through the first quarter, You're gonna 704 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: have to bring in a three, a legit three, either 705 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: Jared Vanderbilt or Jared Vanderbilt is like a four offensively, 706 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 1: but he's like a three defensively. But you need to 707 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:40,319 Speaker 1: put Jared Vanderbilt in there, and you Oratrium Prince, and 708 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: then Anthony Davis becomes your low man. Christian Wood's gonna 709 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 1: have to be your pick and roll defender, and Christian 710 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: Woods not a very good pick and roll defender. So 711 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 1: even in that case, you're probably gonna have to have 712 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis behave defensively as a five, and that defeats 713 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,479 Speaker 1: the purpose. So like again, I understand it why Adi 714 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: wants to because more size on the floor means you know, 715 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: less physical ask for Anthony Davis. But at the end 716 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: of the day, like everything slots better with this Laker 717 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,359 Speaker 1: roster with Ad at the five because they have an 718 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: amazing forward core between Lebron, James, Ruey Hotcha Murrah, Jared 719 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt and Torrian Prince. They've got really good forwards and 720 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: the only way you're gonna find minutes for all those 721 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: guys is if Ad plays most of his minutes at 722 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: the five. Again, think of it this way. If you're 723 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: ranking the top four Lakers, it's Lebron, James, Anthony Davis, 724 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: Ruey Hotchi Mura, and Austin Reeves. Right, Austin Reeves is 725 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: probably the third best, Lebron's probably the second best eighty one, 726 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 1: and Ruey Hatchamura is probably your fourth best player. So 727 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: in this case, two of your top four players are 728 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:46,399 Speaker 1: power forwards or play that traditional big forward look, right, 729 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: instead of that skinny forward who chases around on the perimeter. 730 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: So just in terms of slotting, if you think of 731 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 1: a ten man rotation, which the Lakers will probably use 732 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 1: in the regular season, or maybe a nine man rotation, 733 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: but maybe a ten man rotation in the regular season, 734 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 1: you need two centers, two big forwards, too small forwards 735 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: to you know, off ball guards, and two on ball guards. Right, 736 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 1: And so as soon as you move AD into the four, 737 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: Lebron's playing thirty four minutes a night, is AD gonna 738 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: play fourteen minutes at the four? Okay? Now where does 739 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: Ruey Hatchamura play? You can kind of see how that 740 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 1: gets more complicated. So like, even though it's what AD wants, 741 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 1: it's very obviously not what's best for the team. And 742 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: so I don't know how they're gonna rectify that, but 743 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 1: Darvin Ham's gonna have to deal with it, apparently if 744 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 1: his star wants to play that way. All right, guys, 745 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: that is all I have for today is always I 746 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate your support. I hope you guys have an 747 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,600 Speaker 1: incredible weekend, and we will be back on Monday with 748 00:36:43,800 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: number sixteen. The volume