Jared Dudley's leadership and IQ
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:16 pm
Jared Dudley has been a surprise this year his 11th and many here don't understand why he starts they look at his stats and say someone else can put up those numbers and they're right...but he's important bc of other ways he helps the team.
His vocal leadership and IQ are the most important things he brings. From another website:
Kenny Atkinson said it was something they’ve worked on before. Dudley made the decision to do something different.
“Great call. Great call. Yeah, we call it ‘dig’ and he ‘digged’ off Millsap. That was a huge play,” Atkinson said of the play.
His vocal leadership and IQ are the most important things he brings. From another website:
Dudley and Jarrett Allen share neighboring lockers. Dudley, 13 years older than Allen, is constantly in his ear before games discussing defensive tactics and what to expect from the opposing team. A tip here, some experience there.
You can hear the genuine care he takes, especially with Allen.
It’s one of the main reasons he’s a role player on a team filled with younger guys. His veteran leadership, basketball I.Q. and ability to stretch the floor are the three main factors ... as he again proved vs. the Nuggets.
That basketball I.Q. came into effect in the final moments of Brooklyn’s 112-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets. With the game tied at 110 with under 30 seconds remaining, Nikola Jokic had Jarrett Allen in an isolation situation near the left block.
Dudley’s man (Paul Millsap), slipped in the corner and Dudley cheated over with a double team, forcing Jokic to turn baseline and travel. The Nets got the ball with 22 seconds left and the rest is history.
“I mean, it wasn’t something that was determined,” Dudley said after the game. “Paul Millsap wasn’t shooting the ball that much and he was in the corner. Jokic was ‘Shaqin’ it all night, so my whole thing was to make him go baseline. He kept going over the middle and scoring with a hook shot. It was more of a read for me, I push Jarrett [Allen] into him a little bit.”
If he doesn’t make this decision, the Nets might not win this game.
Kenny Atkinson said it was something they’ve worked on before. Dudley made the decision to do something different.
“Great call. Great call. Yeah, we call it ‘dig’ and he ‘digged’ off Millsap. That was a huge play,” Atkinson said of the play.