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ThunderBolt wrote:penggemar wrote:Theo Maledon had a good game in a win against Orlando
He is a true point guard with his ability to run the offense and manipulate the defense.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
oldshoolballer wrote:
I love Quickley. He got injured in game one so most NBA fans haven't seen him. Plays like a vet. Excellent shooter and decision maker. Knicks got an absolute steal at 25.
arusinov wrote:Deni's passing skills
In transition:
After p&r:
Heej wrote:arusinov wrote:Deni's passing skills
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How's his scoring been?
SwipeDaFox wrote:I still don't think Deni has a good enough handle or big and vast enough shots repertoire to take on himself to create shots for himself on a consistent basis with good efficiency (Posting up or driving right after moving off the ball after a curl would be his best offensive move in the half court) - I actually think the way he's brought up is good, playing off of the main guys at first and using his IQ to find his own niche and see what he can do in the flow of the game.
Still don't think he's a guy you put the ball in his hands and let him operate - that will come with time. He can take more occasional pick and roll situations though cause he really excels passing out of it - but creating for himself in the PNR is still a struggle for him I think and will lead to some forced shots.
His defense has definitely been the key area in his game so far and what earned him the most credit and playing time, besides his high IQ and simple game offensively with flashes every now and then - the kid really has an amazing knack for team basketball, is extremely aware, always has a hand in the shooters face and is always alert when to help, where to move, what to show defensively to prevent penetration and close the paint and then on the alert when to return to his player which is extremely hard.
The place he's surprised me the most though, is when he's put on an island or gets switched off to smaller guys - he really uses his size and length well - and arguably has the best feel for vertically raising his hands up without fouling for a rookie in all my years watching the game. Cause he's a rookie he gets called BS fouls, but he just really really plays solid D and showed the ability to switch basically 1-5 and get stops which is ridicules cause even I questioned his footspeed - but his positioning is so on point and his knowledge of how to use his body is so good that he just gets it done.
Really, really impressed with him defensively on the perimeter which was my biggest question mark for him early on.
arusinov wrote:SwipeDaFox wrote:I still don't think Deni has a good enough handle or big and vast enough shots repertoire to take on himself to create shots for himself on a consistent basis with good efficiency (Posting up or driving right after moving off the ball after a curl would be his best offensive move in the half court) - I actually think the way he's brought up is good, playing off of the main guys at first and using his IQ to find his own niche and see what he can do in the flow of the game.
Still don't think he's a guy you put the ball in his hands and let him operate - that will come with time. He can take more occasional pick and roll situations though cause he really excels passing out of it - but creating for himself in the PNR is still a struggle for him I think and will lead to some forced shots.
His defense has definitely been the key area in his game so far and what earned him the most credit and playing time, besides his high IQ and simple game offensively with flashes every now and then - the kid really has an amazing knack for team basketball, is extremely aware, always has a hand in the shooters face and is always alert when to help, where to move, what to show defensively to prevent penetration and close the paint and then on the alert when to return to his player which is extremely hard.
The place he's surprised me the most though, is when he's put on an island or gets switched off to smaller guys - he really uses his size and length well - and arguably has the best feel for vertically raising his hands up without fouling for a rookie in all my years watching the game. Cause he's a rookie he gets called BS fouls, but he just really really plays solid D and showed the ability to switch basically 1-5 and get stops which is ridicules cause even I questioned his footspeed - but his positioning is so on point and his knowledge of how to use his body is so good that he just gets it done.
Really, really impressed with him defensively on the perimeter which was my biggest question mark for him early on.
Well. Number of times he had chance to run p&r is very very small... More or less every time he did it - the result was successful
Now the one case he took the pull up jumper he missed - but it was ok shot (he wouldn't probably do it if it wasn't the situation when there was very little time to try to close gap in last game minutes), he didn't miss badly and this one miss doesn't mean much
SwipeDaFox wrote:arusinov wrote:
Well. Number of times he had chance to run p&r is very very small... More or less every time he did it - the result was successful
Now the one case he took the pull up jumper he missed - but it was ok shot (he wouldn't probably do it if it wasn't the situation when there was very little time to try to close gap in last game minutes), he didn't miss badly and this one miss doesn't mean much
I think the way to develop him is through playing mistake-less basketball making the right plays, and slowly extending his offensive repertoire - I think pushing him to do things too much too fast would be a mistake it needs to happen with the flow of the game and in specific areas and situations/lineups that will benefit him.
But he does need to have more PNR as the ball handler or even as the screener - not a large amount, but some.
He’s just getting started. He needs to nurture the good habits he showed so far, and his talent will surface one way or another anyways.
arusinov wrote:SwipeDaFox wrote:arusinov wrote:
Well. Number of times he had chance to run p&r is very very small... More or less every time he did it - the result was successful
Now the one case he took the pull up jumper he missed - but it was ok shot (he wouldn't probably do it if it wasn't the situation when there was very little time to try to close gap in last game minutes), he didn't miss badly and this one miss doesn't mean much
I think the way to develop him is through playing mistake-less basketball making the right plays, and slowly extending his offensive repertoire - I think pushing him to do things too much too fast would be a mistake it needs to happen with the flow of the game and in specific areas and situations/lineups that will benefit him.
But he does need to have more PNR as the ball handler or even as the screener - not a large amount, but some.
He’s just getting started. He needs to nurture the good habits he showed so far, and his talent will surface one way or another anyways.
Well. What I see: he is way too passive - and even if he doesn't get ball that much there're cases when he can (and seemingly even expected by other players) to be creative. It's not about something to develop - he has quite proven abilities he's shown in Euroleague (not speaking I-BSL) and in the pre-season: he can drive right strong against slower defenders (and it's not like he's pressed to go left by defenses now), he can finish or assist on those drives, he can post-up smaller defenders, and yes... he can call p&r and read the state...
But he seems to settle totally in the mode of being 3&D role player (better than other options... e.g. Bonga) and I think it has very bad impact on his development (it's not really surprising that when he tries to do something creative like once per game his skills seem to be rusty). The worst thing is: the day his defense is even a bit worse than usual and Bertans has ok shooting outing (4/10 3P in this case) Deni gets reduced to 16 min like last game against Nets and it will continue this way.
amcoolio wrote:LaMelo is 10th in the NBA in steals at 1.8 SPG, he has quick hands
