MagicMatic wrote:I mean… people keep saying this but Gary Harris and Carter are on the floor in this screenshot.
Why are they not moving off ball?
Why is Paolo forcing an iso on 5 guys?
Why are plays not being called so this doesn’t happen?
Why is Fultz even in the game with Paolo?
Mosely.
Screenshots aren't always the best at delivering accurate information.
Let's re-watch the play in question...
Suggs dribbles the ball up off of a made basket and initiates a pick and roll on the left wing with Paolo with Gary in the left corner, Fultz in the right corner and Carter at the right elbow.
Houston immediately switches putting FVV on Paolo. Paolo goes into a post up on the left side on FVV.
Gary correctly clears out from the left corner into the right corner to give Paolo maximum space on the left block.
Carter moves back beyond the 3PT line on the right wing from the right elbow.
The issue is obviously and overwhelmingly here is Fultz. He doesn't leave the right corner when Gary enters the right corner, thus allowing the Rockets to essentially defend two Magic players with one defender and also collapse a defender into the paint to deny an interior pass, and it also completely eliminates the possibility of Paolo being able to actually hit Gary in the opposite corner for an open 3PT attempt.
Carter crashes down late for a potential OREB/dump pass once it's clear the Rockets are not going to send help for FVV on Paolo's post up. The screenshot made it look like Carter was "in the way" but he crashed in late like he was supposed to given how the Rockets were defending it.
The screenshot made this look a lot worse than it actually was. But the issue here was still Fultz not getting the hell out of the way/not being respected by his defender which eliminated one of Paolo's obvious passing reads on the play.
Paolo made the easy turnaround jumper over FVV in single coverage out of the post btw.