tontoz wrote:Illmatic12 wrote:tontoz wrote:
So you think 2 different coaches told him, and only him, to leak out early? Doubtful.
If his man takes a corner jumper watch what he does. He will take a few steps the other direction and if the rebound bounces towards his man he will just stand and watch his man get the rebound.
People like to make a big deal about fast break points but the Wizards are averaging only 15 fast break points per game. Most of those are from Wall. Some of the fast break points Beal gets are transition 3s in which case he really wouldn't need to leak out early anyway.
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/fastbreak-points-per-game
He is just a bad rebounder. At least he is making big strides in other areas.
Yes actually, I think both coaches told him to do it.
When Wittman attempted to implement the "pace and space" last year, they designated Beal as the guy to leak out early and pick up quick baskets. Here's an example - look at the play at 2:03
Washington is still one of the best teams at doing that. They're able to score (even off of MADE baskets) faster than just about any team in the league sans GSW. The Wizards offense overall has slowed from 5th in pace last season, to a more manageable 15th in pace. But Beal is 86th percentile in transition PPP this year, clearly Brooks thought it a good idea to continue using Beal in that capacity since he can make a killing on those plays.
I think Oubre and Morris need to rebound a little better when they're on the floor (Markieff has been better lately). He was a strong rebounder last year, but when we go small Kelly often gets pushed out of the way for rebounds and sometimes has trouble corralling the ball.
LOL there is literally not one example in that video where Beal leaked out early and gained an advantage doing so. You act like the 86h percentile thing is actually a big deal. How many points is that per game? How many of those points were transition 3s where he was trailing behind Wall? Just playing with Wall automatically helps his fast break scoring. I see absolutely no reason to believe that leaking out a few steps is somehow making a significant difference in his fast break efficiency.
I have seen too many rebounds that Beal easily could have had if he wasn't lazy or a few steps out of position. It isn't like he is running downcourt when a shot is taken, getting behind the defense completely. He will just leak out a few steps and then his man rebounds his own miss while Beal watches.
Washington routinely scores in transition even off of made baskets. Since last season, I can't count how many times I've been watching a game where the opposing team scores, and Beal gets a hit-ahead pass and scores before the camera can even catch up to the play. I'm pretty sure anyone else who watches Wiz games will back that up.
You don't get easy points in transition if you're sending everyone to crash the boards. It's simple logic. You have to designate someone to look for opportunities to leak out. Maybe Beal has to pick his spots better sure, but it seems clear that he was designated to be that guy.
Beal played PF in college and he had solid rebounding numbers his first few years, he's not a bad rebounder. Since last year it seems like he's been asked to leak out and help with our transition attack. Whether or not you agree with that strategy is a different question. But imo it's obvious that it was a coaching adjustment that carried over since it was successful last year.
