David Levy

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

I started writing basketball blogs!

There's a lot of interesting topics within the X's and O's of the game that I want to delve into: starting with the offensive concepts of spacing, ball-movement, and player-movement

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[Skyfall @polarfall]

Tiago Splitter in Blazers offense impression.

He ran a setup that maximized Avdija-based drives/kicks. (But the players' execution failed to make the ball flow smooth at 2nd,3rd action, lack of passing ability)

but it will be good for Bulls rebuild roster as simple/repeatable.

[Portland Fire @theportlandfire]

Alex Sarama earns @wnba Coach of the Month for May 🔥

[Nekias (Nuh-KAI-us) Duncan @NekiasNBA]

Catching up on Fever-Fire, and I mostly want to commend the Fire for how decisive they've been. They were successful against IND's switches, but they also forced a good bit of them with great positioning (didn't let IND duck "under" screens) and timely slips.

Fascinating to me that IND attempted to sprinkle in some switch-and-double reps in the first half.

They did not go well, but it's one of those things where if they start nailing it later in the year, we can look back at this game to appreciate how far they've come.

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

@bballbreakdown If the Cavs’ principle is to have the player at the top of key always get back, that does leave them vulnerable to a leak out by the player closing out, which happens here. Mitchell crashing could help mitigate that vulnerability

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

Regardless of whose responsibility it was (it does appear to be Mitchell’s), Mitchell is still at fault because he does nothing—neither crashes nor gets back. His man gets the rebound. If he crashes, he might secure it himself or at least prevent the outlet pass.

[BBALLBREAKDOWN @bballbreakdown]

This was on Harden to be the safety valve back and he doesn't get it done in a close out game

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

@bballbreakdown I agree Harden’s effort wasn’t great there, but you don’t fault Mitchell at all? You don’t account for the delay in Harden’s ability to get back or crash as he finishes his shooting motion?

[Portland Fire @theportlandfire]

final moments of the 4th quarter as Sarah Ashlee hits the buzzer beater to give us our first win in our debut season 🔥

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

@hoopsjock @protestabloc We also did utilize Gortat screens. Obviously to less success than Minnesota, but that has to do with our guards inability to navigate in the paint, and Gobert being one of the most effective screeners ever, not Splitter

[Nate Jones @JonesOnTheNBA]

Dude, the Blazers have one capable downhill guy (Deni is GREAT at it) and no real shooting (#28 in 3 point shooting on the year). What did you want Tiago to do v. the Spurs?

[Nekias (Nuh-KAI-us) Duncan @NekiasNBA]

I am going to enjoy watching Portland Fire basketball, methinks.

Biggest thing that popped for me was how clean their spacing principles were, especially for this being their debut.

Lot of flat spacing looks -- had someone in the dunker spot on roughly 34% of their PnRs; CHI led the W at 24.5% last year -- which gave their PnRs plenty of room to work with up top.

On their empty side PnRs, I appreciated how often they had some sort of weakside screening happening. Just structurally sound stuff.

[Isaiah Taveras @IsaiahTaveras]

5:00 Film Study of Iowa Ball Screen Angles

Ben McCollum Ball Screen Philosophy “Complicate the simple. One screen can be that dangerous if you’re creative enough to complicate the simple.”

[Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf]

Been rather impressed with Tiago Splitter tactically and rotationally in these first 2 games

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

We could just give credit to Camara for limiting Booker’s ability to get into a consistent rhythm, and the Blazer’s team defense as a whole. Book has proven to be a high-end playoff producer. This is very reactionary

[John Gambadoro @Gambo987]

Ya this is not what they are paying for. He needs to be better. Advija had 25 in the second half last night - 14 in the fourth quarter. Book had 3 points in the fourth all on free throws. He also played 9:21 in the fourth. Your best players have to play great to win once you get to these games.

[Basketball University @UofBasketball]

Most Efficient Franchises Overall Since 1984...

⬆️ Better Defense
➡️ Better Offense

What stands out?

[Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers]

YOUR 2025-2026 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ARE HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS ‼️

[Brian McCormick @brianmccormick]

Good example of why strict rules are fragile. Sometimes help has to come from strong side. #NADA

[David Levy @Coach_DLevy]

@ToreyJonesYT You can have issues w/ the final result, but the play design wasn’t for the three, it was for the stampede drive that Tiago runs a lot for Blake and Deni. But Scoot recognized that no one matched up with Blake and hit him early. Bigger issue is lack of offensive talent, not Tiago

[Mike Jagacki @Mike_Jagacki]

These are the 10 slowest and 10 fastest players on defense (tracking data).

Slowest Players: Harden, Luka, Durant, Lebron
Fastest: Toumani Camara

[COLLECTIVE FOOTBALL @QBCollective]

Mike McDaniel breaking down lessons learned back in Washington + offensive game planning in SF. [Exclusive]

We found lost tapes of McDaniel and Chris Foerster, two of the best offensive minds in football, walking through how the weekly game plan actually comes together, the reasoning behind every concept, every protection, every adjustment.

Mike, one of the most sought-after coaching candidates, explains his philosophy: have your reasons, explain the whys to your players, get buy-in, then build something together that gives the other team the illusion of complexity.

Enjoy this small peek inside a room full of football genius.