@TheHeatCentral Iโm struggling to believe he wasnโt happy when he was able to play with his son. The narrative is being pushed too hard. This cover is busted, the Lakers didnโt want him back.
Here's Ayo Dosunmu talking about what he's reading in pick and roll coverage and why he's taking more midrange shots in Minnesota after those were prohibited in Chicago.
"In Chicago, midrange shots was really prohibited. It was 3s and layups, no midrange shots unless it's the end of the shot clock. Here, we got Rudy, he's setting big screens. So if you can set up pick and roll, you come off Rudy, you open."
Dosunmu took 4 "long" midrange shots in 45 games in Chicago this season before being traded to Minnesota. And he's taken 12 in 15 games for the Wolves. Dosunmu has also nearly doubled the frequency in which he's taking shots from floater range.
Dosunmu took 86% of his shots in Chicago at the rim or from 3. In Minnesota, he's becoming a three-level scorer. And his eFG% has stayed almost exactly the same.
@HoustonRockets Rockets are low IQ players. Durant not willing to go to the block with Smart on him. Team hasnโt adjusted to the cherry picking. Smdh!
โHe didnโt even stretch doe!โ
HBD DโAngelo Russell. Remember when you first saw him and a bunch of other future NBA players & All-Stars in this video?
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ:
Summary:
1. Todayโs players are out of shape: We practiced 5 on 5 and did drills every day- building more endurance.
2. They do more individual training at slower speeds for 30 minutes, then try to play a full-speed 2 hour game. Our training was at game speed and much longer- building resistance and endurance.
3. In the summer, we played 5 on 5 basketball for 7 hours a day. They do individual work every day for just 30 minutes..
4. KG says he would train and absolutely kill his body so that when the games started, they felt easy and his legs wouldnโt give out in the middle. Guys donโt train like that anymore.
5. Pierce says it was much tougher to play back then because you couldnโt just switch, you got hit a lot more, and the game was way more physical. He even argues you ran more since you had to tag your defender and fight through screens. Now you just switch.
6. Pierce says guys donโt play more than 75 games today because theyโre not as tough as they were in his era.
7. Danny Green says they run more miles today and deal with more tendon issues. PP responds that itโs because they donโt have endurance- they donโt practice at game speed every day. Danny Green agrees.
Masterful response from KG and Pierce. This is why they SONNED Bron and made him call Wade to join him. Different mentality. They didnโt make excuses they trained HARDER ๐
Miss me with them weak excuses Bron Bron โ๏ธ
Kevin Durant reflected on his earliest memories of DRose w/ @EMcintosh762681 ahead of #1 going to the rafters in the UC:
โI remember one coach saying, โThis dude is going to be the best player in the league.โ He was 13 when they were saying that. That was the projection. So to see him come out, live up to expectations as a player, get his jersey honored and retired, and be loved across the basketball communityโฆ Iโve got nothing but love for D-Rose.โ
Click here for KD's full comments: https://t.co/sCcbD6RDrt
#DerrickRose #DRose #BULLS #SeeRed
@BleacherReport Giving up half the rotation that has made us a respectable team for a $60mil player that canโt stay healthy. Basically this trade removes the rotation, a pick, and AD because he wonโt be healthy. #HELLNO