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@qaraquri I think the passing development at the end of his Heat tenure was crucial for Duncan’s career

Also shows that you need to bring some other value than just halfcourt shooting - whether it be ball handling / playmaking (as in Robinson’s case), or transition productivity, etc.

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6. So the point is: I think teams are gradually starting to look for overall impact in place of the specialized offscreen niche of the past.

Just think of the wing play of the Spurs this season - providing positive interior defensive presence was key for the Finals run

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The last thread was about how the league is gradually shifting away from movement shooting into shorter simpler actions.

Naturally, I think this change has influenced the shooting specialist archetype as well - and the traits to look for in scouting.

https://t.co/IKFf3Yibdg

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This is a thread around some ideas I've been sitting on about the 'movement shooter' archetype.

0. The bottom line: offscreen movement shooting is being replaced with relatively more stationary movements into spot ups - and there are some implications to think about.

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5. Anyhow, an interesting contrast occurs with the 'lighter, flexible' build of the traditional shooters.

The general profile of the usual movement shooter is essentially different from the usual physical traits of the 'functionally bigger' players that I mentioned above.

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On the other hand, OKC has consistently had the upper hand in the depth / bench production battle

This is what’s keeping them in the game right now

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It’s funny that too many times this series OKC has been out OKC’d by the Spurs

Defensive activity/deflections leading to early points in semi transition - the turnover creation battle has been the theme in SAS’s early lead

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@camperry21 Imo the leg injuries to Fox/Harper hurt the driving process too much

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The Spurs paint creation died out in G5, so Wemby proceeds to score 16 points purely on jumpers in the first half

Magnet ball game, but icl this is kind of classic superstar stuff

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Vassell’s rim defense this series is truly special

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@outletpassing Yep I def agree with this

I do think teams finding relatively simpler routes for creation with the skill level jump from role players is played a big part in this shift

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This is a thread around some ideas I've been sitting on about the 'movement shooter' archetype.

0. The bottom line: offscreen movement shooting is being replaced with relatively more stationary movements into spot ups - and there are some implications to think about.

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(And of course this impacts what kind of traits you should look for when scouting/drafting shooters)

This will be the topic for my next thread: how I think this trend influenced the shooter archetype - how today's specialists differ from the traditional movement shooter.

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10. But the point is, this is becoming more of a specialized niche for specific coaches/teams vs. when most teams had these specialists on their rosters a few years ago.

The point of this thread was to go through a few reasons for what I thought could be behind this trend.