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Something to note.(Personnel vs team scheme)
1) Zion's slow defensive initial action speed is definitely problem.
2) So team order to him to narrow his defensive track
3) NOP shrink D-shell extremely for protect paint and giving up 3FGA at some degree. https://twitter.com/DaveDuFourNBA/status/1345781939232534528
1) Zion's slow defensive initial action speed is definitely problem.
2) So team order to him to narrow his defensive track
3) NOP shrink D-shell extremely for protect paint and giving up 3FGA at some degree. https://twitter.com/DaveDuFourNBA/status/1345781939232534528
4) Zion as a low tagger/stunt at nail , he stay to paint rather than hard closeout D.
5) Despite of that, Zion has no.1 frequency taking 3pt contest (7.5 per game for 3pt contest)
6) How this happen? Let's see NOP defensive shot allowing.
5) Despite of that, Zion has no.1 frequency taking 3pt contest (7.5 per game for 3pt contest)
6) How this happen? Let's see NOP defensive shot allowing.
7) as u see, NOP allowing 4th rim shot attempt + 30th corner 3pt attempt. It's a scheme. Keep paint D is their best purpose.
8) So they inevitabily gonna allow lots of spot-up chance.
And here is another sub-scheme. Don't give the atk close-out drive into rim.
8) So they inevitabily gonna allow lots of spot-up chance.
And here is another sub-scheme. Don't give the atk close-out drive into rim.
8) This is Zion's spot-up defense stat.
In this context, 50 poss of defending Spot-up is league most number.And see runner/to basket number totally 4.
It means team order to Zion "not allow rim drive, just let them shot"
9) Compare him and other spot-up defender it has big gap
In this context, 50 poss of defending Spot-up is league most number.And see runner/to basket number totally 4.
It means team order to Zion "not allow rim drive, just let them shot"
9) Compare him and other spot-up defender it has big gap
10) This is Siakam's Spot-up D stat and see ratio of "Jumper vs to rim".
11) As u see (or other high-rank spot-D is similar with siakam, only Zion has unique ratio) , NOP might be consider Zion's lack of change skill for design their D-scheme.
11) As u see (or other high-rank spot-D is similar with siakam, only Zion has unique ratio) , NOP might be consider Zion's lack of change skill for design their D-scheme.
11) NOP allowing lots of spot-up chance for opponent, and anyway their allowing ppp is quietly good.(3rd at allowing freq%, but ppp is 2nd best. (behund Suns)
(You can feel TOR and NOP has similar pattern ,but they have a diffrence at Forcing Tov%)
(You can feel TOR and NOP has similar pattern ,but they have a diffrence at Forcing Tov%)
12) So I think it's team scheme considering these kind of context.But Zion's lack of angle changle ability also definitely problem. But always scheme trying to maximize player strengths+ minimize p[layer weaknesses. So let's see more games.
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