Athyglisverður punktur um leik USA gegn Brasilíu um daginn

[...]  Team USA actually got hurt on off-ball curls nearly as much as pick/rolls.

This is not a surprise as NBA players don't see that type of off-ball movement in the U.S.--lots more moving parts to deal with in FIBA ball. Brazil ran a lot of continuity sets, like the ones Magnano's Argentina teams used to perplex Team USA with. It's not just pick/roll that befuddles Team USA, it's the off-ball action and screens coming from all angles. You will see a lot of variations on Princeton sets or flex sets in this tourney. Constant offensive motion is a staple of int'l basketball. Offenses with reads, counterplays, and counterplays to the counterplays.

If we were preparing Team USA for what to expect in this tourney, we'd tell them that it's like playing the Jazz many times. And if you ask NBA players about defending the Jazz offense, we're sure most would say it's not fun.

Það má vera að FIBA boltinn sé ekki eins skemmtilegur á að horfa og NBA boltinn.  En hitt má hann þó eiga að hann er mun strategískari en NBA boltinn sem treystir alltaf meira á styttri leikkerfi og 1-á-1 uppsetningar.  Mér finnst hins vegar þessi ábending með Utah Jazz liðið afar áhugaverð og hittir að mínu mati naglann þráðbeint á höfuðið. 

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