3ball
02-23-2019, 11:55 PM
he has no turnaround J
Defenders can meet a rim-attacker at the rim, whereas the only way to stop a hot jumpshooter is to double-team and get the ball out of his hands.. double-team decisions extend/open up a defense to make mistakes and be in disarray
Jumpshooters also extend defenses and allow an offense to hit QUICKLY, which improves spurtability... the combination of quick-hitter offense coupled with defenses extending and having to make double-team decisions is why great jumpshooters give teams better offense / ability to put pressure on a defense / control the game
This is important because I noticed lebron operate from the post a lot, but there was no threat of a turnaround jumper - the pre-imminent weapon of the post player.... So no quick scoring that puts pressure on a defense / wears down a defense and no bad decisions/mistakes/disarray on defense from figuring out when to double/get the ball out of his hands
So even though it was a step in the right direction (lebron on the post more), it won't be effective without a legit turnaround that can provide quicker scoring/pace and force the defense into mistakes about whether to double or not... so the Lakers offense still stagnated... :( ... :D
So lebron had some nice MJ spins baseline tonight, but it's a COMPLETELY different dynamic when a goat jumpshooter that can hit quick and/or get hot catches it on the post (Bird, Dirk, MJ)... as opposed to a banger like bron.. :confusedshrug:
He's remarkably overrated because he can't dominate the post like those guys, despite having a superior body for post play.. indeed, it's a skill deficit, and a big one - no dominance on the post due to no turnaround J
.
Defenders can meet a rim-attacker at the rim, whereas the only way to stop a hot jumpshooter is to double-team and get the ball out of his hands.. double-team decisions extend/open up a defense to make mistakes and be in disarray
Jumpshooters also extend defenses and allow an offense to hit QUICKLY, which improves spurtability... the combination of quick-hitter offense coupled with defenses extending and having to make double-team decisions is why great jumpshooters give teams better offense / ability to put pressure on a defense / control the game
This is important because I noticed lebron operate from the post a lot, but there was no threat of a turnaround jumper - the pre-imminent weapon of the post player.... So no quick scoring that puts pressure on a defense / wears down a defense and no bad decisions/mistakes/disarray on defense from figuring out when to double/get the ball out of his hands
So even though it was a step in the right direction (lebron on the post more), it won't be effective without a legit turnaround that can provide quicker scoring/pace and force the defense into mistakes about whether to double or not... so the Lakers offense still stagnated... :( ... :D
So lebron had some nice MJ spins baseline tonight, but it's a COMPLETELY different dynamic when a goat jumpshooter that can hit quick and/or get hot catches it on the post (Bird, Dirk, MJ)... as opposed to a banger like bron.. :confusedshrug:
He's remarkably overrated because he can't dominate the post like those guys, despite having a superior body for post play.. indeed, it's a skill deficit, and a big one - no dominance on the post due to no turnaround J
.