How an Undersized Guard Can Carry a Defense
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Immanuel Quickley has proven himself an integral part of the New York Knicks, breaking out as a 6MOY candidate for his electric offense off the bench. But what if I told you he was also one of the best guard defenders in the entire NBA?
Immanuel Quickley's defense is some of the best in the NBA, and he's helped the Knicks elevate to one of the best teams in the NBA since the All Star break. When the Knicks can't have Julius Randle or Jalen Brunson on the floor, they've been looking to Quickley to help anchor both their offense and defense. He hasn't disappointed them.
With a full buy-in of the defensive system crafted by Tom Thibodeau, they've been nearly unstoppable.
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i knew iq has been good this year defensively but didn’t know he had this major of a impact on the knicks defense fire video as always bro
This is an amazing video mate. I haven’t seen anyone highlight Quickleys strengths on TH-cam until now. Your basketball IQ is top notch👌🏻
Raptors fan scouting
Incredible how he has gained thibs trust
Cuz he don’t play young players unless they a sure sure thing
Thibs likes hard defense and 110% effort
Himmanuel Quickley content? Turn me up #KnicksTape
I definitely pigeonholed IQ into being the typical 6th man type. Streaky scorer, shitty defender. Good for him on breaking the mold. Payday soon.
i knew iq has been good this year defensively but didn’t know he had this major of a impact on the knicks defense fire video as always bro
He is like his name. He's quick with amazing closeout speed.
He's clever too! Hence: IQ
NBA 2k: 71 on ball defense
Me when I realize I like every NBA player: 😮
Anyways I love The Knicks, so happy to see them succeeding :)
Him and Brunson are the undersized guard torcher duo, offense defense all covered to a really high level
I'd be devastated if my Knicks traded this man
Nah even worse there just gonna refuse to pay him and let him walk 🥲
@@buttnuts2599 we aint dallas 😂
Rip
Shouldn’t have traded IQ for OG.
Imagine prime Chris Paul on defense in Thibodeau's system
His 6’8 wingspan is CRAZY he can still put on a little bit more weight and the man will be the next Marcus smart.
I can't tell you how happy i am. Happy that my knicks are winning. Happy that our team is gelling this quick. Happy that my knicks are in the news and ecstatic that TH-camrs such as yourself are actually making entire videos about my players! IQ is a fckin gem. And i'm so glad the absolute CLINIC he put on against Boston when Brunson was out showcased his talents to even more eyeballs.
Man U and thinking basketball are amazing at breakdowns keep up the good work bro seriously
Reminder that IQ has a 6'8" wingspan
already knowing this gone be fire
His off ball defense reminds me of me in mycareer: Occupy the zone between two players and go to whichever gets the ball next.
fire vid bro!
I don’t watch the Knicks but they’ve got a solid team. I also didn’t know that Quickley was this good on defense, he’s got a new fan now in me. I love seeing guys put forth effort on defense, it’s one of the reasons I love the way the Spurs play basketball.
Mitch Robinson is their best defensive player but they truly do not pass him the ball. Nobody has it worse in the entire NBA, hauls down 10 boards a game, and hits 71% of his shots but he only puts up 5 shots a game cuz Brunson can’t see him under the goal, all he can see is that house of bricks him and Randle build most nites
I rather my all star and player of the month shoot more shots then robinson
Robinson hasnt shown any post moves. Until he starts showing his post moves he is nothing more than a lob to robinson guy. He also said he practice his threes but has yet to attempt a 3 pointer this year.
He had been getting buckets as well
I love players like this, this was the role I had when I played basketball.
Its funny when you playing on the biggest sports market and still not being enough recognised.
I was shocked when Quick been mentioned in trade rumors, since he’s more safety overall option than RJ & has higher ceiling than Grimes. Shall not take such combo of motor/help D + pull-up/floater for granted.
Does the defensive coaches tell him to do all this behind the scenes work? Or does he just work on it? Or does it just come out throughout the games and him getting experience?
Any player who comes into the league with a Nak for defense and try to Excell at that end, have a spot in the nba. They just have to have one other thing. Weird for a player like Marcus Smart. Where he is a great defender partially due to his size. But I compare Quickley to him the thing about quickley is he is better on offense and probably not as good on defense as he can't guard 1-4 or 1-3. Quickley is going to have a long career because of his defense. As a pistons fan I have to bring up Killian Hayes when defensive guards are brought up. Killian doesn't have the shooting yet. Maybe he never will but he has a role in the nba for 10 years because he can defend well above average and he can playmake. Maybe the shooting comes along for Killian and the playmaking comes for quickley and they become starting level point guards but both are great guards for a second unit. Damn I ranted. Mb
Idc what anybody said. Quickley is him
I’d love to see Maxey and IQ get paired back up like Fox and Monk
I'm stunned... What a video...😲 I didn't know that he is this impactful on defense. Please keep making these breakdowns about defense, especially about players that aren't known to be so good on that end of court.
Its crazy how 6'2 is undersized nowadays
for a 2 guard yeah
I'd like to see you do a video on Jae'sean Tate on the Rockets. He's not a perfect player by any means but he does a lot of things right, particularly in terms of fundamentals.
As a heat fan id want to have him on my team
@@Withoutwin as a rockets fan, u can have him
@@bkelly625 absolutely right. Shouldn't be getting minutes.imo. wing minutes should be given to kj Tari Bari jgup and garuba
@@bkelly625 I wasn't talking about stats, I was talking about the manner in which they play. KJ is great but he doesn't do all the little things that Tate does.
Love this channel. Always bringing attention to topics and players that deserve recognition
THANK YOU KNICKS!
Fax
Never thought he'd be their best defender...I thought it was their Coach xD
Jordan Poole needs to watch this video ASAP
He’s done more than quickley tho.
Real ones know
i see a point guard. i also see a free safety
Great Video !
You just got sub from me and I shared it lol
And people say players don't play defense anymore.
IQ is what the clippers wish bones hyland was
Finally more love to my boiii🔥 NYK forever
Sorry grimes but he needs to start
Can you do Jalen Suggs?
Start Quickley and make RJ Barret 6th man for the playoffs
It’s crazy cause people will watch this whole video and say “there is no defense being played in todays nba”……….casuals suck man
The only thing stopping him from 6th man of the year is his offense. He certainly isn't bad but when he is up against Malcom Brogdon, I don't see a way that he takes the award
He just dropped 40 last night vs the Rockets! Shooting 14-18 from the field and 5-7 from three, bro is an animal!
I'm not a knicks fan so i didn't know about Quickley's defense, i didn't know an undersized guard could be a good defender in this modern nba (exception of cp3) until now because of this video.👍
He was a defensive specialist leaving Kentucky but ima be honest his defense works best against mid tier guards that late close out and separation against elite shooters won’t cut it . I like Quick, and he does make a difference on the court though .
Speed and motor with long arms are hardly physical limitations for a guard.
I like Immanuel Quickley for melding the role of a microwave scorer with a help defense upside.
That should be a new niche young players should emulate. Topnotch video and analysis 👍
I think he's definitely is an impact player defensively. When you watch these clips you can see how well he closes out on the perimeter defensively and he does a good job keeping his man from getting by him when he's running towards them as a help defender, and getting a hand up. The knicks defense gives up alot of 3 point attempts. They also are a top defense at keeping their opponents shooting a low 3 point percentage. Their defense as a team is very solid. My biggest concern with them is who will get minutes?? Also what combinations of those players. If you have Robinson out there, he's not scoring or helping create space on offense. He's a high screen roll player only.He's an awful foul shooter. The Knicks offense is the big problem. Them getting to the foul line has helped them win along with their defense. Their inconsistent 3 point shooting is the problem. Their bench don't shoot well either. Randle will have to play the 5 on defense and go small to win cause their bigs are liabilities on offense nor do the bigs pass well from the elbow. The gotta hope their defense can keep them in games to make close games in late 4tg quarter and win.
He isn’t undersized
he's a great defender for sure but a lot the defensive rating jump comes from the fact he plays against other teams benches
U can tell quick plays 2k in the rec with this beautiful off ball defense
I’m using this close out technique at the Y literally tomorrow.
This why the metrics love him so much, it’s the little things with IQ that stands out.
Has to make up for Randle doing cardio on defense just standing there and hartenstein being useless as a rim protector
LETS GO RAAAAAAPS
I’m so proud of brother , God is moving through him
Keep up the great videos Alex!!🫶🏻
IQ and quickness. It's in his name.
Thanks for this awesome video
your channel is fire man keep going
Love your content
Keep it up bro
Oof. Just turned on tnt - Kings are spanking Knicks
Lost only by 5, hardly a spanking
Great video thanks
Amazing analysis.
Jrue better
Great video maan!
Gp2
Not sure how he's undersized
Great vid but just one little detail I disagree with and that’s his motor. I think in the double OT game against Boston he proved that his motor was elite. He was skipping on the court while everyone else was taking deep breaths. I’m guessing he doesn’t start because him and Brunson are both undersized. Besides that you’ve made a great video, guards need to start learning help defense too.
I’m confused because I praised his motor multiple times in the video
@@AlexHoops You said he doesn't start because he does so much for the team that he couldn't keep it up at starter levels. Maybe I misunderstood, mb.
@@AlexHoops 7:40
"It makes a lot of sense why he is there sixth man because they already ask him to do so much on the defensive end. He makes a lot of contributions on the offensive end as well, so if he were playing a full 36 minutes or full starter minutes he would probably be exhausted simply because they're already asking him to do so much so I think the sixth man role is perfect for him"
I hope I didn't come off like a hater or anything like that, I get what your saying. How IQ does so much so his sixth man role gets the best out of his role because too many minutes will potentially exponentially decrease his value since he has to do so much.
I just personally believe off the two 50 point games I've seen this year plus the 10 or so Knicks games I've watched that he can keep up similar production at a starter level and the real reason he isn't starting is related to something else (whatever that reason may be).
Does that make sense?
Do you mean endurance ? Because I think motor means his drive and motivation on the court
@@ludifoe5039 I thought they were synonymous. My bad then
#bbn
This kid is a future superstar in the nba
I hope his knee stay healthy
Oh snap! A gnat is coming my way! 🧱