How Over Dribbling Makes You Inefficient
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Ever since Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics, he has yet to defeat them and find his way. Through the first 2 games of the NBA Finals with the Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving has had the same struggles vs Celtics. Despite playing better than in game 2, the struggles remained. So in today's video, we breakdown why Kyrie Irving has been struggling and how he must adjust going forward.
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This is one of the reasons MJ is underrated as a dribbler, he was so efficient in dribbling and wasted no movements which resulted in buckets. That in itself is a great indicator of someone who's great at dribbling.
MJ or AI
MJ dummy
Mane u js wanted to mention mj
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@@Terrible-eg5zztbh it’s kinda true. I’m only 20 I never watched MJ play but I’ve watched a lot of his film and his handle was very quick and straight to the point
This is what Ant needs to figure out. Watch MJ & Kobe film all summer and master the 1-2 dribble pull up. He’s so athletic that he doesn’t need to be wasting energy dribbling so much
Facts and he can dribble his ass off
I don’t watch the nba religiously anymore but what I see from people like SGA is quickness, decision making, and getting to his spots to pass or shoot effectively. He’s not perfect but its working out well for the Thunder (I’m a Celtics fan but OKC rocks)
@@josephmother2659 yea SGA is very efficient with his movement. That’s why he scores at a high rate and can play defense
Yes. He also passes out of shots way too much
I think his game has more similarities to mike than at
People underestimate how physical AI was. he was a football star too. also gifted with a ridiculous wingspan and lightning quick first step.
AI got to the finals once. AI would get shut down by this Celtics team as well.
@@danteberry6047Not necessarily. what AI had that work great for him is how fast he was and his first step and how he could accelerate. He was the only scoring option when he lead his team to the final in the dead ball era while getting double. Check his replay vs great defender like kobe, Kevin garnet, ben wallace.... His first step always created space most time .give prime AI an MVP candidate to play with he would have had more success
@@mondrayredas2004 Carmelo Anthony
@@danteberry6047 this was not prime AI he was on the decline
@@mondrayredas2004 he would’ve never been able to give up taking all the shots on a team. Nobody up and coming would’ve ever wanted to play with him. He was too much of a ball hog. One of the greatest athletes in basketball history…but extreme ball hog, no superstar or even regular star in their prime would’ve ever wanted to play with Iverson.
If kyrie were to have stumbled on to this video, he'd simply reply, "There's close to 8 billion people in the world, and you know how many people actually made the NBA? I think i know what I'm doing, " but he'd say it in the most polite way as possible 😂
Well, if he knew what he was doing then this video wouldn't be needed
@@jeremiahsymonette4781you sound slow Kyrie definitely knows what he is doing he won a championship and made the league lol
@@Stunt877facts
@@jeremiahsymonette4781who are you?
I think kyrie can constructive criticism especially to win a chip 😂
D rose was another good example. he wrote about it in his autobiography how his college coach told him not to dribble so much as he didn’t need to do all that to get past his defender
Nice feed! Thanks for sharing it ! 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾
d rose was an athletic freak though.
@@guts7518 bro it’s doesn’t matter. Steve Nash was nearly impossible to stay in front of and he was not a freak athlete. New age cats really don’t understand fundamental basketball
@@meayers7 i always argued steve nash is the greatest offensive pg in history. but Steve nash is known for circling through lanes which is the very definition of over dribbling.
@@guts7518man knock it off
1. In those AI examples: AI's points are coming primarily off of transition, off the ball, or by taking off balance shots. Speed, quickness, cutting off the ball to get open shots and the ability to make off balance, difficult, shots consistently is what makes AI, AI. Your point about Kyrie missing short on his jumpshots is because after he gets into his dribble package , he raises up into his shot off balance and doesnt jump straight up in the air but jumps in a direction away from the defender to avoid being blocked which causes his shot to come up short. Kyrie is not AI where he can take and hit off balance shots with consistency. He is not scoring his points in transition either like AI but mainly off of isolation in the half court. There is no off the ball, pick and pop for Kyrie where his teammates feed him the rock like Steph Curry on the warriors. Kyrie is ball dominant and the main ball handler bringing the ball up court.Kyrie cant be AI as he doesnt have the personnel or the skillset. 2.With that addressed, The issue is not Kyrie over dribbling: kyries has to overdribble somewhat to compensate for his size and fake out the defenders as hes playing against larger defenders. 3. The issue is Kyries inability to efficiently create space from the larger defender when in isolation to get his shot off. The ball screens are supposed to help with that but theyre ineffective so it just pushes them further into the shot clock forcing the Mavs to have to throw up a shot and pray. All Kyrie has to do is stop being so one dimensional with the half court isolation and ball dominance.Incorporate more off the ball movement , let his team mates set him up and push the ball in transition to keep the defense honest. Half court isolations off of sh*tty ball screens turns the game 1v1 with Kyrie on an island. Too much Kyrie and Luka reliance for offensive production. The rest of the team has to get involved. Its easy for the defense to key off on Luka and kyrie and force the rest of the team to beat you. Same thing applies to Luka. Mavs are getting beat through their role players coming up short. Not Kyrie and Luka.
You wrote a page for something you could've said in 3 sentences. Don't be a Kyrie. Be like AI.
He’s showed improvement with his play Luka is just a ball hog if Kyrie ran the point and Luka when off ball they would be better
lol Ai is not as efficient as Kyrie what are we lying for?
@@UhuruSasa85why would anybody want to be Ai he practically shot his team out of games
Yu waste more time watching ads per video rather then read this. Exercise your brain @@UhuruSasa85
I think kyrie fell inlove with the idea of him being called the greatest handles of all time. so he keeps on just dribbling it
That’s exactly what I think happened. It seems like he’s just trying to relax and enjoy that G(handles)OAT title in such a stressful over-critical job.
What?
Terrible take Kyrie is 6’1 and a half he has to dribble to get his defenders off balance and score
@@1nepunchSteph is better at using his handle and scoring with less dribbles. More efficient and effective
@@derrickhoward1543 Steph has a system that allows for him to shoot his own version of easy shots 😂. Kyrie is playing in a system where he has to create his own looks and so not only is he 6'1, and much older, and vs elite defenders, he also has to create his own shots which is difficult asf. And not only that but the shots he took just weren't falling.
Iverson just goes he never over dribbles
The video is all correct. The problem is Kyrie doesn't move without the ball enough. Kyrie runs to his spot stands there until the offense stalls and the they pass it to Kyrie to bail the team out with 7 seconds on the clock. Iverson would 50% of the time catch the ball on the move. Creating transition buckets from inbounds passes by catching the inbound on the move.
This was correct. It's also correct for Anthony Edwards. Holding onto the ball until you figure things out can be a huge problem when your defender has your number.
This is why I’ve always said Steph is just as good a ball handler as kyrie. He’s not flashy but he’s extremely efficient
No tf he isn't 😂😂😂 he just has good handles, Kyrie is elite. Steph literally spams behind the back; that's his dribble game lol
@@litobrigante1413he’s the second greatest dribbler of all time. And if you think dribbling is flashy moves you don’t know about ball handling. The most important thing in ball handling is ball security and I don’t see no one better than steph at that no matter how much the pressure is and he gets the most defense in nba history only people that get guarded as hard as him is Kobe and shaq. I’ve seen lots of people steal the ball from kyrie u rarely see anyone steal the ball from steph only time is when he’s lazy and throws the ball nonchalant and with a careless pass but when he’s dribbling u don’t see it
@@litobrigante1413coming from a great ball handler by the way
I wouldn’t say Steph has the same level of handle I feel like he has a great handle with efficient decision making and he has so many counters off of just looking at the rim that he makes the defenders react to every subtle move he uses
@@adub92199 steph has the second best handles in nba history
TMAC said it should never take you more than 3 dribbles to get to your spot. Either, shoot, pass it, or drive to the cup Those 3 moves. Anything extra is inefficient.
50-40-90
@@gabrielahunamba7273 how many scoring titles Kyrie got? 🙏🏾. I’m not saying TMAC is better than Kyrie but to down play him is crazy
This is Dope showing A.i. My favorite All time player & using his attacks for what my current favorite player Kyrie should implement 🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
a.i also got a first step that very few guards have. Kyrie got the bag like Kobe but lack the speed (first step) of A.I and Mike
He’s gotten older so that speed is declining that’s why his bag gotten so deep he needs it.
@@gurugotnocensor agreed bro. And you noticed with Kobe they took the most difficult shots because they couldn’t get past their defender . He just need to add a lil curry techniques and he should be good
Nah kyries first step is still lethal yall buggin
@@jjking8577 Yeah Kobe was a tough shot maker because he couldn’t get wide open looks it was hard to stop Kobe because he could hit shots while people were playing amazing defense.
Stop playing,he slow asf@@cordova2593
Kobe was just like this too. He could get saucy at times, but he kept it simple.
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So correct! change of pace is the best move...I call it playing "possum"...Im a good ball handler but i sometimes intentionally take the ball up slow, and relaxed, then explode into the attack, and it works 90% of the time, no dribble move...Just being sporadic with your pacing is sooo key to getting where you want...and no coincidence AI is my fav player!
Good take, wish Kyrie could watch this one nothing but the truth 💯
Young man, you have no idea how powerful this video truly is. I'm 47. Grew up watching the game since 1980. Today's hoopers waste so much energy over dribbling and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. This video can shift the entire culture of basketball back into the corrrect direction.
when kai left nets and came to mavs he started to be 2nd option cause luka is too ball dominant and he can make assist and generate for others when hes dominating the ball,so when luka start get tired in games kai come and be dominant ball handler,start dribble more but now that thing not gonna work cause of celtics defence, he should prolly play like when he was on the nets,more simple...he can think luka like kd cause they can get buckets when they want and kai can play much easier too with that way
and the other thing
he prolly misses short cause of energy right but another thing is prolly he got 2 bad games and he made that mental and when he started good but continued bad in game he went completely out of rhythm and lost himself in game
He was getting clamped in the playoffs vs the Celtics when he was with the Nets too...He'll bounce back tonight
Stop blaming Luka...
@@jhxzzy863what you mean stop blaming Luka hes ball dominant, out of shape, and complains to the refs
Kyrie could actually use that tripple threat shot from the corner more often because thats his spot. And he like fades from the ft line so he should use one move, and get to his spot.
Cook
AI did a euro step before euro step was a thing. I don’t even think he realized what he had did in that moment. He was just hooping.
i peeped that too
Šarūnas Marčiulionis introduced the eurostep before ai was in the league, I'm sure he knew what he was doing
Ai did not invent the euro
Ai didn’t invent the euro …
@@Kelbonobo right? Like there's a reason it's called "euro" step. It came from Europe
Man you know your stuff. I've been saying this for years regarding guys overdribbling.
Good observation man, but I think that his shot was a bit off that night. However, you are 100% correct, just like a lot of guys on my team, way too much dribbling allows defenders to figure your game out. Same thing with 'Luka, he cannot play without the ball in his hands.Impossible to win a title with one move. Solid channel man.
Ok this is a tip on regards to Kyrie being short and hitting front rim. If any time in your games you know your legs gonna be tired simple increase the speed or arm to get more power 👍👍
Glad someone spoke on this besides me
I grew up bulls fan since my family was from Chicago and Mj was so big
But when I was in middle school AI was my favorite player
And Vince Carter was my favorite player to watch
That one on one game where you play and you only get 2 or sometimes 3 dribbles is a great game. Usually if your 1st or 2nd move does not work, its better to pass it, all that dribbling just allows the defense to reset behind the guy guarding you as well, which makes it harder. Swinging the ball, then making a quick decisive move or shooting seems most effective.
Great analysis 🔥
Nice breakdown
I just want to add on a psychological level he’s past teammates with brown and Tatum so I believe he went back into old habits of over dribbling plus that’s how he played in Boston back then
Man, you can't compare the two. Look at the players that A.I. was playing against. He's not going against Brown's, Tatum's, Holiday's, or White's. You could literally pull up these same kind of shots form Kyrie highlights, but whatever. The A.I. riding be krazy.
Agree. In the 2001 finals against the Lakers, A.I shot 40%. Against the Celtics in the finals Kyrie shot 41% better than A.I.!
The Celtics have excellent defenders. Kyrie and Luka are able to break down lots of defenses but not against the Celtics this season.
You would think some of the expert coaches would know this and talk to Kyrie about improving his game.
Kyrie doesn’t have Allen Iverson’s speed.
He used to😂
I remember the great debate back in 2015-2017 of who's better and who would you pick: Curry or Kyrie. I can tell a lot about a person just meeting them and getting to know them just by telling who their favoirite bball is. You can tell alot about a person based on that answer. If you told me Kyrie is your favorite, I CAN T TRUST U.
I love watching Kyrie play, but ive always thought his over dribbling was more of a hinderance. For anyone that wants to flame me, I said "thought", im not analyst 😅
Love your analysis! The summary at the end of him dribbling too much and not having enough legs later on in the game is what I thought about as well. There was a comparison on how many dribbles curry averages a game vs kyrie and its vastly lower understandably their games are not the same. Overall when playing an elite defensive team like Boston you have to conserve your energy in order to get the shot off over them. Be decisive and simplify the moves like AI
Ai was one of the most inefficient scorers of all time Kyrie is a great shooter. He should have been running off downscreens and trying to score like Steph. Even when he did take one or two dribble and try to score he still struggled.
And look at this space AI had versus the space Kyrie had. It's night and day
AI and Gilbert both straight to the
Point Killa’s he need to watch that Kobe game when gil gave him 60.
You had me at A.I. There was purpose with each dribble.
great video, deff tryna see how Kyrie does In the next games, and I love how simple ai is gonna start studying him
Great analysis
This day and age the on ball guys dribble too much point blank period. They've done 8 to 10 dribbles before they've even made one move to the rim. Don't forget, due to dribbling too much the offensive guys don't move. So the simplicity of fundamental bball gets lost. He would be able to do a jab step if the spacing is/was there...from others being involved.
As a kyrie fan , you are correct. What bothers me is that he did not over dribble in the 2016 NBA finals..he did not over dribble in important games until this series. Left me bamboozled
Nah he was just seeing weak ass Steph and cooking plus the warriors had no paint presence
This is a really good breakdown
Man, your videos are great basketball lessons.
Another problem is that the mid range jumper seemingly doesn't exist anymore. AI had no problem taking mid range shots, players today would rather take a 3 or drive to the basket.
The ball handler is responsible for running his defender into the screen. It is not the screeners fault for spacing on a screen. The dribnler should come off a screen rubbing his shoulder against screener and eliminating that space for the defender to pass through.
who knew that this guy what the offensive genius of kyrie needed in his game
Actually it is very simple. Kyrie drives when he's allowed to go right, but he dribbles when the defenders steer him to his left. It's not like the guy who made this video has found out sth neither Kyrie nor all NBA coaches already know.
So so true.
Kyrie sometimes believe the ball is an arrow and not round 😂😂
The only thing Kyrie needed to do is 1. Stop turning the ball over with trying to back down the Celtics bc they poked the ball from him 5+ times alone off that. 2. The mavs needed to move him off ball and get him off ball looks. What makes Kyrie great is he doesn’t need the ball to score, he can cut back door or knock down jumpers off the ball. The mavs have yet to utilize that since he’s been there. They have him sitting in a corner whenever Luka is on the court. 3. The mavs need an actual playbook because I can guarantee anybody who watches the moves know that whenever Luka is on the court everybody is going to the corner except for gafford, lively, djj, or pj to set him a screen for either a step back 3, lob, ir a kick out. That isn’t efficient basketball at all and it’s predictable. No off ball plays for Kyrie or Luka or anybody for that matter. Everybody is just a spot up shooter waiting for Luka to pass the ball with 8 seconds left on the clock.
If A.I is fundamentally sound compared to modern day players, then we have a big problem
I always felt bad for A.I because he never really had any help our a good supporting cast.
this some good ass pure hooping shit man nice work. yup you 100% right though he just has to get to his spot and confidently rise up like he was in 2016 to score.
1-3 dribble pullups only
Im gonna cry
Solid breakdown. Did you consiser that he may just be faigued? (Overall from the season) as well as Bostons tall ass defenders lol. Being a small dude (relatively) just aint easy sometimes
I fk wit Kyrie the handles are next level but the best? Alot guard had them they didnt have 2 show them bcuz 2 much dribbling mean u cant get to ur spots AI,KennyAnderson,Skip2mylue, either Holiday got the glove on him or Kyrie hurt and we dont kno i hope not i been telling my homie this history show us 2 much dribbling hurts the offense we kno Kyrie nice nice but the last 2 teams he played wit showed us
Bro's so good and needs to be in the nba
Kyrie is definitely overdribbling, he has open shots he just wants better shots. Luka has the same problem and plays very slow allowing the defense to set up but Luka is bigger and stronger so he can get away with it more
Perfect breakdown
I get what he’s saying but those defenders aren’t jrue holiday and Derrick white with Kristaps lurking in the paint
TALK ABOUT KYRIE BEING PASSIVE ON OFFENSE AND LUKA'S DRIBBLING.. LUKA SHOOTING UNTIL HE FINDS HIS SHOT.. SHOOTING 27 TIMES SCORING 27 POINTS IN GAME 3..
Sumone in da chat said "dats all it took back den"😂😂
Really? I thought he had the opposite problem. I thought he was doing alot of one dribble pull ups that were kinda forced because he was afraid to go inside.
Just fyi iverson is really more like 5’11 even though I’ve only seen him listed at 6’0” and 6’1”
Dope break down
if over dribbling was the reason why wd it affect on the road games ?
AI was a 6ft Jordan with no dunk package
AI had near the best explosiveness/quickness in the league he could blow past anyone 1v1 if they’re up on him tight
A great ball handler is not the amount of moves he can do but how he can get from point a to point b in a secure and efficient manner 10 moves to stay in the same point may look cool but did nothing but run the risk of a turnover.
I get what youre trying to say but the AI comparison is bad. Ky is much more efficient across the board. I do agree ky should make use of a pnr game tho hes used to being able to beat his guy 1v1
He isn’t a great rebounder but just a great finisher and u need both
Things this video doesnt take into account:
How much *defensive SCHEMES* have improved
How much defensive at the *point guard position* has improved
The fact that the mavericks likely didnt have a *TRUE expectation* to make the finals and likely *arent in shape* for such a deep playoff run, leaving them with only *two people who can score playing against a top 3 rated defense*
The mavericks play charts, which are likely drawn up for Kyrie to do *exactly what he's doing.* The reason it doesnt work is because the celtics are strong defensively against any form of offense outside of perimeter-heavy play, completely negating the ability to get into motion off a quick 1-2 dribble unless youre coming *down in transition, thanks to the acquisition of Jrue Holiday.*
I think this video gets a lot correct but theres a lot its ignoring for it to work in a 1/1 ratio, mostly because the league is largely more competitive than when AI played. The only thing AI's era had was over-aggression. Not necessarily *FANTASTIC defenses.* Cooking in the isolation back then was MUCH easier than it is now n thats why PGs play off the PnR *way more now than they ever did.*
Either way, good analysis! Just wanted to throw in my two-cents!
You said you weren't going to pause it...
Any time a defender presses you up close, you have to attack the basket. No games. Simple basketball. When dudes start all that finger fckn the ball, dribbling, it throws everything out of wack.
I disagree. Kyrie is very short... he needs to do the moves he does because of his size. Players his size, who doesnt have the counters, moves, or dribbling ability that he has wont get very far. Its only been 2 games... people act like he hasnt been getting good looks, he just has trouble delivering or finishing.
Gotta love how as soon as theirs something to criticize. All the sudden everyone wants to analyze. And is a expert on whatever matter. It be the ones that do the least. That'll always have the most to say. About those that actually put the work in on something. It's easier to talk against bad results & sound smart. Coming across as convincing now I get. We all can have an opinion. But it don't make it valid. Know a casual don't got much room to criticize a pro yo. People will see an opportunity to sound wise than surprise lies. Nothing but arrogant cheap talk from invalid personal thought lol. It's insane how people just can't simply stay in their lane. Nope everyone is big brain when something goes wrong. Go follow along the typical I know everyones a pro so lmao!
if you wanna know how good team actually is just use them in NBA 2K and that right will tell you how far they can go in the regular season
A 32yr old AI would have struggled against the Celtics defense too. We lose a step around that age
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17:06 Energy Wasted 💥
How he going to have that iverson style AI had a lightning fast first step and he jump high so he shoot he could shoot over any contest combined with high release point kyrie need to do all that dribble ai don’t and brown and jrue Tatum and I notice that there guilding him with there strength and when they stop him from dribble for like 0.2 seconds them brown and jrue and Tatum meeting him with there chess and using there strength then they use they long arms to poke the ball and I notice that kyrie had success getting separation from white and the bigs that it he should just stop attacking brown Tatum jrue o see him barely getting separation.
getting by people is about how fast the step is, it’s about the timing of the step and the pace of it which is why he had multiple straight line drives in game 2 vs white & holiday. kyrie has the craftiness and skill to get those quick drives, it’s just about the setup and how well the team puts him in position to do so.
now the alternative when tatum and JB are guarding him is to use handoffs and ball screens with porzingis in the play or horford because they’ll play a drop vs him cuz in an iso vs tatum and brown, they guard kyrie really well. with these handoffs and ball screens, they’ll chase over and even when/if they get back in front, they won’t be set and locked in like a regular isolation and now kyrie has better and can create better angles since they are still recovering
iverson is a lot more athletic than kyrie. that first step he has is so much more explosive, so it’s a lot easier for him not to use that many moves. kyrie is basically his size, not physical, and not as athletic. he’s a better shooter though. he needs a few dribbles in the half court to get enough space.
To me this seems like an issue with the entire Mavs offense. Luka and Kyrie dribble too much. Sometimes there will be sections of a game (especially when Luka is not in the game) where the mavs will play better defense and get more fast breaks, get into their offense quicker and where they just look smoother and they score easier, but it does not seem to last. I wish they would move away from the over dribbling type offense they tend to use, but I think it is partially based on Luka's play style, which I don't actually like all that much most of the time. I think he makes the game too hard by getting into the offense too slowly, having too little movement and too much relying on 1 on 1 basketball.
Good information
The slower you are, the more movement you require. KI is not AI.
These new players dribbling too much. MJ only used a few dribbles to get to the basket or pull up for a jumper
Great video but how many times do you have to say “shit”? A million times.
What you're saying is true. But you have to consider AI was in his prime and he was one of the fastest players in the league kairi is not that but you have to consider AI was in his prime and he was one of the fastest players in the league. And that's why he didn't age so gracefully because he couldn't move as fast. The reason why he was able to beat the defenders with less moves was because of his speed. For him to get a bucket he has to work for it. This Leads to him having a more complicated game. If he was 6'6 he would still be at the top of his game maybe even better. This is the reason why LeBron has aged so gracefully because he's big and still has a bit of Athleticism. What Irving needs to add to his game is off ball movement now he's okay at it. But he needs to make it elite. To make defenders work harder
You also have to remember the defense that Kyrie is going through. Him and Luka are playing 2 v 4. This makes a harder for him because he's getting tired but they don't need to get tired since they have two bodies they can put on it or three. That's why if you play like a defender like Luke dort 20 minutes, on the best player he's gonna defend like never before. Because to play defense you need energy and you can't have energy if you're playing 41 minutes a night
Also remember that shiftiness adds more ways you can score the reason why the Dallas mavericks are lost. Is because I can't score your many other ways it's either Luca kicking it out to the corner or him creating a shot same with Kyrie. Dump throwing lobs. corner three's. Boston has so many ways they can score that they don't need to worry about offense. They only focus on defense.
Yeah. Ky is an all timer for sure but it does affect overall scoring efficiency when it doesn’t come in the flow of the offense and it burns clock. Saw a video on how Steph scores compared to Ky and the difference is so huge. Not forgetting that Kyrie is a near 40% from 3 his career so that’s not the point. The point is Steph gets straight to it. He’s crazy efficient with scoring inside outside.
1:49 into the video. That’s today’s SGA.
A lot of those missed shots would’ve been solved by kyrie giving the ball up to get it back so he can start his attack in triple threat
Kyrie need to go back and watch some of mj's and kobe's NBA Finals tape. When the defense is that amped up due to the circumstances, mj NOR kobe was scoring that much through isolation. That's where the importance of Phil and the Triangle came into play; it was to keep those two from beating themselves from over-usage.
Too bad jason kidd isnt gonna devise a system that utilizes the teammates more....
Miss the triangle. Beautiful offense for a Star player, but needed all high IQ players to make it work. Lakers had Brian Shaw, Robert Horry, Derick Fisher, Horrace Grant, and we know the rest lol
I agree with your view and opinion on Kyrie dribbling too much but we can't leave out the fact that most of his possessions are because of Luka limiting him to iso plays.
That would frustrate ANYONE if that was done to you over and over and over again.
When Kyrie is in transition he does what he needs to do, but since the offense is being ran through Luka he is being limited to creating a shot almost every time he gets the ball and I understand he can do that, but the key word in what I'm saying is "LIMITED".
Luka is hurting the Mavs 💯
This is before zones were allowed. Kyrie is struggling because Celtics were loading up on him. His first move would just run him into the second line.
Look up the kyrie triple threat mixtape 😅
Allen iverson didn’t need extra dribbles because he was laterally faster than Kyrie and most guards that ever played… also Allen mastered the midrange early in his career unlike Kyrie until later
A good high school and college coach, who is a disciplinarian, would have already corrected this issue....but, what modern player, especially a very talented one, listens to coaching??? Almost none until they keep losing.
Everytime you said AI I kept thinking of computer AI lmfao 😂😂
Elite break down though very well explained!!