boutons_deux
03-24-2019, 01:04 PM
The Bucks allowed shot after shot, often open and from 3-point range, to forward Julius Randle and guards Ian Clark and Frank Jackson.
Like clockwork, when Randle would pick for a guard at the top of the key, his defender would sag deep into the paint, forcing a pass and practically daring the big man to shoot a 3.
If Clark or Jackson kept the ball, their defenders would do the same. In total, those three Pelicans shot 3-of-22 from deep.
It’s a peculiar strategy in today’s NBA, where 3-pointers (https://www.ozy.com/immodest-proposal/its-time-to-eliminate-the-nbas-corner-three/90968) are a pivotal component of any efficient, high-scoring offense.
Against New Orleans, Milwaukee sat back as 107 shots, including a Pelicans franchise-record 47 3-pointers, rained down.
New Orleans made just 10 of those 3s and 46 shots in total.
On the flip side, Milwaukee made 48 of 97 shots in a 130-113 win.
And this strategy wasn’t a one-off.
Milwaukee is leading the league by turning the deep-ball obsession on its head.
https://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/the-nbas-best-defense-daring-teams-to-shoot/93272?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03242019&variable=992d608214b505003aa04bf10a595031 (https://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/the-nbas-best-defense-daring-teams-to-shoot/93272?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03242019&variable=992d608214b505003aa04bf10a595031)
Like clockwork, when Randle would pick for a guard at the top of the key, his defender would sag deep into the paint, forcing a pass and practically daring the big man to shoot a 3.
If Clark or Jackson kept the ball, their defenders would do the same. In total, those three Pelicans shot 3-of-22 from deep.
It’s a peculiar strategy in today’s NBA, where 3-pointers (https://www.ozy.com/immodest-proposal/its-time-to-eliminate-the-nbas-corner-three/90968) are a pivotal component of any efficient, high-scoring offense.
Against New Orleans, Milwaukee sat back as 107 shots, including a Pelicans franchise-record 47 3-pointers, rained down.
New Orleans made just 10 of those 3s and 46 shots in total.
On the flip side, Milwaukee made 48 of 97 shots in a 130-113 win.
And this strategy wasn’t a one-off.
Milwaukee is leading the league by turning the deep-ball obsession on its head.
https://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/the-nbas-best-defense-daring-teams-to-shoot/93272?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03242019&variable=992d608214b505003aa04bf10a595031 (https://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/the-nbas-best-defense-daring-teams-to-shoot/93272?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03242019&variable=992d608214b505003aa04bf10a595031)