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spurs on the inbounds has probably given many players nightmares over the years. i really like this website.
here's older spurs stuff: http://nbaplaybook.com/category/san-antonio-spurs/
NBA Playbook brings out its analysis of Pop's master play that got Timmy free to receive a pass from TP and an easy dunk when 1:30 were remaining in the 4th quarter of the Bucks game.
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A Beautiful Play By Gregg Popovich Puts The Game Away
Gregg Popovich is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NBA, and there is no question that he deserves that type of praise. Last night, against the Milwaukee Bucks, he added yet another fantastic play call to the resume. Up three with 1:30 left in the game, the Spurs had the ball on the side. Needing a basket, Popovich came up with a very creative play:
The Spurs set up in a standard box set with Tony Parker inbounding the basketball from the sideline. As soon as the ball is given to Parker, Duncan flashes to the basketball and gets it.
Duncan takes one dribble at Parker and hands it back to him. The Bucks decide to play this as if it is a screen (which it basically is), meaning Andrew Bogut needs to hedge it.
As Bogut leaves Duncan to hedge, Duncan starts his cut from the wing to the opposite block. As this takes place, there are a number of things happening. Matt Bonner gets in position to set a second screen for Tony Parker. At the same time, both George Hill and Manu Ginobili come from their positions on the low blocks to set a screen at the foul line. The main purpose of these screens is to prevent Bogut from returning to his man, Tim Duncan.
The result is mass confusion at the top of the key with eight players filling up that area. This exactly what Coach Popovich hoped would happen when he drew up this play. The only players that aren’t at the top of the key are Tony Parker and Tim Duncan.
Parker throws a pinpoint pass to Duncan and he is able to finish with the dunk. Here is the play in real time:
Read More and Watch Video of the play here.
spurs on the inbounds has probably given many players nightmares over the years. i really like this website.
here's older spurs stuff: http://nbaplaybook.com/category/san-antonio-spurs/
great play.
I've read that blog quite a bit and think he breaks things down very well... and yeah, that sure was a thing of beauty for a basketball purist.
I can't stop replaying this beautiful play! Great play call.
I'm adding this website to my favorites...
nice to see this!!!
What a graet play !!!!
Very well executed play ! Bonner is doing a very good job on this play, with his screen he is gluing 3 guys on him.
NBA Playbook is a great blog.
This post is a must read for those who say that Pop just rolls out the ball and lets superstars play.
Awesome play and that is a great website
makes sense why jefferson was so confused last season
Very nice!
That was a nice fricken' play!
stuff like this makes me happy to be a spurs fan. i can't see the video on my phone but i saw it last night, it was amazing to watch. i was confused watching it at first. haha
And, why Pop plays Bonner so much.
Pop is a genius
He made Parker look good in that play
That was a very clever play and executed to perfection.
Plays like this may be part of the reason Splitter is not seeing much playing time. Maybe Pop feels Splitter needs to do a lot of watching and learning before he gets significant playing time.
lets trade Pop!
one of the best Coaches ever, he ain't appreciated enough
great play call, but part of that is on the Bucks D.
Some of that may be on Skiles, but after 11 years in the league, for Dooling to not recognize the switch and get caught in no man's land defending nothing but air is piss poor, imo.
I like this play almost as much as the side out play where Manu curls around for the dunk (like on the Hornets a couple years back).
And the 48MoH guys bring their own playbook to explain the play -
http://www.48minutesof .com/out-o...-entire-career
Anybody noticed that we had two Manus on the play?
So beautiful, so simple, so very Spurs-like. I love this play!
Missed the 4th quarter, so I had to assume when I saw the highlight on ESPN that it was coming out of a timeout. Just scary that it was a set play to begin with. Wow.
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