Vmart wrote:Spacing is a factor and having options when running a pick and roll is a must. You run the pick and roll with a couple of plan just in case the play isn't executed to perfection and spacing is poor or defense has covered it. That is what makes Nash so good with Pick and roll, he could possibly run two or more plays because he was so creative and it keeps defenses off balance. Right now Felton is running the Pick and roll to run the pick and roll and the defense pretty much figured out that he is running the pick and roll and only the pick and roll. Its as though he has tunnel vision.
Vmart, I do understand that the Pick & Roll has to be run "properly", but every point guard (Every player really) in the NBA should be able to run a pick & roll properly.
This is simply further proof of the erosion of fundamentals in the NBA today: That it is special that a point guard is good at the pick and roll, and that starting level point guards need extended periods of time to figure out the different options to be effective running the pick and roll.
In Steve Nash's case, he was more dangerous in the Pick and Roll situation because of his shooting, which makes sense, but the Pick and roll really isn't a "creative" play. The big man rolls, and you bounce it to him, throw it over the top, or in rare cases, shovel pass. If the play is covered by the defense, you simply reset, shoot, or throw it to another player who is in better position because the defense is trying to defend against the roll or closing out on you as the passer.
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