The Dream Shake · Dec 10, 2019
The Man Who Remade The NBA
Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Strange that such a genteel figure would be the target of such ire.Quick, tell me how do the Houston Rockets play offense?
High pick and roll.
Multiple shooters spread on the perimeter.
Emphasis on ball movement around the 3pt arc, rather than player movement.
Drives to the basket off the pick and roll leading to either a layup, or alley oop dunk from the rolling center.
Iron clad emphasis on layups/dunks, three point shots, free throws for all but the best mid-range players.
A simply staggering number of three point shots (compared to most of NBA history), because, math.