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Coach Williams' '0.5' System Calls for Faster Pace and Quicker Decision Making

Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire headlined one of the fastest paced offenses the NBA had ever seen back in the 2000’s. Head Coach Mike D’Antoni’s “Seven Seconds or Less” system influenced the league forever, but if you fast forward a decade, the game has only gotten faster.

That same “Runnin’ and Gunnin” Suns team would rank near the bottom of the league in terms of pace today. And while seven seconds is fast, 0.5 seconds is faster.

Head Coach Monty Williams has only been in the Valley for a few months, but has already implemented his ‘0.