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Eager to see actions like this one with Ja Morant.

Iverson action with the opposite elbow screening for the receiver. Ball reversal to the 1 on the opposite side -- the other wing relocates for empty corner. Before screen can come, Shorts rejects it for EC drive +1

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I like how Bonn keeps the shell of the defense in tact in this post-up opportunities -- the way the off-ball defenders are structured here shuts down cutting lanes, and trusts the post defender to win the matchup. Once the post player realizes he doesn't have the shot here, it's a TO

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PNR defense: a key for Iisalo teams is to make it a 2v2 action. The screener's defender hedges, and the handler's defender plugs into the passing lane of roller while recovering. Then the screen defender recovers to his man.

(TBD on how this works with Edey, but should work with Jaren/Santi)

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the PNR is all about securing an advantage.

Paris uses the PNR to generate a switch -- which creates a speed advantage with the ball-handler, and size advantage on the screener.

Shorts gets downhill, and the big gets an easy seal (Gortat) down low for the layup

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Early-clock, empty-corner PNR > rejected for the quick score.

I swear TJ Shorts is one of the fastest basketball players I've ever seen

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The shot didn't go, but I believe I see a Gortat seal for the roller -- which is super sick, don't see a lot of that. The roller though went for the quick push shot

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Some good "help the helper" principles being shown later in the possession.

- low-man rotates over to shut off a lane on the baseline drive. weak-side wing helps on the block
- low-man rotates over on the roll. weak-side wing helps on the block

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Two instances in this game where the wing lifts to Stampede Cut, then the opposite side wing crashes baseline for the dump-off and finish

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Really liked the PNR coverage from Paris here.

Hedge + recover from the big.
Shorts plugs in the passing lane while recovering.
Tag comes from the weak-side low man.

Only pass the ball-handler can make is to the weak-side corner. Enough time for the tagger to close out.

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A key component of pace is to give yourself the most amount of time possible to run optimal actions. Shorts initiates the PNR at the 20-second mark in the shot clock, and gets to the mid-range jumper against drop coverage

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The Gortat screen in transition is immaculate 🤌

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The dish to the baseline cut off the stampede drive here absolutely rocked

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Really like how Paris contained the PNR here. Lots of activity from the screener defender to show on the ball-handler while the BH's defender plugged the passing lane while recovering. Then the defender off the handoff navigated it well and showed great POA defense to force a suboptimal shot

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The wheel is utilized in Iisalo's system.The off-ball movement isn't the receiver here, but it's leveraged to chase space in the zone.

Re-space between the left wing + corner. Varejo screen for Shorts to attack the middle of the zone for the runner -- the roll occupies the interior defender

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Wonderful PNR work here.

Varejo screen - reject drive - backdoor cut for layup.

The vision with a PG like Ja Morant.

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Off the miss, Paris quickly gets into shell defense here. The thing that caught my eye was the limited help due to how they contained their defenders 1v1. Nafi (3) went under the screen on the handoff, which allowed him to halt the drive. Then the deflection for TO