Wow — so he did!

Thinking about how we got to this F/M/K spot in the conversation on THE BIG NUMBER in April and ... stuff has just kind of stayed there

A fun little thing: As Bilal Coulibaly lines up this 3, watch Corey Kispert on the Wizards bench. Before the shot's even up, Kispert stands and starts clapping — because Marvin Bagley III caught it in the pocket and went across his body to the corner, a good read, tough pass and area of growth:

I was reminded earlier today about when Kevin Garnett talked about Hakeem Olajuwon's trash talk, and it improved my day considerably. I share it now with you, in hopes that it will improve yours.

Watching this Flagg drive-and-kick like Hubie Brown. "THEEEEEEERE you go."

Mentioned in the story that Adelman has decreased (slightly) Jokić's post touches in favor of working through him more up top: yhoo.it/4oDTQ7V

Makes it tougher to crowd him, easier to move into split actions/DHOs and, with such great spacing, kicks the backdoor open:

This makes me think, as many things do, of the Oscar-winning* film "Little Big League."

* citation needed

Entering Wednesday, the Mavs were last in the NBA in offensive efficiency, by a lot. Their offensive rating when Flagg was at PG was in Process Sixers/7-59 Bobcats territory.

Last night, Kidd started D'Angelo Russell ... but kept the ball in Flagg's hands down the stretch:

Rewatched Hart's minutes last night, and was struck by how much he seemed to be returning to the basics: attack the defensive glass, start the break, HB dive, finish when it's there, pass when it isn't.

You can make an awful lot happen that way:

... you can also see that he's not quite there yet. (Which is fine! He is 18 years old and has never played point guard before!) yhoo.it/4oR9kVT