tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720906931975365639.post3653597874035455312..comments2023-08-21T16:33:03.812-07:00Comments on The Journey of Now: Mess Around and Miss the Triple-DoubleJason Haskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18096989311700668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720906931975365639.post-42387340769416959842017-04-09T08:56:53.340-07:002017-04-09T08:56:53.340-07:00Thanks for reading!
I may have not conveyed it cl...Thanks for reading!<br /><br />I may have not conveyed it clear enough in the post, but I'm not quite in the 'modern basketball is boring' camp. I enjoy watching the Spurs because they've been able to keep their team oriented style of play from the "olden" days and blend it nicely with today's up-tempo, three-point style of attack. <br /><br />One of my favorite things to see--especially in the college game--is the 'hockey' assist and finding the open man with the extra pass. It's one of my favorite aspects of the game. <br /><br />And I suppose it's the isolation part of motion offenses in which I was thinking. Looking at it now, I could have been more clear and for some reason couldn't think of what type of offense that was. Sometimes there is too much one on one, dribble around and have to force something up. Again, saw this more at the college level and too be honest, something that will never go away. Part of basketball, which will always make it interesting.<br /><br />Thanks again for reading. Enjoyed reading your comments and made me think a bit more about my overall stance.Jason Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096989311700668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720906931975365639.post-34373242881901560122017-04-08T17:28:43.008-07:002017-04-08T17:28:43.008-07:00Great article and I agree 100% on your take on Rus...Great article and I agree 100% on your take on Russ Westbrook and the OKC Thunders Act. Their bigs openly joke about Russ actively stealing rebounds from them. <br /><br />I do agree with your basic premise about assists to but not the conclusion you came to. You are focused on isolation heavy ball which I think is starting to fade from many successful teams as motion based offense start to reign. Look at Steph Curry, he consistently leads the league in hockey assist; where he makes the 'basketball move' and draws defenses makes s pass and that person will make another pass for the score. Assist percentage differentials are better than using out dated counting stats in my opinion.<br /><br />Finally I vehemently disagree with you 'get off my lawn, modern basketball is boring' rhetoric. The modern game has much more parity than it ever has and more stars. The overall talent is way better; simply look at 3 point percentages and the athleticism of these athletes. For every Russ Westbrook, there's the Hawks, Warriors, Spurs and many more teams moving the ball around and playing beautiful basketball..<br /><br />Great article as ever, good read.warriorsscore110https://www.blogger.com/profile/11432509295843869889noreply@blogger.com