All 49 Articles With friday film

Friday Film: Snake, Wedge, Getting Back
Watch a master demonstrate snaking the pick-and-roll, a clever variation of a common set, and an overeager rookie.
Friday Film: Hammer, Marc, Weak
San Antonio's (not so) surprising Hammer action, the craftiness of Marc Gasol, and "weaking" the middle pick-and-roll.
Feature Film: Finals, Games 1 & 2
Watch the tactical chess match thus far in the Finals: the Cavs' help off of Draymond Green (and the Warriors' response), and a set each that has worked well for both teams.
Feature Film: Western Conference Finals
Part 2 of the conference finals Feature Film. In this edition: GSW with more creative ways to beat the switch, Harden's poise in pick-and-roll, Tucker's screens, and Curry's movement.
Feature Film: Eastern Conference Finals
Feature Film is back, as I empty out my conference finals notebook with a supersized edition. Today: the Eastern Conference Finals.
Feature Film: Playoff Tactics
Watch a strategic skirmish between the Blazers and Pelicans, the Heat catch the Sixers on mistakes of execution, and Draymond Green with an out-of-area box out.
Feature Film: LeBron Show, Slipping the Pin, Double Big
Watch LeBron and the Cavs counter the show and time a slipped screen perfectly. Plus another example of two non-shooting bigs playing together successfully.
Feature Film: College Education
Friday Film is now Feature Film. Watch college coaches implement the Xs and Os of the pros, with some thoughts on how basketball lessons translate across levels.
Outside the Box Score
Is Andre Drummond a good defensive rebounder? The answer is more complicated than you might think, and requires us to examine the nature of rebounding itself.
In-Flight Adjustments: Wolves' Pick-and-Roll D
Minnesota couldn't stop the Rockets during the regular season. In Game 1, though, they changed their pick-and-roll tactics with some success. Contributor Liam Flynn breaks it down.