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Under the Hood: Game 13 vs 76ers
Source: https://www.detroitbadboys.com/pistons-videos/48208/under-the-hood-game-13-vs-76ers
Under the Hood – it’s time to see what’s really going on inside this Pistons team.
Firing on All Cylinders
The summer acquisition of Duncan Robinson was seen as a replacement for Malik Beasley or Tim Hardaway Jr. After a slow start, Duncan is now shooting 43% from deep on seven attempts per game.
These makes aren’t easy either – he’s constantly running around screens and using dribble handoffs in Detroit’s offense.
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Shot clock running low? He can hoist up a good-looking dribble pull-up.
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And in the absence of other playmakers, he’s capable of creating his own shot, too.
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Even just the threat of him shooting it from deep can make an opposing defense scramble. Watch Andre Drummond have to commit to the possibility of Duncan shooting the ball after the handoff. Andre is forced out to the three-point line and opens up the lane for Reed on the roll.
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Same thing again on this next clip – these dribble handoffs with Duncan forces the defense to rotate because the opposing center is forced to guard the threat of Robinson shooting as soon as he touches the ball. Once Duncan hits Reed on the roll, it’s a 4-on-3 advantage for Detroit to get a bucket.
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Transmission Trouble
Bobi Klintman has seen some NBA minutes early this season due to all the injuries and it seems like he’s still trying to find his footing. He only played five minutes last night and entered the game late in the first quarter when Detroit had a 21-19 lead. JB Bickerstaff pulled him early in the second after a 19-10 Philly run.
He starts his time on the court forcing a rotation with a double team, but is a step slow on the boxout and ends up fouling his man.
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This is something that should get better with time and experience, but it looks like he’s another step slow on the communication with Duncan on whether or not they’re switching the off-ball screen. If they are switching, he needs to be higher near the three-point line to make sure VJ doesn’t get a shot off.
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This defensive possession is rough for the entire team, but Bobi plays a factor in it as well. To start, he’s in help defense and Paul Reed gets beat by Quentin Grimes, but it feels like he’s in too deep. It’s possible he’s expecting Ron to drop over to his man and I don’t think Ron’s in the best position either. This is one of those possessions JBB brings up in the film room to make sure everyone is on the same page.
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Offensively, I think he’s trying to figure out where he fits, and that seems totally normal for a player who’s seeing real NBA action for the first time.
I’m on the opinion that you should stay spaced out along the three-point line if you start the possession in either corner. I think it’s easier for a young player to feel more involved when they’re moving around the court, and I can understand wanting to score closer to the rim if you aren’t extremely confident in your jump shot.
There were two possessions that where I noticed Bobi cutting or moving away from the corner when I thought he should’ve stayed there and spaced the floor instead. The first is when he made his sole field goal of the night at the end of the first quarter.
I believe even stronger that you should stay in the corner when your team is running the pick-and-roll mid-possession. Don’t come towards the rim where there’s already a clogged up paint when you could be open for a corner three-pointer. He still gets the layup to fall, but I want to see him stay corner here.
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Just a minute or two later, it happened again. He starts to move away from the corner while there’s already a roll threat. Bobi’s defender drops down to help take away Reed on the roll, yet Bobi goes with him.
You can see Duncan read the first look to Reed and then over to Bobi, but the pass to Bobi becomes more difficult to make since he shortened the distance his defender has to cover. If he stays in the corner, he may have had an open three-point look.
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Mechanic’s Note
Okay, that was a lot of clips so let’s keep this last section simple.
Daniss Jenkins the last three games:
- 20.3 PTS
- 5.0 REB
- 7.7 AST
- 2.3 STL
- 24-for-51 from the field (47.1%)
- 9-for-16 from deep (56.3%)
- 4-for-4 from the line (100%)
Is Daniss Jenkins the first diamond in the rough that Trajan Langdon and the front office has found in their Detroit tenure? Is this their Jose Alvarado?
Also, add this to all the other clutch three-pointers he has made recently:
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