That Rubio play breakdown was incredible. Marcus Smart made the correct call to try and get the switch, which was correct to do, but Rubio's instant recognition was being two moves ahead. What looked like a defensive breakdown was just Rubio being that much further ahead on the chess board.
I feel that Rubio sometimes doesn't get the recognition he deserves for his passing and court awareness. Unfortunately, he just doesn't have the shooting and volume scoring ability to become an All-Star!
The Cleveland play was outstanding. Amazing that Washington adjusted and could have been beaten by a layup - what they adjusted for. And they still got beat a different way. Clevelands cool with me.
@@alexwhite3830 Watch all the guards and you'll see that they make the exact same things, especially during their step backs but hey, when it's for shooting 3's it's cool, ain't it? Anyway that's a gather step and you can even argue that the first step was still during the dribble. Also watch the Demar Derozan clip he uses the gather step on his euro step too
@@alexwhite3830 Everybody gets that call. Everybody. But Giannis is the size of a center and has huge steps. Years ago Brad Stevens thought it was a dribble too - until he watched the video.
@@paquinraino8180 gather step, catching the ball step, cannot handle the ball step. Soon basketball would turn into handball where they just run around with a ball
@@recoil53 I understand that travelling is part of NBA now, but still adding such moments to top plays' list and especially choosing it over real beauties (e.g the one that Rubio did) is a bit ... wrong?
Speaking of Scottie's nuance, he has the most suttle fakes on offence that lead to huge payoffs. Look at the fakes that lead to buckets at 0:02, 0:18, 0:50 and 3:30 of his highlight package here: ruclips.net/video/u_O0Tc3Q9aQ/видео.html
That Rubio play Its just amazing for me on how these guys can notice all these things at real time at the court, with everything happening so fast, they really live in another dimension, my favorite play yet a bad defensive call by Boston.
Repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition. You know what's coming, you can "feel" it. I mean, some of them, like Rubio, do. And then, be creative.
@@walieburns2372 QBs surprise me more, since 300lb men want to run full tilt into them. There is no way I could calmly survey the field play after play.
Curry putting Melo into Plumlee screen was hilarious but he got enough of my votes already. I was going with Rubio pass but than realised that all that could have been avoided if Langford would just get back to Garland and Schroder picked Rubio. So I'm giving my vote to Derozan because I don't recall ever seeing it before.
Favorite play hands down was the rubio lob to allen. He and smart were playing chess right before our eyes! So insightful to get a small glimpse into the mental aspect of playing basketball at the highest level. Thank you for posting this, the entire video was so fun to watch!
Love this idea!!! I hope we get one of these every month. It’s like the opposite of “Shaqtin A Fool” - what should we call it: “I’ve Ben Thinking” maybe?
Love this kind of formatting Ben! Also, I’ve got to mention that Trae also did the off-the-board pass to Collins during his playoffs series with the bucks as well, that kid’s got balls lol
Absolutely love this new style of analysis always love seeing the intricacies of these plays. Nobody puts out videos this well researched, Thinking basketball is the GOAT
Just want to drop in to say that I think this format suits your style of analysis perfectly. Your player profiles work very well due to this same in depth scouting of specific plays, and I am pretty confident in my guess that this would be a great way to showcase coaching trends in the future
That last play design by the Bucks was amazing, it clears the paint for Giannis but does it deceptively so that Charlotte doesn't have time to react. Amazing finish by Giannis as well.
Actually enjoy it more than the breakdowns dedicated to particular players. Curious sets & quality explanations is the combo pretty hard to find on RUclips. Nice!
An assassin of the midrange. I absolutely enjoy watching him get to his spots and hitting the Jordan like shots In traffic. Shows that if you can’t throw off his tempo then you can’t stop him
Do this for every month please. I passed by this video in my recommended a couple times, but now that I've watched it, I know I'll watch one of these every time you make one.
this was super fun to watch. i love basketball but will never claim to understand it like crazy. a video like this was so insightful and educational for someone like me. thnx man
I love this format. Fun, detailed and also a great way to improve your own skills without practicing, it's like free bball lessons haha As always, keep the outstanding work Mr. Taylor!
I like these videos and your channel a lot. I lack the ability to analyze offense/defence so having videos like these is really helpful in learning what to watch for in games
First time watching one of your vids. Really liked it. Your breakdowns are great, and your format is refreshing. You’re picking plays and noticing things I haven’t seen other basketball RUclipsrs noticing. Great work. 🦾
Don't usually comment, but I wanted to say I love this video concept. Not sure about your plans moving forward, but I plan to watch more of this content.
Man this format is fantastic. Love the highlights, but stuff like the misdirection to get Markkanen an open shot is just really easy to miss and super interesting.
I never get tired of the spectacular ball movement in Golden State and the Heat there, man! Awesome, love it. I'll take more of that any day! Great video format!
Trey's backboard alley-oop was definitely my favorite play. The subtlty of all his movement before, and just the stunning backboard pass deserves a chef's kiss.
Great video! I hope you make these a monthly thing this season. These type of highlights give me a new appreciation for what's going on in the league right now.
This is the sort of stuff they should be talking about on ESPN but they are too busy screaming at each other about Jordan v Lebron for the 150th time... Thank you and keep up the content.
This format it's fantastic and very interesting, i show that to the kids that i'm training, and you pronounce so well, I'm Italian, not so good at English, but i understand everything so well in your videos, so i can translate to my little ballers....i really hope this format should continue, thanks
The play with curry making melo run into his own man as a screen was just something I could watch all day.
That Rubio pass was fuckign deadly and I would never even caught the brilliance in that pass
That Rubio play breakdown was incredible. Marcus Smart made the correct call to try and get the switch, which was correct to do, but Rubio's instant recognition was being two moves ahead. What looked like a defensive breakdown was just Rubio being that much further ahead on the chess board.
I feel that Rubio sometimes doesn't get the recognition he deserves for his passing and court awareness. Unfortunately, he just doesn't have the shooting and volume scoring ability to become an All-Star!
I agree Rubio makes reads like this all the time and can do it in traffic .His iq is crazy
Rubio been underrated forever tho
@@musicandmagic909 probably because he was hella overrated when he was getting drafted
@@kyscojastar he was so overrated that he became underrated
If this is a new thinking basketball video series I am over the moon excited for it.
So much this!
Yes! Smartest plays of the month maybe?
hunted for comments like this. this was so fun to watch
same
This is espn detail on steroids
That Bucks play to give Giannis a head of steam, open the paint, and have a potential 3 perimeter shots is so perfect for their lineup.
That was an amazing play.
Visually it was my favorite
bro im so stupid with all these subtle nba plays but the moment i saw the middle was open yeah i already knew its giannis time
Its incredible what a few months can do for Budenholzer, everyone was calling for his head, now almost everyone is convinced he is a genius :D
It's scary!
The Cleveland play was outstanding. Amazing that Washington adjusted and could have been beaten by a layup - what they adjusted for. And they still got beat a different way. Clevelands cool with me.
This is a Cavs channel now.
@@ThinkingBasketball works for me :)
I watched that Giannis game winner before but didn't notice exactly how everything that came before lead up to that moment. This is why I watch.
I don't know, 3 clear steps, travelling
@@alexwhite3830 Watch all the guards and you'll see that they make the exact same things, especially during their step backs but hey, when it's for shooting 3's it's cool, ain't it?
Anyway that's a gather step and you can even argue that the first step was still during the dribble. Also watch the Demar Derozan clip he uses the gather step on his euro step too
@@alexwhite3830 Everybody gets that call. Everybody.
But Giannis is the size of a center and has huge steps.
Years ago Brad Stevens thought it was a dribble too - until he watched the video.
@@paquinraino8180 gather step, catching the ball step, cannot handle the ball step. Soon basketball would turn into handball where they just run around with a ball
@@recoil53 I understand that travelling is part of NBA now, but still adding such moments to top plays' list and especially choosing it over real beauties (e.g the one that Rubio did) is a bit ... wrong?
Scottie Barnes was so hard to evaluate in the draft on offense but his defense is so nuanced he deserved his spot in the draft.
Speaking of Scottie's nuance, he has the most suttle fakes on offence that lead to huge payoffs. Look at the fakes that lead to buckets at 0:02, 0:18, 0:50 and 3:30 of his highlight package here: ruclips.net/video/u_O0Tc3Q9aQ/видео.html
That Rubio play Its just amazing for me on how these guys can notice all these things at real time at the court, with everything happening so fast, they really live in another dimension, my favorite play yet a bad defensive call by Boston.
Repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition. You know what's coming, you can "feel" it. I mean, some of them, like Rubio, do. And then, be creative.
Like a qb reads the field a great point guard or passing big(joker) can read the defence and tell when they are out of position. 🔥
The speed of the NBA game is astounding.
@@walieburns2372 QBs surprise me more, since 300lb men want to run full tilt into them. There is no way I could calmly survey the field play after play.
Rubio is a basketball savant
That Rubio Marcus Smart clip was like watching Death Note in real time.
😂😂😂😂😂
"Well, Ricky, looks like I win." - Marcus Smart, probably
@@hf3969 together we surpass boston! -Ricky Rubio
Trae jumbs everytime after the loop to simulate dunking is one of the underrated smart iq plays
+1 chemistry every time lol
i have to say, whenever you post. it feels like an early christmas present
Yep
This is the feeling ive been trying to say through words
if he posts in the 6 months proceeding christmas it's belated...
Dump
This segment is fantastic! please let this be a regular series on this channel
This is a genius idea for a video series. Ben Taylor the GOAT
LOVED this format. Really enjoying seeing high level court vision
Curry putting Melo into Plumlee screen was hilarious but he got enough of my votes already. I was going with Rubio pass but than realised that all that could have been avoided if Langford would just get back to Garland and Schroder picked Rubio. So I'm giving my vote to Derozan because I don't recall ever seeing it before.
Favorite play hands down was the rubio lob to allen. He and smart were playing chess right before our eyes! So insightful to get a small glimpse into the mental aspect of playing basketball at the highest level. Thank you for posting this, the entire video was so fun to watch!
loved that play design from the Bucks to get Giannis a free runway!
Those assistant coaches are amazing.
Love this idea!!! I hope we get one of these every month. It’s like the opposite of “Shaqtin A Fool” - what should we call it: “I’ve Ben Thinking” maybe?
Honeeeey, honeeey TB just posted!
That Scottie Barnes highlight was hilarious! I watched the game and didnt even pick up on that lmao
Love this kind of formatting Ben! Also, I’ve got to mention that Trae also did the off-the-board pass to Collins during his playoffs series with the bucks as well, that kid’s got balls lol
Absolutely love this new style of analysis always love seeing the intricacies of these plays. Nobody puts out videos this well researched, Thinking basketball is the GOAT
Anything Steph does is so entertaining I swear haha. Love the format as well, thanks so much for the amazing content!
2:56 That Cleveland play really was CRAZY. I audibly reacted when I realized what just happened.
Appreciate this. Helps me understand better what I'm seeing. Love Payton II, Larry Bird, Rubio.
Just want to drop in to say that I think this format suits your style of analysis perfectly. Your player profiles work very well due to this same in depth scouting of specific plays, and I am pretty confident in my guess that this would be a great way to showcase coaching trends in the future
Love this kind of video, Scottie Barnes calling for the ball takes the cake this month by far!
The quality of this channel is incredible. As a Knicks fan I was amazed by that Derozan finish when I first saw it. Keep up the great work
BRILLIANT VIDEO!! Please keep these coming, love your breakdowns of the “unnoticed” sides of the game!
That last play design by the Bucks was amazing, it clears the paint for Giannis but does it deceptively so that Charlotte doesn't have time to react. Amazing finish by Giannis as well.
I love this. A great balance of highlight and context with analysis that enhances the beauty.
Curry using Plumlee as a pick on Lamelo actually made me laugh out loud. That's just brilliant stuff.
Actually enjoy it more than the breakdowns dedicated to particular players. Curious sets & quality explanations is the combo pretty hard to find on RUclips. Nice!
The Curry offball play and making opponents set screen for him was amazing
I never get tired of the Trae's backboard pass. Absolutely masterpiece.
The first five seconds of this vid is such a fun tip of the cap to your pal Nate Duncan and I love it!
All that tactical breakdown, I love it ! Could watch hours of content like this !
Love these videos, cant wait for more of them! Scottie being Scottie was amazing to see
When I saw that Rubio play in the clutch I knew it was crazy and from when you’ve put it in this that confirms it 👌🏾
this format is amazing, I could watch these daily
Demar is a beast 🔥I love watching him play
An assassin of the midrange. I absolutely enjoy watching him get to his spots and hitting the Jordan like shots In traffic. Shows that if you can’t throw off his tempo then you can’t stop him
Love the format. Basically everything you put out is extremely high quality and this is no different. Keep up the outstanding work!
This channel is fresh among the other hyped basketball channels. This one is like a coach breaking down plays for his players.
I love that you are back to posting more frequently!
Please continue with these type of vids, one of these monthly would be amazing!
Yes please, more of this. I love these breakdowns!
this series is absolutely awesome. please make it at least a monthly series. Absolutely love it
I love watching basketball analysis videos like this. It's made me realize how basketball is like a game of war, much like chess.
Do this for every month please. I passed by this video in my recommended a couple times, but now that I've watched it, I know I'll watch one of these every time you make one.
this was super fun to watch. i love basketball but will never claim to understand it like crazy. a video like this was so insightful and educational for someone like me. thnx man
I love this format. Fun, detailed and also a great way to improve your own skills without practicing, it's like free bball lessons haha
As always, keep the outstanding work Mr. Taylor!
This is beautiful: slo-mo replays and just enough explanation. You've earned a like and subscribe, sir.
This was the best video you've put out yet. Love the Zach Lowe-esque analysis here
I'm lovin the daily/monthly breakdown type videos man, keep up the good work.
more of these please, some of these plays are very creative.
This is by far the best basketball content I’ve ever seen. What a time to be alive!
That derozen play was sooo hard i remember watching the game live
Much better than the usual dunks highlights!
Awesome format. Would love more monthly videos like this!
Soo on brand for Thinking Basketball to have a video on smartest NBA plays of last month - love it 🙌
Seeing other teams run High IQ plays as a Celtics fan. That hits me right where it hurts
Dude!!!!!!! By far the best NBA on RUclips!!!!! You are amazing at this. I very much enjoyed this video.
This was brilliant!!! As someone just recently started getting into basketball, it really helped me to appreciate the game a lot more
I like these videos and your channel a lot. I lack the ability to analyze offense/defence so having videos like these is really helpful in learning what to watch for in games
curry using the other teams players for a pick and roll was fucking amazing, im going to try and do that at some point
Love the increase in videos even if they arent as deep of dives. Such great content.
Great video. I would love to see more like this!
I love this format and will watch every single one of these videos. This is my ideal basketball video
good vid really open my mind to find more creative play
Great format Ben! One of those videos every month from now on please!
First time watching one of your vids. Really liked it. Your breakdowns are great, and your format is refreshing. You’re picking plays and noticing things I haven’t seen other basketball RUclipsrs noticing. Great work. 🦾
Don't usually comment, but I wanted to say I love this video concept. Not sure about your plans moving forward, but I plan to watch more of this content.
Man this format is fantastic. Love the highlights, but stuff like the misdirection to get Markkanen an open shot is just really easy to miss and super interesting.
That was great please do it every month
Really enjoyed the video. I had not seen most of these yet these plays surely deserve recognition.
I love this format! Not just the regular fix of highlights, but some context and basketball jargon mumbo jumbo as a topping!
new format is sick dude, love seeing the x's and o's in real time
Love the format would watch more :)
YESS a new break down video by thinking basketball!! Your content is the best!!
Briliant format. Would love to see more of this
this was an amazing video. it’s not like ur usual videos, but it’s so fun
My favorite plays are Trae's lob off the backboard. So fun to watch
Love you for this content brother. Should do a best of monthly vid on the 1st of every month. Keep it up bro!
I never get tired of the spectacular ball movement in Golden State and the Heat there, man! Awesome, love it. I'll take more of that any day! Great video format!
Trey's backboard alley-oop was definitely my favorite play. The subtlty of all his movement before, and just the stunning backboard pass deserves a chef's kiss.
The broadcasters were so nonchalant about it and I'm not sure all the fans realized he used the glass.
Loved this one.
Thanks for clearly explaining all the clever stuff these guys are doing, I think it's severely under appreciated (at least by me)
This is great! love the insight and passion... LOVED IT.. make it a series...
Great video!! The Rubio no look lob was my fav, so good
Great video. I would love to see this become a series
Great video! I hope you make these a monthly thing this season. These type of highlights give me a new appreciation for what's going on in the league right now.
Format is brilliant. Every video is absolute fire.
This is the sort of stuff they should be talking about on ESPN but they are too busy screaming at each other about Jordan v Lebron for the 150th time... Thank you and keep up the content.
Do I like this format? Dude, anything you put out is golden.
Please continue this series it’s so good
@2:39 Darius Garland should be HEAVILY considered for MIP. I haven't even heard him in the conversation. How? 😂 😂 😂
absolutely love this new format, keep up the good work! love from brazil
This format it's fantastic and very interesting, i show that to the kids that i'm training, and you pronounce so well, I'm Italian, not so good at English, but i understand everything so well in your videos, so i can translate to my little ballers....i really hope this format should continue, thanks
Love this format. It's on the level of these plays.
This format is fun, definitely wanna see more