damn... watching their defense is insane. teams cant do anything against them. he didnt even mention that Kawhi is currently leading the league in 3 point pct at 48.
+TF2UB3RHobo nba.nbcsports.com/2014/06/15/boris-diaw-was-once-one-of-the-games-great-athletes/ his vertical is absolutely ridiculous for a dude as strong as he is. Not to mention his lateral quickness.
Great video Coach Nick, per par. I could only imagine how greater Kawhi's defense could be if he played during the hand checking era with his length and size.. Scary
+Le Hairline Werd. He would be another Pippen-esque player. Except I would argue Pippen was a little more athletic in terms of wingspan, speed, and jumping ability. Regardless, both would dominate and pester the offense a great deal.
+&1 but pippen was more agile than leonard. even when he was that skinny stick before putting on weight. i think pippen had better handling still, and is lot more scary running the fast break, and it does seem like he had better hops too. hand size wise they are pretty close. people need not to forget pippen has big hands too. but offensively leonard have done a better job emulating jordan ( i don't think pippen was even studying jordan's tape when he could just play against jordan in practice). and leonard does seem to be a bit bigger than pippen. and so far this season, leonard's shot selection has been great and i am glad to see intelligent and athletic player like him hitting prime.
***** i like how you twist it like the 90s is easy to defend. the absence of hand checking rule applied to both end. that means the player on offense can do a lot more to get away. leonard is great but dont twist that out of proportion. the 90s bulls were not far away from now i still have very vivid memory of how great they were defensively. and i have yet to see leonard performing at the level jordan was defensively before pippen improved to share the load. jordan was today's leonard 3x to say the least. super disruptive in team defense situation even when back then zone d was supposed to be forbidden. not to mention a much better lock down defender. both pip and jordan were superior in establishing position and drawing charge compared to leonard. it is not fair to say leonard is greater because his career is far from over. pippen in his 4th year starting to become a defensive force as well and it is hard not to look at pippen or jordan in their primes now looking at leonard. just be glad that there is a high iq coachable talent like leonard that is improving every year who can also do perimeter defense much better than anyone playing in nba nowaday.
Don't think I've seen a more disciplined team than the Spurs both offensively and defensively... This is probably the only team that does not requires someone to fill the stats sheet to win
+Creative the spurs are not sharp yet a lot of to clean up and heaps of room to improve. Theyre playing much better the past 10 games or so but the clippers game showed they have a lot of stuff to tweak especially defensively
+Creative im a spurs fan and personally dont like it. I though pop was doing too much especially in the 4th. I guess it worked tonight but the spurs have lost all previous games vs the clippers when they went to hacka
Im definitely looking forward to the Warriors vs Spurs game. I wanna see how their defense handles Curry this year, because Kawaii has had him figured out in the past
+TheVictoryHawk there's one thing that may tilt the odds in the warriors' favor in a potential series between the two. I used the word "MAY," because the spurs are so well-coached, they may have figured out counters already. when the clippers beat the spurs last postseason, they used an offensive play called "45" that essentially helped give them a slight offensive edge to win the series. it's basically a semi-transition play that has blake griffin and deandre Jordan running up to 30 feet to essentially give whoever's guarding cp3 a nice sandwich pick, almost like the elevator door play in a pick and roll. that enabled them to get kwahi leonard off of cp3 and not let him hound him (only way out of that play is to switch). and coach nick pointed out last postseason that the warriors noticed this play, because they copied it and started to use it themselves; they didn't start to run it until the 2nd round in (after the clippers advanced). the reason I say it may be a factor is everybody keeps saying kwahi is going to harass curry 1on1. that may be true, but if so, the warriors can go to that 45 play to get kwahi off of him.
ReCharredSigh yea i remember they ran that play over and over again last year and it was pretty effective. The the warriors have been trying it a few times this season so maybe they end up going to that... Definitely anything that gets Kawhi off Curry is priority number one on offense!
***** yea he definitely doesnt have this Curry 2.0 we have this season... But also you cant expect the spurs to play like that every game we have against them, I mean the awrriors shot 9/10 when defended by Kawhi haha
This is classic Spurs, everyone forgets about them, they just get on with their business and wreak havoc, imo if you dont like/love the Spurs, you dont love basketball.....
Hell, I for sure ain't forgetting them. That's the team most likely to face us in the finals, and they won't be setting illegal screens *COUGH *COUGH* WARRIORS *COUGH*
Witness Whos "Us?" And yeah Bogut gets away with it, but its the NBA, refs are blind half the time, its only until you breathe on someone do they wake up. Plus every team has that one player who tries it, just so happens people focus on Warriors as theyre the champs, which is understandable....
Kawhi, PG, Butler are the 3 mot effective 2-way players right now. KCP low-key creeping up on them but is still inconsistent on offense. Lebron will always be that guy that's always knocking on the door of being in the top 2-way player discussion but he gets hidden on defense a lot which is a good coaching decision considering the cavs have other guys to put their hearts out in defending the best of the best.
***** yeah, he is definitely expertly hidden on offense to give him more energy on offense but you can still see random times wherein he showcases his top tier defense for a few key possessions
What the ...?!? This Spurs team makes the Grizzlies, Bulls, Cavs, and Heat look like an average defensive team.. If they keep this level of defense, they are well on there way to become arguably the best defensive team in the history of the league.
OMG! If the Spurs "peak" in March, they had better do something and do something quickly. I am an avid fan of the Spurs, especially Kawhi., but today I cannot stand to watch those fools play like 8th graders so I just spend my time watching many, many videos of Kawhi playing different teams, Eric. Best.
This is insane, their defense is just ideal and perfect, really. plus Kawhi is doing so much on the defensive end, things that don't show on the stat line. underrated player hands down. great vid Coach!
I gotta say coach, while at times it seems that the media doesn't give the Spurs the media coverage they deserve (they will regret this in the future in my opinion), it's nice to come here and see you highlight a lot of their players and playing style that made them such a powerhouse over that last decade and a half, kudos for the great coverage!
+HyJink$ Steals comparison: Pippen 136 season avg - Leonard 111 season avg. Pretty close with their per game being 2.0 - 1.8. BUT compare blocks... Pippen 56 season avg - Leonard 36. Leonard's best season saw 50 blocks while Pippen's saw 101! Seems like Pippen was WAY better but... if you break it down into per 36 minutes played, Kawhi edges out on steals with .2 more per game and they are dead even on blocks (that includes the current partial season). Something that's not even close tho is their offense. Pippen outscored Leonard by leaps and bounds. Just imagine the effort. On that point alone Scottie was indeed too hottie. But I think Kawhi has it on defense due to one major factor, no hand-checking. Todays league is all about offense so Kawhi's numbers should be weighted a little heavier. Dude's a beast on D.
+carotidkid3 Probably worse. Almost all the footage in the video shows some usage of modern illegal defense rules. That stuff wouldn't be allowed pre-2000 and was frequently called (I mostly watch games from the 80s-90s). They would still be great but their defensive scheme would be less sophisticated and easier to beat.
Every start of the season many non SAS fans would forget about them. Heck even when they rank 2 overall (best defense top 5 offense) still people largely forget about them. But i love watching them whenever I could. Hopefully this year Spurs can move the ball more and be more dynamic on offense.
+nonamesavailableable Warriors? Don't front Warriors and Spurs are 1a and 1b. To have Iguodala come off the bench and formerly, having David Lee coming off the bench to even having him at the end of the bench, the Warriors bought into Kerr's system, the same way Aldridge bought into playing the Center position.
Austin Norwood No.......? I didn't. They're the same level. Whatever Pop has done, Phil Jackson has done, Alvin Gentry has done, Kerr has implemented and perfected. That's all I'm saying.
***** Pop is the greatest coach of all time, winning 5 championships in 16 years, being title contenders each of those years, making the playoffs each of those years while being above .500. Only Pop and Phil Jackson are on the same level, Kerr's 1 year of excellence doesn't compare lmao
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I'm surprised the small frontline of Diaw and West led to the biggest NetRtg. I think that line up playing against the second unit of opposing teams is the reason why.
great breakdown coach! Finally, a Spurs breakdown. The link to the full breakdown doesn't work though. I get a "Page not found" error when I click the annotation. I have a question about the Spurs defense though, why do they have so much trouble with the double high ball screens w/ the clippers? Every time the Clippers run it w/ Jordan and Griffin screening, the Spurs defense breaks down. Then they're forced to do "hack-a-jordan" to slow down the Clippers. What can they do to stop it?
I fixed the link, try it again! Sorry about that. As for High HORNS, it's such a tough thing to guard when CP3 runs it. I'd like to see his man sink down low enough to go under. But otherwise, they're going to have to have Kawhi guard one of the Screener's and switch onto Paul no matter which side he goes to.
watching the spurs play golden state is gonna be really interesting how curry gonna bypass spurs great defense both at the 3 point line and on the drives.
The only and the most important task for the Spurs is to let everyone stay healthy. If any of the starters get injured, they will have a really hard time and this could lead to the domino effect that more injuries occur.
The Spurs are the only team who can compete with GSW in a 7 game series at the moment. The Thunder and Cavs are capable, but they've got some improving to do first.
Coach, the link on your video to the further breakdown doesn't work. It sends me to your website but it says page not found. I'll go look it up on your site but just a heads up so you might replace the link
+BBALLBREAKDOWN man, if they keep making these roster moves, keep Pop forever and continue getting this effort on defensively...think Duncan could get 8 chips?
+TheJoeSewell Its really tough to say. Worst case both teams get hit by injuries and come limping to the playoffs. In part why both team can show their full potential is being healthy. Though if Bogut gets taken out, Ezeli I think can take over that position easily. And the Spurs biggest issue that hasn't reared itself yet is their really thin depth on the perimeter/wings. If Mills goes down they will have someone to play over him but it just won't be the same.
At 4:14 did you say Diaw is very athletic? :D Bobo's vertical is probably a good sized book. I don't know where that talk about athleticism is coming from :D Great breakdown as always otherwise :)
Diaw has elite vertical jumping ability. You never heard that story when they tested him? Just because you look at his body type doesn't mean he isn't athletic.
+BBALLBREAKDOWN He's not that athletic anymore :) In his Hawks and later Phoenix years could get up there. After Charlotte though he's more the ground type now lol. Also I think why everyone's jumping is because you pointed out his athleticism on a play on which he jumped. Bobo with that Santa belly is not a flyer right now :D But I do get where you were coming from :)
I know casual nba idiots will say this is a "boring" team, but I'm a huge fan of their system that paved the way for all the elite teams today, I know the Bulls team from in the Thibs era used a lot of their sets.
Golden States defense is just as good if not far better. And the only reason they don't hold teams to under 90ppg is because they play at one of the fastest paces in the NBA, which allows opposing teams get more shots than the teams that the Spurs face. Also, they have played in so many blowouts that teams are essentially playing against their third string for most of the 4th, which has tarnish their point deferential margin. I always considered defense more in terms of point deferential, which is where the golden state starting lineup is leagues ahead.
jeremy lin should go to spurs cuz he got good def too and good penetration which spurs need after parker retire, sometimes u cant just look at numbers although its important u also need to look at who u defend to thats more important therefore i will say break down those numbers (def or off) to individual team, then we can say who is better in def which team, however overall Leonard is teh def player of the year of course he led the the spurs to an all time great def
Maybe this is already mentioned in the comments.. But just this won't work against the Dubs.. Just contesting a shot won't be enough; they need to find a better way!
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I actually bench players in fantasy if they are playing the Spurs, except those elite players, but even KD struggled vs Kawhi in their game on opening night. It's an automatic red flag for standard fantasy and DFS.
The Spurs are the best team in the NBA. The Warriors simply had a great start the Spurs will dominate in the playoffs. Warriors first or second round exit depending on who they play calling it now
I don't care what anyone says, the Spurs are the only team who knows how to lock-down Steph Curry and the Warriors team. I mean ya, you'll have a team every now and then who will beat the Warriors but the Spurs do it at a more consistent level. I love my Spurs. #gospursgo
I saw a lot of bad shot selection, don't get me wrong their defense is elite but not impregnable athletic teams with solid ball movement like the warriors, cavs, clips and okc will take advantage of the spurs pressing so far out by beating them of the dribble and utilizing drive and kick plays
+Aaron Porter not just the Spurs, almost every team has designed their defense to allow mid-range shots while defending the three and interior. The funny thing about the Spurs is that their teams is filled with players that are really good mid-range shooters. It might be Pop just being ahead of the curve but in the playoffs that is the shot that will be the most open and the Spurs are team that can take the most advantage of it.
+Aaron Porter Probably because the league as a whole probably sucks at the mid range shot. I know the weird thing with the closer the shot, the higher percentage it gets theoretically. But there are some numbers that support the degrading accuracy of the league average of the long 2-point (16-23 feet). And it doesn't help when a better team can play defense AND can score on you from beyond the arc and inside and get trips to the line. I think the Spurs let them take it because unless its someone or teams who are known to get good position to consistently kill you with it, they will rather put the defensive effort to box out or grab the defensive rebound and make do with that possession.
I think the Spurs will make it to round 2 in the playoffs if they stay healthy and don't face GSW round 1. In fact if they face almost any other team in round 1 it will be something like 4-1 or a sweep. I say round 2 b/c either GSW or Memphis will give them real trouble then. It is conceivable they make it to the semi's. Obviously I don't expect them to hit the finals. I don't care how hot Kawhi is, a playoff ready GSW wins every time. Tony Parker on Steph Curry? It would be a nightmare.
This makes me sad because LBJ doesn't try nearly as hard on D as Kawhi. Even though I think that LBJ is just as effective of an on ball defender. It just pisses me off the effort that he gives on that side of the ball
+Witness I don't want to hear the he's too old talk because there's two things wrong with that argument 1: he still gives his all on the offensive end 2: he's still arguably the most athletically dominate player in the league even at almost 31 years old
It's so he can carry the team on the offensive side. If he were to play both offense and defense with a lot of effort, his offense would be significantly affected.
haha no.. but i looked it up just now and i'm thinking... really? even when he played with phoenix he never seemed like he could run very fast... let alone jump very high...
The Spurs got a steal in Lamarcus.Playing with Kawhi who is turning into a star,along with the big 3,David west added also.I think Thay are better then Golden State if the Spurs older players can still play?
+Matt Ellis and the match-up tends to favor the Spurs. Bucks gave the Warriors because of their length which is exactly what the Spurs have, and the Warriors interior defense is a little soft and it is prime to be exploited by Aldridge and Duncan
Allistar123 There's 2 ways see this. I agree that the Spurs have the edge in the interior. But Golden State can space the floor. They play with the 2nd highest pace in the league for a reason. Bucks plays the slowest out of everyone in the league. I'm sure it comes down to coaching over anything else. Ezeli, Bogut, and Green can handle Duncan, Aldridge, and West/Diaw... Hopefully. Plus, smallball lineup, either match up or deal with the speed. And speed kills. It'll be a great match up.
+&1 yes,the other night that ro7'3 rookie went 7-7 from the floor.With him you can play Tim Duncan less mnutes.The other 2 new spurs are playing well too.The Spurs are better then GS.Thay will beat them up inside.
This came too soon. Spurs just allowed 107 to the Clippers in SA. Smh it was all a facade. btw I clicked the link for the bonus content and it says Page Not Found...
+DoubleAIV Spurs defense is overated actually. They played alot of horrible teams (sixers twice) and held them to 24-30% shooting twice. They lose to all above average teams. (OKC, Raptors, Bulls, Wizards and Pelicans.) Trust me when they play contenders like OKC, Clippers, and Warriors they will always give up over a 100 points. The question is can the spurs score over a 100 points against them teams.
+turtles I'd say the Bucks just are kind of a matchup problem for them as well though. They struggled against them last night for most of the game even though they won. You would have expected them to blow them out then if fatigue was the case last game. And because they were "aiming for revenge" or whatever. But they didn't because the Bucks give them problems. Styles make fights.
+Goat Duncan Watch the full video on the homepage because there Coach Nick praises Tim for still being able to defend the rim on an elite level and being very good on switches.
damn... watching their defense is insane. teams cant do anything against them. he didnt even mention that Kawhi is currently leading the league in 3 point pct at 48.
+Maki Nishikino Currently attemping 4.1 3's a game
+Maki Nishikino Kawhi attempts 4 per game this year.
did I just hear the words Borys Diaw and athletic in the same sentence?
I hope you're kidding, he's super athletic..
IAmA Rose AMA never seen that dude do anything athletic
+TF2UB3RHobo nba.nbcsports.com/2014/06/15/boris-diaw-was-once-one-of-the-games-great-athletes/ his vertical is absolutely ridiculous for a dude as strong as he is. Not to mention his lateral quickness.
+IAmA Rose AMA i dont think athletic is the right word for diaw. He is strong , quick for a big man.But man if he is athletic what is deandre jordan?
+Buğra Yücel deandre jordan? He is a fool, even worse than mcgee. Bad decision making and bad eq.
Great video Coach Nick, per par. I could only imagine how greater Kawhi's defense could be if he played during the hand checking era with his length and size.. Scary
+Le Hairline Werd. He would be another Pippen-esque player. Except I would argue Pippen was a little more athletic in terms of wingspan, speed, and jumping ability. Regardless, both would dominate and pester the offense a great deal.
+Le Hairline Thanks! And he'd be great in any era
***** Yes that's true. Both are physically gifted to be great defenders and both would be in the top in either era.
+&1 but pippen was more agile than leonard. even when he was that skinny stick before putting on weight. i think pippen had better handling still, and is lot more scary running the fast break, and it does seem like he had better hops too. hand size wise they are pretty close. people need not to forget pippen has big hands too.
but offensively leonard have done a better job emulating jordan ( i don't think pippen was even studying jordan's tape when he could just play against jordan in practice). and leonard does seem to be a bit bigger than pippen. and so far this season, leonard's shot selection has been great and i am glad to see intelligent and athletic player like him hitting prime.
***** i like how you twist it like the 90s is easy to defend. the absence of hand checking rule applied to both end. that means the player on offense can do a lot more to get away. leonard is great but dont twist that out of proportion. the 90s bulls were not far away from now i still have very vivid memory of how great they were defensively. and i have yet to see leonard performing at the level jordan was defensively before pippen improved to share the load. jordan was today's leonard 3x to say the least. super disruptive in team defense situation even when back then zone d was supposed to be forbidden. not to mention a much better lock down defender. both pip and jordan were superior in establishing position and drawing charge compared to leonard.
it is not fair to say leonard is greater because his career is far from over. pippen in his 4th year starting to become a defensive force as well and it is hard not to look at pippen or jordan in their primes now looking at leonard.
just be glad that there is a high iq coachable talent like leonard that is improving every year who can also do perimeter defense much better than anyone playing in nba nowaday.
Don't think I've seen a more disciplined team than the Spurs both offensively and defensively... This is probably the only team that does not requires someone to fill the stats sheet to win
The Spurs already look sharp right now, and they usually don't even peak until March.
Beware
+Creative For sure - they just out executed the CLippers tonight
BBALLBREAKDOWN Spot on.
Hey coach, what's ur take on the "hack-a" strategy when ur UP and making a run like Pop went with tonight?
+Creative the spurs are not sharp yet a lot of to clean up and heaps of room to improve. Theyre playing much better the past 10 games or so but the clippers game showed they have a lot of stuff to tweak especially defensively
+Creative im a spurs fan and personally dont like it. I though pop was doing too much especially in the 4th. I guess it worked tonight but the spurs have lost all previous games vs the clippers when they went to hacka
the clips are overrated, the clips gay owner should fire doc rivers, along with his "favorite" BUM son autistic rivers.
Spurs is always flying under the radar which is just the way they like it.
+muzik4me345 Yup indeed. They only care about winning and they don't care about stats, publicity, etc.
Im definitely looking forward to the Warriors vs Spurs game. I wanna see how their defense handles Curry this year, because Kawaii has had him figured out in the past
+TheVictoryHawk there's one thing that may tilt the odds in the warriors' favor in a potential series between the two. I used the word "MAY," because the spurs are so well-coached, they may have figured out counters already.
when the clippers beat the spurs last postseason, they used an offensive play called "45" that essentially helped give them a slight offensive edge to win the series. it's basically a semi-transition play that has blake griffin and deandre Jordan running up to 30 feet to essentially give whoever's guarding cp3 a nice sandwich pick, almost like the elevator door play in a pick and roll. that enabled them to get kwahi leonard off of cp3 and not let him hound him (only way out of that play is to switch).
and coach nick pointed out last postseason that the warriors noticed this play, because they copied it and started to use it themselves; they didn't start to run it until the 2nd round in (after the clippers advanced).
the reason I say it may be a factor is everybody keeps saying kwahi is going to harass curry 1on1. that may be true, but if so, the warriors can go to that 45 play to get kwahi off of him.
ReCharredSigh yea i remember they ran that play over and over again last year and it was pretty effective. The the warriors have been trying it a few times this season so maybe they end up going to that...
Definitely anything that gets Kawhi off Curry is priority number one on offense!
***** yea he definitely doesnt have this Curry 2.0 we have this season... But also you cant expect the spurs to play like that every game we have against them, I mean the awrriors shot 9/10 when defended by Kawhi haha
This is classic Spurs, everyone forgets about them, they just get on with their business and wreak havoc, imo if you dont like/love the Spurs, you dont love basketball.....
Hell, I for sure ain't forgetting them. That's the team most likely to face us in the finals, and they won't be setting illegal screens *COUGH *COUGH* WARRIORS *COUGH*
Witness Whos "Us?" And yeah Bogut gets away with it, but its the NBA, refs are blind half the time, its only until you breathe on someone do they wake up. Plus every team has that one player who tries it, just so happens people focus on Warriors as theyre the champs, which is understandable....
+A Maddy you got something against the Spurs?
+PedroMendes25CC you don't have to love the spurs, you can respect them on how they play....but u dont need to love the spurs, to love basketball
+PedroMendes25CC you dont like that, you dont like nba basketball
This video just does a good job showing how good Ginobli is aswell....
Hall of Famer!
i still cant believe how stacked they are
i swear people are sleeping on the spurs....
TheRetardization i think spurs are so good people are just like fuck they are good and want another team to beat them
Niggaz sleeping on the Cavs and spurs all day. Fuck the bitch ass warriors
+Witness tru shit bro
Kawhi, PG, Butler are the 3 mot effective 2-way players right now. KCP low-key creeping up on them but is still inconsistent on offense. Lebron will always be that guy that's always knocking on the door of being in the top 2-way player discussion but he gets hidden on defense a lot which is a good coaching decision considering the cavs have other guys to put their hearts out in defending the best of the best.
***** yeah, he is definitely expertly hidden on offense to give him more energy on offense but you can still see random times wherein he showcases his top tier defense for a few key possessions
Who's kcp
Mega Tron Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
+WormChemistry nah man PG defense hasn't been the same since the injury. Still very good but not on the same tier as Kawhi
Nick that music was so intense I got distracted
Haha, well watch it again!
great breakdown, coach. just shows us what a great coach Pop is
What the ...?!? This Spurs team makes the Grizzlies, Bulls, Cavs, and Heat look like an average defensive team.. If they keep this level of defense, they are well on there way to become arguably the best defensive team in the history of the league.
The bulls are less than average defensively now...
OMG! If the Spurs "peak" in March, they had better do something and do something quickly. I am an avid fan of the Spurs, especially Kawhi., but today I cannot stand to watch those fools play like 8th graders so I just spend my time watching many, many videos of Kawhi playing different teams, Eric. Best.
just stay health everyone. can not wait for playoff
This is insane, their defense is just ideal and perfect, really.
plus Kawhi is doing so much on the defensive end, things that don't show on the stat line. underrated player hands down. great vid Coach!
"Diaw, who's very athletic,.." :)
I gotta say coach, while at times it seems that the media doesn't give the Spurs the media coverage they deserve (they will regret this in the future in my opinion), it's nice to come here and see you highlight a lot of their players and playing style that made them such a powerhouse over that last decade and a half, kudos for the great coverage!
Rarely will you find a team that is it's mirror image on defense. I love the beautiful game. Go Spurs Go!
Always come back to this video to reminisce
Can you make a video comparing Kawhi's defensive stats and Pippen's defensive stats, as well as some possesions?
+HyJink$ Steals comparison: Pippen 136 season avg - Leonard 111 season avg. Pretty close with their per game being 2.0 - 1.8. BUT compare blocks... Pippen 56 season avg - Leonard 36. Leonard's best season saw 50 blocks while Pippen's saw 101! Seems like Pippen was WAY better but... if you break it down into per 36 minutes played, Kawhi edges out on steals with .2 more per game and they are dead even on blocks (that includes the current partial season). Something that's not even close tho is their offense. Pippen outscored Leonard by leaps and bounds. Just imagine the effort. On that point alone Scottie was indeed too hottie. But I think Kawhi has it on defense due to one major factor, no hand-checking. Todays league is all about offense so Kawhi's numbers should be weighted a little heavier. Dude's a beast on D.
Any difference now?
If their defense is this good without handchecking. Imagine what it could've been in the 90s
I'm curious, what is hand checking and how does it make defense better?
Hand checking helps you stay with your man easier, and allows you to contest or disturb the opponent.
+Bmtt P But is it easier to score? I think scoring been decreasing since those days though
+carotidkid3 Probably worse. Almost all the footage in the video shows some usage of modern illegal defense rules. That stuff wouldn't be allowed pre-2000 and was frequently called (I mostly watch games from the 80s-90s). They would still be great but their defensive scheme would be less sophisticated and easier to beat.
+CaptBrigGen it's actually the other way around. More points are made today due to the handchecking rule and less defense played by teams
thats why im a huge Spurs fan since i watched the NBA...
Every start of the season many non SAS fans would forget about them. Heck even when they rank 2 overall (best defense top 5 offense) still people largely forget about them. But i love watching them whenever I could. Hopefully this year Spurs can move the ball more and be more dynamic on offense.
Most well coached team in the NBA
+nonamesavailableable Warriors? Don't front Warriors and Spurs are 1a and 1b. To have Iguodala come off the bench and formerly, having David Lee coming off the bench to even having him at the end of the bench, the Warriors bought into Kerr's system, the same way Aldridge bought into playing the Center position.
+Matt Ellis So you're saying Kerr is a better coach than Pop? lmfao just shut up.
Austin Norwood No.......? I didn't. They're the same level. Whatever Pop has done, Phil Jackson has done, Alvin Gentry has done, Kerr has implemented and perfected. That's all I'm saying.
***** Pop is the greatest coach of all time, winning 5 championships in 16 years, being title contenders each of those years, making the playoffs each of those years while being above .500. Only Pop and Phil Jackson are on the same level, Kerr's 1 year of excellence doesn't compare lmao
+Matt Ellis bro.....no. just no.
06:18 that switch is the best.
I really like ads like these, I know it's necessary for your channel so I don't mind ads. But these slides are really cool, for the first time I might actually do something with an ad
Awesome! Do it! 💪👍🏀
I'm surprised the small frontline of Diaw and West led to the biggest NetRtg. I think that line up playing against the second unit of opposing teams is the reason why.
great breakdown coach! Finally, a Spurs breakdown. The link to the full breakdown doesn't work though. I get a "Page not found" error when I click the annotation.
I have a question about the Spurs defense though, why do they have so much trouble with the double high ball screens w/ the clippers? Every time the Clippers run it w/ Jordan and Griffin screening, the Spurs defense breaks down. Then they're forced to do "hack-a-jordan" to slow down the Clippers. What can they do to stop it?
+Spikezx7 Sorry - we changed a setting and that one URL isn't cooperating... bit.ly/1IhKn0v
I fixed the link, try it again! Sorry about that. As for High HORNS, it's such a tough thing to guard when CP3 runs it. I'd like to see his man sink down low enough to go under. But otherwise, they're going to have to have Kawhi guard one of the Screener's and switch onto Paul no matter which side he goes to.
boris diaw, who is very athletic, gets the block
This...this is amazing.
+Chris10237 Awesome, thanks! Did you watch the full length on our site?
man that defense is beautiful to watch
watching the spurs play golden state is gonna be really interesting how curry gonna bypass spurs great defense both at the 3 point line and on the drives.
Could u do a video about the best defensive team ever please? ( 2004 Detroit Pistons)
I think the 76'ers are going to be really good with Ish Smith, now they have a chance to beat the Warriors and Spurs, possibly even the Cavs
Coach, is tony parkers top 5 field goal percentage really that impressive?? I really wanna know this
not me, a Spurs fan, 8 years later, glass of wine in hand, crying, missing the wasted good ol year!
The only and the most important task for the Spurs is to let everyone stay healthy. If any of the starters get injured, they will have a really hard time and this could lead to the domino effect that more injuries occur.
coach nick must be making bank since he has ads before his videos and during lol
The Spurs always been a top team defense for the last 18 years and the best sports organization
The Spurs are the only team who can compete with GSW in a 7 game series at the moment. The Thunder and Cavs are capable, but they've got some improving to do first.
Always been a spur! Lets GOOOOOO!!!
Coach, the link on your video to the further breakdown doesn't work. It sends me to your website but it says page not found.
I'll go look it up on your site but just a heads up so you might replace the link
+bont3 SORRY!!! bit.ly/1IhKn0v
BBALLBREAKDOWN No problem! thanks for all the stuff you teach us!
Coach...I've said it before and I'll say it again: Ricky Rubio breakdown please!
Great breakdown coach. Got one question, do the iSlides ship internationally?
+CODprodu74 I'm 99% sure they do. I'll ask - if it's an issue, I'll get back to you.
BBALLBREAKDOWN Awesome thanks. If they do then you got a sale :)
+BBALLBREAKDOWN man, if they keep making these roster moves, keep Pop forever and continue getting this effort on defensively...think Duncan could get 8 chips?
+CODprodu74 YES! They ship anywhere!!
+Joseph Bishop Well, let's see if he can get 6 first, lol
who do you think would win a series between the spurs and warriors?
i think its tough to say their both good but i want a few opinions please.
+TheJoeSewell Its really tough to say. Worst case both teams get hit by injuries and come limping to the playoffs. In part why both team can show their full potential is being healthy. Though if Bogut gets taken out, Ezeli I think can take over that position easily. And the Spurs biggest issue that hasn't reared itself yet is their really thin depth on the perimeter/wings. If Mills goes down they will have someone to play over him but it just won't be the same.
At 4:14 did you say Diaw is very athletic? :D
Bobo's vertical is probably a good sized book. I don't know where that talk about athleticism is coming from :D
Great breakdown as always otherwise :)
He's talking lateral quickness ;)
Diaw has elite vertical jumping ability. You never heard that story when they tested him? Just because you look at his body type doesn't mean he isn't athletic.
+BBALLBREAKDOWN He's not that athletic anymore :) In his Hawks and later Phoenix years could get up there. After Charlotte though he's more the ground type now lol. Also I think why everyone's jumping is because you pointed out his athleticism on a play on which he jumped. Bobo with that Santa belly is not a flyer right now :D
But I do get where you were coming from :)
The spurs are such a great team. Spurs nation
these Islide looks tight!!
Get a pair! 🏀👍💪
Hey coach what about that mobile app you were talking about?
I know casual nba idiots will say this is a "boring" team, but I'm a huge fan of their system that paved the way for all the elite teams today, I know the Bulls team from in the Thibs era used a lot of their sets.
Good break down. Defense wins championships (even the Warriors played some D to get their 'ship).
where do you get the stats for each lineup?
Golden States defense is just as good if not far better. And the only reason they don't hold teams to under 90ppg is because they play at one of the fastest paces in the NBA, which allows opposing teams get more shots than the teams that the Spurs face. Also, they have played in so many blowouts that teams are essentially playing against their third string for most of the 4th, which has tarnish their point deferential margin. I always considered defense more in terms of point deferential, which is where the golden state starting lineup is leagues ahead.
Coach Nick how do you think these Spurs stack up the championship 2014 Spurs? Think this years team will be a tough out come playoff time?
Absolutely. They're different, but equally dangerous.
jeremy lin should go to spurs cuz he got good def too and good penetration which spurs need after parker retire, sometimes u cant just look at numbers although its important u also need to look at who u defend to thats more important therefore i will say break down those numbers (def or off) to individual team, then we can say who is better in def which team, however overall Leonard is teh def player of the year of course he led the the spurs to an all time great def
"helps Diaw, who's very athletic..." lol. good joke :)
Spurs are the only team that can go BIG and Small. Pop and RC built a juggernaut
Maybe this is already mentioned in the comments.. But just this won't work against the Dubs.. Just contesting a shot won't be enough; they need to find a better way!
4:14 '...which helps Diaw, who's very athletic, get the block.' Diaw athletic?
what about the warriors small lineup. how is that the best lineup or whatever?
Is it just me that the website link isn't working for?
***Sorry, changed the url settings, didn't realize it would break all the old bit.ly... Ugh. I'll fix, but if u GO TO **bballbreakdown.com** you'll see it on front page****
I actually bench players in fantasy if they are playing the Spurs, except those elite players, but even KD struggled vs Kawhi in their game on opening night. It's an automatic red flag for standard fantasy and DFS.
the good old days...
At 1:20 shouldn't WSB be ranked 1 instead of 4?
I can't believe Timmy Manu and Pop are retiring next season, hope they play one more at least ginobilli he's no too old
I was impressed with how well Manu is moving on defense for sure!
4:47 wait, what? How is mills, leonard, and west the best defensive rating? It says they are the lowest defensive rating.
The Spurs are the best team in the NBA. The Warriors simply had a great start the Spurs will dominate in the playoffs. Warriors first or second round exit depending on who they play calling it now
video about Pistons - Bulls game?
what is the song in the background
Patty is a beast! Go Aussie
I don't care what anyone says, the Spurs are the only team who knows how to lock-down Steph Curry and the Warriors team. I mean ya, you'll have a team every now and then who will beat the Warriors but the Spurs do it at a more consistent level.
I love my Spurs. #gospursgo
I saw a lot of bad shot selection, don't get me wrong their defense is elite but not impregnable athletic teams with solid ball movement like the warriors, cavs, clips and okc will take advantage of the spurs pressing so far out by beating them of the dribble and utilizing drive and kick plays
I love the Spurs.
Can't wait for the Spurs and Warriors to face off in January!
Me neither! However, I'm worried that Pop will do something like rest one of this starters or something
Against Warriors long 2pts are lay-ups
+Joona Järvistö Stop watching highlights only. Stephen Curry's field goal percentage from 16 feet
Yup
Kawhi and Duncan are the top 2 candidates for DPOY in my opinion
They are the analytic solution to Basketball defense, just as the Warriors are the analytic solution basketball offense. This is insane.
Spurs has become the reason for me to appreciate team basketball rather than those superstars
I always thought and still think that if Kawi wasn't on the Spurs he would be nothing
But he is so it doesn't matter.
then you don't appreciate his individual talent.
he'd most likely be better, he'd be the primary scorer for any other team plus they'd give him more minutes
+shonmorley homez HATER
You obviously don't have a eye for talent then
Great video but 4:13 what ??
just learned that Diaw is "very athletic"
Is the midrange shot the lowest percentage shot to make in the nba ?
When u factor in its point value, the long 2 is the least efficient.
+BBALLBREAKDOWN so do you think that's the reason the Spurs are willing to let teams shoot them ?
+BBALLBREAKDOWN so michael jordan is useless nowadays.
+Aaron Porter not just the Spurs, almost every team has designed their defense to allow mid-range shots while defending the three and interior. The funny thing about the Spurs is that their teams is filled with players that are really good mid-range shooters. It might be Pop just being ahead of the curve but in the playoffs that is the shot that will be the most open and the Spurs are team that can take the most advantage of it.
+Aaron Porter Probably because the league as a whole probably sucks at the mid range shot. I know the weird thing with the closer the shot, the higher percentage it gets theoretically. But there are some numbers that support the degrading accuracy of the league average of the long 2-point (16-23 feet). And it doesn't help when a better team can play defense AND can score on you from beyond the arc and inside and get trips to the line.
I think the Spurs let them take it because unless its someone or teams who are known to get good position to consistently kill you with it, they will rather put the defensive effort to box out or grab the defensive rebound and make do with that possession.
Another superstar wing player in the Kawhi murdered list tonight, Paul George going 1-14 FG for 7 points, with Kawhi tailing him all night long.
Is Danny Green still in a shooting slump?
+Konphetty he's kinda getting out of it.
I think the Spurs will make it to round 2 in the playoffs if they stay healthy and don't face GSW round 1. In fact if they face almost any other team in round 1 it will be something like 4-1 or a sweep. I say round 2 b/c either GSW or Memphis will give them real trouble then. It is conceivable they make it to the semi's. Obviously I don't expect them to hit the finals. I don't care how hot Kawhi is, a playoff ready GSW wins every time. Tony Parker on Steph Curry? It would be a nightmare.
This makes me sad because LBJ doesn't try nearly as hard on D as Kawhi. Even though I think that LBJ is just as effective of an on ball defender. It just pisses me off the effort that he gives on that side of the ball
Not as hard, no. He's getting old to be sprinting 24/7 around the court every game, but he's still one of the best defenders
+Witness I don't want to hear the he's too old talk because there's two things wrong with that argument
1: he still gives his all on the offensive end
2: he's still arguably the most athletically dominate player in the league even at almost 31 years old
It's so he can carry the team on the offensive side. If he were to play both offense and defense with a lot of effort, his offense would be significantly affected.
boris diaw is athletic?
Omg yes. You didn't hear the vertical jump test story??
haha no.. but i looked it up just now and i'm thinking... really? even when he played with phoenix he never seemed like he could run very fast... let alone jump very high...
The Spurs got a steal in Lamarcus.Playing with Kawhi who is turning into a star,along with the big 3,David west added also.I think Thay are better then Golden State if the Spurs older players can still play?
+bball1518 Not better than Golden State, but on Golden State's level.... Which is pretty fucking good.
+Matt Ellis and the match-up tends to favor the Spurs. Bucks gave the Warriors because of their length which is exactly what the Spurs have, and the Warriors interior defense is a little soft and it is prime to be exploited by Aldridge and Duncan
Allistar123 There's 2 ways see this. I agree that the Spurs have the edge in the interior. But Golden State can space the floor. They play with the 2nd highest pace in the league for a reason. Bucks plays the slowest out of everyone in the league. I'm sure it comes down to coaching over anything else. Ezeli, Bogut, and Green can handle Duncan, Aldridge, and West/Diaw... Hopefully. Plus, smallball lineup, either match up or deal with the speed. And speed kills. It'll be a great match up.
+&1 yes,the other night that ro7'3 rookie went 7-7 from the floor.With him you can play Tim Duncan less mnutes.The other 2 new spurs are playing well too.The Spurs are better then GS.Thay will beat them up inside.
This came too soon. Spurs just allowed 107 to the Clippers in SA. Smh it was all a facade. btw I clicked the link for the bonus content and it says Page Not Found...
+DoubleAIV Sorry!!! bit.ly/1IhKn0v
+DoubleAIV Spurs defense is overated actually. They played alot of horrible teams (sixers twice) and held them to 24-30% shooting twice. They lose to all above average teams. (OKC, Raptors, Bulls, Wizards and Pelicans.) Trust me when they play contenders like OKC, Clippers, and Warriors they will always give up over a 100 points. The question is can the spurs score over a 100 points against them teams.
By the way guys, Han Solo dies at the end!
rethink your life
Luke is also in the last scene where Rey becomes his new Padawan. Have a nice day! :)
I know you dream of that sometimes..
I swore all buck fans get wet dreams over that thought of donkey semen and old men
I'm not a loyal bucks fan lol
great video other than calling diaw athletic.
If the Spurs defence is so good why did Pop hack a DJ on the Clippers.
Clippers are Spurs most difficult match up. Why would you not use something that gives you an obvious advantage?
can we have a few laker breakdowns when kobe is in rhythm? oh wait you're biased against him
still waiting for how-the-bucks-beat-the-warriors video
Fatigue. lol.
They went to double OT with the Celtics the night before and were tired. It happens.
+turtles I'd say the Bucks just are kind of a matchup problem for them as well though. They struggled against them last night for most of the game even though they won. You would have expected them to blow them out then if fatigue was the case last game. And because they were "aiming for revenge" or whatever. But they didn't because the Bucks give them problems. Styles make fights.
RollTideRoll199324 I agree. The Bucks are a big team.
Wuuuuuttt. I posted that days ago!
+Zook T yes, sorry
I feel like coach never gives Tim any credit during spurs videos.
***** Yeah when he mentions Timmy he just says its probaly a result from playing with kawhi. Even though he's been an anchor for almost 2 decades.
***** Guess your but it just irritates me to see him not give the core of all these 50 win spurs teams barely any credit.
+Goat Duncan Watch the full video on the homepage because there Coach Nick praises Tim for still being able to defend the rim on an elite level and being very good on switches.
+Goat Duncan i think coach nick assumes its known and its kinda an unspoken given concept haha
+Goat Duncan "Tim Duncan is still the most savvy low post defender in the league" yeah it was quick, but he gives Tim pretty high praise
What team do you support??
Whichever team plays like a team with fundamentals.
The Spurs are using the "Jordan Rules".
Diaw-"very athletic"HAHAHA. OK