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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4476221, member: 1329"] Hawkins is a weapon in a lot of different ways. I bet it's [I]more fun[/I] for the coaches to scheme him up looks ala Rip. It's old school xs and os, not just boring 100 straight PnRs. (It's also really "showy" coach stuff so easier for coaches to get recognized for accolades like this, but that's not the staff's motivation to do it). But it only works because Hawkins is a legit killer off screens with his speed, footwork, and balance. He shoots tough shots at volume at the quality that regular good shooters shoot open shots. These sets put so much strain on the defense, it just opens everything up for everyone else. All the defenders are worried about the next action and oh Jackson/Newton/Diarra is by me 1v1 (or Adama/Clingan come sets massive screens) and is downhill going to the tin or dumping off/kicking out. Or the defense is switching and whoops they switched a 6'3" guy onto Adama. Speaking of kicking out, the other key is Karaban. Hurley was basically salivating at playing 4 shooters on offense (and then got gifted a 5th with Adama's development) ever since he recruited Akok. This was always the plan. The offenses he ran at Rhody with athlete/shot blockers who could also shoot at the 4. Thank you for your service Whaley, we had some fun times and you were an absolute menace when hedging, but Karaban just unlocks a lot of things. [URL unfurl="true"]https://youtu.be/3k1nUTWaGMw?t=231[/URL] Hawkins action freaks out the defense, they switch, Karaban angles his screen well, the guard has to fight to get around to prevent Newton from getting an open 3, which forces the big to shade into the middle as help on the opposite side of the screen, so when Karaban re-screens into a normal PnR set, the big is already "helping" by default, the guard is trying to stay connected because Newton is a pull up threat in spread PnR, and nobody is set to cover a popping big, because we've maneuvered them into exactly the spots and mindsets we want them to be in. Check out this Jordan Sperber clip for much better production values (and knowledge) than me: [MEDIA=twitter]1605659341226246144[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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