Man of a thousand moves. I saw Parrish with the Bulls and he was in the post a lot there. Hut, he'd shift to the high post to be the triangle swing man when MJ went to the post. They used to regular try getting him going early by feeding him in the post. Drove the defense nuts, because they couldn't focus on MJ.. But, he was no McHale in the post.
Still disagree on court movement, other than the game relies on a shooter controlling the ball while standing shooters keep the defense spread out. But, there are still lots of NBA guys who run off screens without the ball. Every team, almost, has at least one. Geez, the Warriors have 3! Curry, Thompson & Poole are not catch & shoot guys. Admittedly, they're an exception.
I understand about Maravich. My coaches understood that, too! LOL! Because, like every other white kid in the early 70s, I wanted to be like Pete. That said, I was a high flyer. (White men CAN jump!) So, I wasn't a gunner. I attacked the basket and dared the big guys to stop me. If they stepped out early, I had an easy pass to our tall guys!
I got away with it though, because I also modeled my game, defensively, after Norm Van Lier & Walt Frazier. Taking defense seriously makes coaches happy. I was very good at ball denial. That's what Norm & Clyde did. If you can't get the ball, you can't score. Nothing more complicated than that.
Here's where DO agree on the e pointer. Since I retired, I substitute teach. I see lots of 6th, 7th & 8th grade players and they're all shooting 3s. They don't have the form, the release or the strength to be shooting 20 footers, so the extra push makes their form worse. They're not learning how to be better shooters. You've got 50% free throw shooters hoisting up 20 footers while guarded. Dumb
If I was coaching, I would disallow 3s unless there were 3 seconds or less at the end of a period.
I'd rather have them coming off screens shooting 12 footers with reliable, repeatable form.
It's at the lower level where the game is out of balance. We agree completely when it comes to amateur b-ball.
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