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Here is Derrick's shooting line from the 5 games vs the Heat:
G1: 10 / 22 for 45%
G2: 7 / 23 for 30%
G3: 8 / 19 for 42%
G4: 8 / 27 for 30%
G5: 9 / 29 for 31%
These are horrible shooting numbers. A PG should never average more than 20 shots a game. The reason we lost this series is because we have a 6-2 PG playing like a 6-6 Kobe Bryant instead of getting his teammates involved. Allen Iverson has never won a championship because little men who shoot a lot cannot shoot a high percentage. Why is this? Because little men are limited in how they can score.
At 6-2 with short arms, Derrick cannot 1) Post up like Barkley, or 2) shoot a fadeway like MJ, or 3) shoot over the top like Dirk Nowitzki. Rose is limited in how he can attack and thus takes so many bad shots resulting in poor efficiency on offense. If Derrick Rose were 6-6, then shooting 30 times a game is acceptable like Kobe or LeBron.
In order for us to go to the promised land next season, this off-season Derrick needs to work on one thing: HIS PASSING. Last off-season he improved his 3-pt shooting. So between his floaters, mid-range game and 3s his offense is covered. But it's time to improve his play-making ability.
Derrick is so explosive that if he can facilitate the offense, it will keep defenses off-balance. Kind of like running the ball in football. If you throw all the time, your offense becomes predictable. But if you can run the ball (ie make plays for your teammates), defenses will be on their heels not knowing where the attacker will be coming from.
First of all, to be a TRUE PG you have to have the mentality that you're gonna create for your teammates. This means Derrick needs to stop fixating on the hoop and learn to read a defense instead. For example check out this video of Ricky Rubio, a true PG that looks to make plays for his teammates. Instead of throwing up a wild shot or getting blocked, Rubio gets easy buckets for his team:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0krs9RtyQ]YouTube - Ricky Rubio one man show
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If we are going to maximize Rose's talents, he needs to dedicate himself this off-season to honing his passing. Work on developing his instincts, watch film, study great passers, learn passing angles, and understand where teammates like to get the ball on the floor. Nobody can keep Derrick out of the lane 1-on-1. So when he drives, it takes two guys to cut him off, somebody is going to be open. Instead of jacking up a wild shot, learn how to find the open teammate like Rubio above. When Rubio drives, he's not staring at the goal, he's watching the defense and his teammates.
Furthermore, Derrick needs to study how Steve Nash uses the bounce pass. The Phoenix Suns practically score at will because of their pick-and-roll. You can create passing lanes between two defenders trying to defend a passing lane by throwing it in the hole below their arms between their legs. Instead Rose doesn't understand passing angles because he thinks like a scorer. If he can't pass it over the top then he thinks the teammate is not open, but he is open, you just have to use the floor as leverage to get the ball past the defense.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcVuag7KvE]YouTube - Steve Nash Pick and Roll 2004-2010[/ame]
Taj has already proven he can dunk through and over people. Use Taj as our version of Amare Stoudemire. Run the pick-and-roll, send both guys rolling to the basket, throw the bounce pass between the hole in the defense and let Taj posterize the rotating weak-side help. If the defender stays home on the screener, THEN and ONLY THEN should Rose attack because Rose would have a clear path to the basket. Involving teammates with the passing game will enable Rose to shoot a higher percentage as well as up his assist totals. If Rose can average 21 pts and 11 assists a game next year, we would be much better off in going into the playoffs.
Seriously, between developing Rubio's behind-the-back pass, and Steve Nash's through-the-defense bounce pass, Derrick Rose could be impossible to guard. I know everyone says we need to get a 2-guard etc. I disagree, we need Derrick reach his full potential as a Point Guard. Unless we get Derrick to focus on being a facilitator instead of being "The Man", we won't be able to get past Miami. C'mon Coach Thibs! Get in the Gym with Derrick, watch film, teach him to read defenses and turn Derrick into the TRUE point guard that can bring us a championship.
G1: 10 / 22 for 45%
G2: 7 / 23 for 30%
G3: 8 / 19 for 42%
G4: 8 / 27 for 30%
G5: 9 / 29 for 31%
These are horrible shooting numbers. A PG should never average more than 20 shots a game. The reason we lost this series is because we have a 6-2 PG playing like a 6-6 Kobe Bryant instead of getting his teammates involved. Allen Iverson has never won a championship because little men who shoot a lot cannot shoot a high percentage. Why is this? Because little men are limited in how they can score.
At 6-2 with short arms, Derrick cannot 1) Post up like Barkley, or 2) shoot a fadeway like MJ, or 3) shoot over the top like Dirk Nowitzki. Rose is limited in how he can attack and thus takes so many bad shots resulting in poor efficiency on offense. If Derrick Rose were 6-6, then shooting 30 times a game is acceptable like Kobe or LeBron.
In order for us to go to the promised land next season, this off-season Derrick needs to work on one thing: HIS PASSING. Last off-season he improved his 3-pt shooting. So between his floaters, mid-range game and 3s his offense is covered. But it's time to improve his play-making ability.
Derrick is so explosive that if he can facilitate the offense, it will keep defenses off-balance. Kind of like running the ball in football. If you throw all the time, your offense becomes predictable. But if you can run the ball (ie make plays for your teammates), defenses will be on their heels not knowing where the attacker will be coming from.
First of all, to be a TRUE PG you have to have the mentality that you're gonna create for your teammates. This means Derrick needs to stop fixating on the hoop and learn to read a defense instead. For example check out this video of Ricky Rubio, a true PG that looks to make plays for his teammates. Instead of throwing up a wild shot or getting blocked, Rubio gets easy buckets for his team:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0krs9RtyQ]YouTube - Ricky Rubio one man show
[/ame]If we are going to maximize Rose's talents, he needs to dedicate himself this off-season to honing his passing. Work on developing his instincts, watch film, study great passers, learn passing angles, and understand where teammates like to get the ball on the floor. Nobody can keep Derrick out of the lane 1-on-1. So when he drives, it takes two guys to cut him off, somebody is going to be open. Instead of jacking up a wild shot, learn how to find the open teammate like Rubio above. When Rubio drives, he's not staring at the goal, he's watching the defense and his teammates.
Furthermore, Derrick needs to study how Steve Nash uses the bounce pass. The Phoenix Suns practically score at will because of their pick-and-roll. You can create passing lanes between two defenders trying to defend a passing lane by throwing it in the hole below their arms between their legs. Instead Rose doesn't understand passing angles because he thinks like a scorer. If he can't pass it over the top then he thinks the teammate is not open, but he is open, you just have to use the floor as leverage to get the ball past the defense.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcVuag7KvE]YouTube - Steve Nash Pick and Roll 2004-2010[/ame]
Taj has already proven he can dunk through and over people. Use Taj as our version of Amare Stoudemire. Run the pick-and-roll, send both guys rolling to the basket, throw the bounce pass between the hole in the defense and let Taj posterize the rotating weak-side help. If the defender stays home on the screener, THEN and ONLY THEN should Rose attack because Rose would have a clear path to the basket. Involving teammates with the passing game will enable Rose to shoot a higher percentage as well as up his assist totals. If Rose can average 21 pts and 11 assists a game next year, we would be much better off in going into the playoffs.
Seriously, between developing Rubio's behind-the-back pass, and Steve Nash's through-the-defense bounce pass, Derrick Rose could be impossible to guard. I know everyone says we need to get a 2-guard etc. I disagree, we need Derrick reach his full potential as a Point Guard. Unless we get Derrick to focus on being a facilitator instead of being "The Man", we won't be able to get past Miami. C'mon Coach Thibs! Get in the Gym with Derrick, watch film, teach him to read defenses and turn Derrick into the TRUE point guard that can bring us a championship.
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