First it was “jump shooting teams can’t win.” Now there are questions about the Kings fast-paced attack and relative inexperience. This detailed film breakdown & scouting report breaks down the classic Game 1 of the Kings-Warriors Western Conference playoffs, exploring how pace, movement, screening, shooting and dribble hand-off attacks are so difficult to stop, even in the playoffs.
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Old heads will watch this and swear 80s/90s defense was better. The increase in skill has opened up a whole new level of strategy that even zone defenses can't keep up with.
8:15 Monk grabs Draymond and he tries to step on him 😂
Y’all wanna bet whether or not the warriors will injury one of the King’s best players in the next 2 games? I mean if you see a random ass g-league type player on the court guarding one of either Fox or Monk do you think they might get injured?
AD would feast on either looney or sabonis sagging off
Kings and nuggets bring the post back great to see
Kings in 6
Movement, spacing, cutting, shooting the beautiful basketball by both teams this how basketball should be played not iso ball
kings in 5
how come you have no Knicks videos?
It was strange watching this series so far because the kings look like the same offensive ideas as Golden State but its able to utilize more players, where GS typically only has 3 bonified shooters, but even if GS is hitting shots as a team, rebounding through an eye test is a glaring issue where all of the Kings seem to fight for every board. Even if GS guards the three point line, every one of the Kings seem anle to drive and play two man actions to perfection. Watching the Kings it feels like they’re an evolved version of Golden State, relying on the entire team rather than the sheer talent of two shooters. Also Sabonis to the kings is my favorite trade of the year, its been obviously a great fit all year.
Kings just went up 2-0 BABY! Kings defense made massive adjustments and Sabonis had a major bounce back game! Also Dray dirty as hell but we known that
Hey first time watching your videos, gunna check some more out bc this was very interesting. Loved it!
Best series of the first round.
LET'S GO KINGS!
If this the future we r fkd
7:39–8:05 this dude never misses a chance to ride on curry stick.
Ben breaking down a great playoff game? Inject this into my veins!
8:39 man this has to be such an unnatural way to play defense, it goes against every natural instinct to not fight under that screen there but it’s the right move in that scenario with that personnel. Hell of a contest from behind. That’s something I need to work on adding to my game for pickup.
Lol, Iblike this channel a lot, but you sell analysis like a fishmonger sells stinky fish lol. There is nothing memorable about those plays
Mike Brown is a great coach
I said it with you, Ben.
Warriors not only got outplayed, they gave away almost 20 pts on their usual sloppy turnovers,which Kings take full advantage. It looked like Warriors were getting gassed in 4th quarter and making mistakes – fouling, TOs etc.
Hey Ben what you wanna have for dinner tonight?
Ben: But it's his spEEEEEEEEEd that really makes…..
Kings are running their own version of Hamptons Five, but it may be just enough to challenge the defending champs in this series. Warriors in recent years have silently built a team that can go blow for blow with the best mid court offenses in the playoffs. But they were probably not as ready to meet a blast from the past. I'm curious how long this Fox Force Five sustains itself.
Brown has improved immensely as an offensive coach after his time with the Warriors. I used to think he was one of the least talented coaches in the league (when he was with the Cavs), but he has proved me completely wrong.
This is why some of the best defenders always communicating out LOUD .. there's no confusion. Everyone needs to speak up !
Amazing breakdown!…Sacramento Kings is the dark horse this season. People sleeping on them. It's also great to see Malik Monk thriving, its great to have good teamates, rather being in a team which revolves around 1 player, the toxic momentum killer, overated, overhyped self proclaimed……(nevermind.)😂😁 Kings FTW!😆👍