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Chet Holmgren DESTROYS Any Defense… 😲



Chet Holmgren DESTROYS Any Defense… 😲

When chett holgren matched up with Rudy goar and the Minnesota Timberwolves we were treated with what might be a preview of the Western Conference Finals as these two teams are really the strongest teams in the west despite before the season being looked at as kind of those young teams that could be

A year away from being a year away if you watched Oklahoma City last season you know how good Shay hilis Alexander is but this season what makes them damn near a juggernaut is the second overall pick from last season Chad holgren who unlocks a new layer for the Thunder offensively with his ability

To hit the three ball as well as take anybody off the dribble he’s also able to defend which allows Oklahoma City to play a lineup that’s kind of a small ball lineup with five guards it’s just that one of the guards is 7′ one so when

We were blessed on a what might be a preview of the Western Conference Finals we got to see what Chet can do against a big man like Rudy goar where he can apply pressure with the threat of his three ball as well as take anybody off

Of the bounce score at all three levels and make great reads as a passive so today what we’re going to look at is how Chet homr basically dismantled the Minnesota Timberwolves defense and their two big man lineup that has seemed to work this season but the question is

Does Oklahoma City have this Juggernaut of a rup that’s able to defend on one end but then act on the other end as really five scoring Wings who could all shoot the ball and be threats on offense so starting off in this matchup Josh giddy pushes the tempo causing a bit of

A close out from goar who seems too jumpy for Chad as 40 seconds into the game he bites on Chet’s pump fake allowing Chad to then get to the rim and Shay here the screener Rudy does a poor job of fighting the screen he’s nowhere near Chad who loves that and attacks the

Rim for a dunk in the halfcourt set and go there now a bit more conscious about chat playing him tight on the perimeter Chet’s crossover and spin creates enough ball watching here from Mike kley who gets beat by a diving Josh giddy for the LOF once again playing the perimeter

Against go throw is way too jumpy here for a seven footer that is defensive player of the year Chet destroys him on this give and go and then here another horrible display of fighting over the screen by goar flopping whatever he’s doing causing this confusion where no

One really wants to play defense they’re both guarding chat now who is smart enough to know that jayn Williams is open and now Chad with a smaller Defender the problem here is that once he’s to his spot he can just rise he misses this but this is a great shot and

Chad playing the trailer here the Wolves this time have Edwards go over for the solid contest and before the happier chance able to get goar on a nice angle really a solid contest but live with it and then the following possession Chad has goar’s attention above the

Three-point line goes to a heat check and misses onto the second half where it’s more aggression from Chad although the three ball was not necessarily dropping it’s more the threat that’s important here once again the theme is goar’s attention beyond the three-point line and is still able to cause Havoc

For the defense the Thunder know how to cut if you’re overc committing just a little bit to the ball they will make you pay and as we know cck can play defense here he stays home against cat and just Rises up to block the face up

Three point this is when it gets scary because to be honest Chet’s jumper hasn’t even been on today so here it’s just way too much broom with goar playing safety it’s just too late and shortly after this trailer spot is dangerous for him this is great shot hunting from chat because if you’ve

Noticed we’ve seen it all from goar him being too far out there and being way too far inside two possessions to start the half where Chet makes them pay by continuing to be aggressive from Deep and now that you’ve got your attention the drive the spin the kick out to Dort

For the tough three the Thunder are a problem and you can see Chad just attacking aggressively here again brings it out to half court goar is up above the three-point line Dort the screener there’s some confusion the thing here is Chad has a bag he’s really a big guard

He’s able to shake go pretty bad here for the jumper and fourth quarter time janin Williams draws two goar tries go late close out but jet is too hot at this point and makes him pet and now jet has slow bow on him goes to his around

The back and a strong take to the bucket and to further explain why all of this matters It’s really because what this pressure does from Chet is it forces goar to bring his attention outside to the perimeter which is a massive problem if if you consider sheay Hil just

Alexander on the team as you can see here the spacing is too big this is easy for Shay one-on-one with really anybody to get to the rim and finish with no Rim protection from goar now let’s take a look at OKC’s matchup with Minnesota earlier in the season where Minnesota

Pulled off the win but there were a lot of similarities in how Chad can just put pressure on this defense so here you see in the first play the game he’s spotting up spaces before he misses here but once again he’s just a threat and you can see

Goar is on the outside he’s crying on the perimeter and just a minute later he’s wide open here he shoots 37% from Deep you cannot believe him and then now just 2 minutes later Chad is still spotting up outside which this time forces goar out and then this is where

The entire weag is in trouble because especially slower Bigs like this his spin move causes enough confusion for Edwards to leave a Slither of space for dorts a three-point again all of this in the first five minutes of the game Chad plays trailer three here where he’s

Really dangerous look how far out Rudy is jet misses but pressure is applied once again and just 2 minutes later Jeff is going to live out here he misses this one but he continues to say aggressive which has been really impressive and then this is why you’re a good shooter

Even if you’re missing you continue to shoot it because it can at least make the defense react Rudy bites on his pump fake here if you paused this when you have Rudy goar leaving his feet at the three-point line it’s mostly a losing play for the Timberwolves Chip’s touch

On the floater here is good enough to get the advantage on picking a roll with Williams here Jed actually pops out and shoots another three and is able to drill it more of Chad just being a guard grabs the ball here makes a full port pass his passing is very

Underrated and then here cck gets goar off of fin takes Nas Reed oneon-one he’s capable of this but not an amazing possession and CH is obviously great in any dribble handoff with a shooter like Isaiah Joe because goar has to make a decision here due to both of their

Gravity here Isaiah Joe is able to get an enough room for the mid-range jumper to go and then here Chad fakes the dribble hand off with Isaiah Joe goes to Shay plays the roller whereas he’s downhill but can’t finish the layup so moving into the second hack goar is up

Top takes him to the rim misses the first attempt follows it up Chets second bounce is something he showed a lot in the first half of his rookie season and then here probing as giddy draws two this Flo loader is a solid shot and if it’s not goar contesting it’s an even

Easier shot and at this point if you’re Minnesota I don’t know why he’d even contest this weight there’s no one near Chad but he misses here so for anyone that said Chef is too frail to be great in the league show them this play Rudy

Goes at him he takes the contact and he gets two strong stops in a tight Force quarter and then jir in the pick and pop with Josh ad goar has the late contest but Chef not able to make him PR so the theme Here is basically just how Chad

Holgren can bend an entire defense and in this case the best defense in the league by bringing the big man out to the perimeter to guard him it opens everything up for Shay who can now penetrate much easier and they have all of these shooters like Isaiah Joe L Dort

And these guys that Chad and Shay can really find everybody on their team seems to be an able passer they move the ball well so this is really dangerous for the rest of the league how chat Omen can really be a positive on defense on one end and then activate this smaller

Lineup only the disclaimer is it’s not a small lineup because chat is 7 ft but what does kind of make it a small lineup is the fact that he plays like a shooting guard it’s really going to be a problem for the week let me know in the

Comments how good you guys actually think the Oklahoma City Thunder are and if you think Chad at this point is basically a lock for Rookie of re year thank you for watching

Chet makes OKC unstoppable.

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27 Comments

  1. I appreciate how you are showing the stats instead of spending 30 seconds reading it out monotously. Please keep this up.

  2. Nice presentation that illustrates how much Chet Holmgren has improved in just one month's time (Nov. 28 – Dec. 26). I'm blown away by his rapid progression and his impact on the team's success.

  3. Sometimes I feel like NBA coaches don't make enough adjustments to match the teams they are playing.
    If the opponents big man is pulling your center out of the paint, change your defense!
    Why not play a little zone? Leave Gobert in the paint?
    Why not switch all the time so Gobert doesn't have to go out and defend on the perimeter?
    And so on…

  4. This kinda makes me think of that Utah vs clippers playoff series, when the clippers won that series, Rudy’s ultimate weakness is small ball

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