I think what Joe has done has made things connected in ways that typically aren’t. Offensive rebounds connecting to how you play defense is an important one.
Some things to think about:
1. Celtics shoot the most “above the break” 3’s, which aren’t considered to be as efficient as other 3’s or closer to the rim shots
2. A lot of our “above the break” 3’s are shot by paint protectors, like Tatum, Porzingis, and Al Horford, which means that, when they miss, the first people back in transition our the guys protecting the paint. You can’t just look at the efficiency the “above the break” 3 gives you, but also the efficiency the other teams lose on offense when your defensive anchors are the first one back on defense
3. Offensive rebounds give you more possessions, but often there’s a risk with keeping your big man on the OReb because they are likely going to be the last man set defensively
4. If your guards/wings are the ones crashing the ORebs from the corners, it means they are typically crashing *toward* your hoop because they are running from the corner, typically, toward the foul line or middle of the floor in front of the hoop. This enables them to continue to run back if the ball bounces in a different direction
5. Often when we get offensive rebounds, because we are crashing towards the middle and often towards our own hoop, our guys often end up grabbing an OReb with easy position to pass out to the 3 point line. 3’s after an offensive rebound tend to be quite efficient
I think if you take all of these things together, you can see how the offense can set up the defense. I think these are things that play well into what we are good at. We have bigs that are good at shooting the 3 and defending the paint and we have guards/wings that are good at crashing the glass.
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I think what Joe has done has made things connected in ways that typically aren’t. Offensive rebounds connecting to how you play defense is an important one.
Some things to think about:
1. Celtics shoot the most “above the break” 3’s, which aren’t considered to be as efficient as other 3’s or closer to the rim shots
2. A lot of our “above the break” 3’s are shot by paint protectors, like Tatum, Porzingis, and Al Horford, which means that, when they miss, the first people back in transition our the guys protecting the paint. You can’t just look at the efficiency the “above the break” 3 gives you, but also the efficiency the other teams lose on offense when your defensive anchors are the first one back on defense
3. Offensive rebounds give you more possessions, but often there’s a risk with keeping your big man on the OReb because they are likely going to be the last man set defensively
4. If your guards/wings are the ones crashing the ORebs from the corners, it means they are typically crashing *toward* your hoop because they are running from the corner, typically, toward the foul line or middle of the floor in front of the hoop. This enables them to continue to run back if the ball bounces in a different direction
5. Often when we get offensive rebounds, because we are crashing towards the middle and often towards our own hoop, our guys often end up grabbing an OReb with easy position to pass out to the 3 point line. 3’s after an offensive rebound tend to be quite efficient
I think if you take all of these things together, you can see how the offense can set up the defense. I think these are things that play well into what we are good at. We have bigs that are good at shooting the 3 and defending the paint and we have guards/wings that are good at crashing the glass.