Shooting 3s is nice. When you swish one, it\u2019s a good feeling. When you base an entire team\u2019s offense on it like the Rockets do, it\u2019s complicated.<\/p>\n
Sure, during regular season it works well. Scoring is an easiest way to win: don\u2019t move much, shoot a three. Compared to defending \u2013raising arms, running awkwardly- or shooting contested 2s, 3-point shooting is the most efficient way to lead. And James Harden is the most insane contested 3 shooter we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
Now, during the playoffs it\u2019s way different. Teams expect those shooters beyond the arc and will make sure they don\u2019t get the ball that often. The shooter has all the pressure and that\u2019s where shooting 3s becomes a curse: you miss one. You miss two. Four. It\u2019s the playoffs. Not scoring leads to stressed AF really fast. Then you doubt. Should you try again? Should you pass, drive? If you hesitate, you lose.<\/p>\n
It becomes a curse. You try to focus on making those 3s and suddenly your defense sucks hard. The Rockets have showed that over and over. If they score, they\u2019re defending pretty well. If they don\u2019t, it\u2019s like an open boulevard in the paint. My Spurs are doing the opposite: they focus on defense, which makes them shoot badly from 3 quite often.<\/p>\n
But once they get it going, they win. They kept the NBA champions to 90 and their 3s went in on Sunday. 13 point lead. It\u2019s easier to go for scoring 3s than to go for strong defense. But defense is crucial.<\/p>\n
Pop is right. Defense first. Then your mundane bullshit like crazy threes and all that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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