[ClutchFans] Rockets Playbook: Examining Jeremy Lin's favorite set

And since when is horns a set play? Isn't it a variety of offensive sets? And how can you be sure that your gifs are even signalling for horns? Please forgive me if I am dense.

 

So this aspect of basketball is where I am admittedly kinda clueless, so forgive me if I end up asking stupid questions . Wouldn't calling these plays by sending these signals that are so universal (or at least I am assuming they are universal since I recall seeing point guards on other teams making the "elbow" sign for example) kind of tip off the defenders on how to counter them? Wouldn't it be better to have like their own secret signs, and change them every once in awhile? Or am I looking too hard into this?

 

Of course they call plays. I have seen Lin, Beverley, Harden, etc. call plays before.

And what is your obsession with read and react? Fundamental basketball is read and react regardless of what offense you are running.

For example, if your defender is overplaying the passing lane, a smart player will "read" this and react by cutting backdoor.

If a defender goes underneath the screen, a smart player is ready to shoot. If a player tries to anticipate the screen, a smart player reads the defender and goes the opposite way.

Etc.

Reading and reacting is just basketball. But what exactly is the Rockets' offense? I don't know. I couldn't tell you because I'm not on the team. I don't know the rules of their offense. But they most certainly run different sets at times.

 

You have identified one fallacy in their argument.

 

The difference between an offensive set and formation is semantics only. And you are right. Horns is not near so unsophisticated as some web sites would assume. When a concept reaches the NBA it will be complex.

 

and your a below average fan ..

 

Lin is a pick and roll player. cp3 is a pick and roll layer. always pick and roll with griffin or jordan.

its a pick and roll league.

 

Just curious, what exactly do the Rockets do? Do they have a sophisticated strategy like the one you mentioned where they change their play-call or signals to deceive a defense that may actually be paying attention, or do they mostly just keep it the same? I know this is maybe getting too academic, but I am just wondering how sophisticated our Rockets' offense is and I do find this stuff fascinating.

 

I will step up to the plate fully expecting to be brushed back with a high inside fast ball. The Rockets offensive strategy is highly sophisticated, relying on player reads instead of set plays. While it is entirely probable that a "play" may emerge from the on the court action, especially a play like a P&R or Howard post up which has been extensively practiced, there is rarely a called play. Plays are for junior high basketball. The Rockets players see where the defensive players are, read any mismatches and defensive shadings, and then initiate their offense. The R&R shifts the responsibility on the court to the players, where it rightfully belongs. It makes total sense for the best basketball players on the planet, and is demonstrated in the statistical analysis presented at MIT-Sloan.

 

Are the numbers clear enough for you to say that?

Clutch may publish another article to illustrate how the numbers are look like.

 

I would like to reply, but I have no idea what exactly you are asking.

 

Oops... This is meant to the OP.

 

I would like to add that called plays are prominent in sports. They occur in NFL huddles and through sophisticated signs from the first and third base coaches in MLB. Neither of which are possible in the NBA. Except after time outs.

 

Just by reading this thread, my bball iq improves.

 

You should take Coach Nick's job. There is actual analysis in this as opposed to describing.

 

He is a keeper certainly. A gem. Even though we disagree often about the Rockets offense, I do completely respect the man. Intellectual disagreements do not mean that he is wrong. It just means we differ in our opinions. I love intellectual debates. It is why I frequent CF.

 

Have you ever even played junior high basketball?

The most common offense in junior high is a basic motion offense. Pass and screen away, pass and screen away, etc. or pass and cut through the lane, pass and cut, etc.

There are 5 spots on the floor and everybody has to fill a spot.

If the big man gets position, pass him the ball and screen away.


Motion offense doesn't rely on set plays.

And that is middle school basketball.