Notebook: Why Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon are near perfect fits next to Nikola Jokic
Monday night's win over the Miami Heat featured some of the best stretches of basketball the Denver Nuggets had played all season. In today's podcast, Adam Mares and Brendan Vogt walk through detailed notes from the game and share insight into what made this game so impressive. Topics include:
- How Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon make it impossible to switch against the Nuggets
- The Nuggets turning defense into offense
- New wrinkles to the Jokic-Gordon PnR
- Pet plays against the Zone
- The absurdity of the perfectly timed pass from Jokic
- Jokic's improved effectiveness in drop coverage
Plus, final thoughts on Michael Porter Jr.'s need for a 3rd back surgery and how it might effect his, and the team's long-term outlook.
Intro- 0:00
How Jeff Green and Aaron Gordon punish switches - 7:20
Easy offense with JG/AG - 12:16
Nikola Jokic too big for PJ Tucker - 13:25
Did Jokic fumble this pass on purpose? - 18:36
New angle for the Jokic-Gordon PnR -20:06
How to setup and sprint into screens - 22:04
Zeke Nnaji sprinting in transition - 24:25
Great defense leading to offense | Best sequences of the year - 26:49
Denver's classic and reliable screen the screener action- 36:36
Double Hi screens vs Zone - 40:20
Facu early help - 42:59
Jokic is better playing drop - 44:20
Play of the game | The perfect timing of Nikola Jokic's pass to Bones - 45:53
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