Sentences with phrase «easy baskets»
On the Sunny side: It's not so much that teams can't run in the playoffs; it's more that they seldom get easy baskets when they do.
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Last time we played them we missed easy baskets.
Once we were able to do a better job securing the defensive rebounds it led to our transition game opening up and us converting easier baskets.
Nicolas Batum made multiple huge plays on offense and defense throughout the game, gliding to the rim for easy baskets as the Rockets defense stretched away from the rim to defend LaMarcus Aldridge.
Effort was apparent by the number of steals and blocked shots, resulting from the seemingly unrecognized dirty work necessary to catalyze transition opportunities and get easy baskets on the offensive end.
They need that pressure to create easy baskets in transition and to scramble the game.
McKeever and new assistant Jasmine Cannady, a recent Sacramento State graduate who played for the Hornets, have emphasized conditioning in practice to open things up in an attempt to score more easy baskets and possibly wear down opponents.
His offensive game is rudimentary, and he will have to establish his ability to rim - run, crash the glass and generate easy baskets against pro competition.
Bagley was one of college basketball's most productive players from start to finish this season, utilizing his athletic mismatch to score in the paint and manufacture easy baskets on the offensive glass at an elite clip.
Part of why the Nuggets have been so good is their ability to score easy baskets.
The fear of their three point shooting distracts you from the cutters, and all of their key players are great at finding cutters for very easy baskets.
Outrebounded 42 - 22, Seton Hall limited Stony Brook from beyond the arc, who shot 6 - 24 from the three - point line and gave up too many easy baskets inside to spur the upset.
The Titans have a «positionless» offensive attack where any of its five players are looking to beat defenders off the dribble and get to the rim for easy baskets.
Team Sternberg is as crafty as they come and make it really difficult for Teams to score (they are allowing the fewest PPG in the League) and Team Cohen just lacked a few playmakers to create easy baskets.
Westbrook routinely blew by the Lakers» guards to get easy baskets and was deadly from the outside en route to one of his best performances of the season.
But for a guy with his gifts, Williams should have been tallying up more easy baskets — he wasn't ever the focal point of the offense, but on some level shouldn't need to be to offer better production.
They seemed to just run plays whether they were good or not and didn't do much of the improvisation that really let the offense hum and generate easy baskets.
Height: 6» 11» Weight: 235 Age: 19 Last: 3 Stats: 21.2 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 61.4 % FG Bagley was one of college basketball's most productive players from start to finish this season, utilizing his athletic mismatch to score in the paint and manufacture easy baskets on the offensive glass at an elite clip.
«He has figured out how to get to the basket where he can make easy baskets or draw fouls.»
In every game that MD struggles it starts and ends on the offensive end of the floor - poor execution leads to poor shots, rebound for the opponent, and easy baskets for them at the other end.
Texas Tech stuck with their inside game, as their motion and off - ball cutting set up some easy baskets.
Gersh is a consistent lifeline, when we need a bucket or some momentum, he gets the ball and it frees up everyone else because you'll either need to double team him or give up an easy basket.
When they won the NBA title, the Mavericks played sound defense and didn't give up easy baskets.
His penetration, as it has all season, opened up three - point shooters and led to easy baskets for himself and others.
«When there are two even teams, most often it comes down to extra possessions and easy baskets created by good basketball brains.
«We're quiet when we're out there, and it's leading to them getting easy baskets.
No dumb fouls, but no easy baskets either.
He also has a knack for turning around at precisely the right moment and stealing the lazy inbounds pass for an easy basket.
Hollis Thompson stole the ball from DJ Augustin and thought that he'd have a clear path to the hoop for an easy basket, but teammate Lorenzo Brown had other ideas.
That's a good sign, because it's led to some easy baskets, and gives the offence a lot more variety than it's had in the past.
Time will tell but Elf sure looked good in his debut and more importantly made others look good as well; what better way to improve the confidence of Bender or Chriss (though admittedly he had a rough go against the Nuggets) than giving them good looks for easy baskets?
Denver has to slow their two guards not allowed them to get Nurkic an easy baskets, he's living off of them.
«He sees the floor so well that he can find his shot, or draw defenders and get the ball to one of our other guys for easy baskets.»
It comes with an easy basket access with zippered entry even when the backrest is fully reclined.
The unbeaten Indians made it look as such because of pressing defense that made a North Tonawanda crew that plays reigning Class AA champion Niagara Falls twice a year uncomfortable — leading to lots of turnovers, easy baskets and a shot at the title.
Bounce your ball off the rim and backboard for easy baskets, or go for more risky and skillful clean shots that reward even more points.
Like a Suns player getting an easy basket, you'll find it's pretty easy to save money.