Brooklyn have had some real trouble guarding the perimeter to start the season. Here’s a look at what they dished up on that end against the Pacers.
I've decided to go away from player breakdowns temporarily and instead look at the Nets defense on 3-point shooting, honing on the made threes from IND last night (@TheJManJBT)
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Here LeVert gets caught under a screen (maybe moving) from Sabonis.
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Sabonis has made three shots from the perimeter, two of them were against the Nets last night.
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You'd like to see Jordan at least move from the paint to try and get a hand up to contest, though he's likely instructed to give up those shots. pic.twitter.com/Xrdq0FkspY
You can see Kyrie's frustration with Allen here.
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At least Allen, realises his mistake and tries to close out on the Turner shot. pic.twitter.com/DdVvmjuLap
The team gets unlucky on the long rebound here and don't do enough to get back quickly and challenge the sharpshooter in McDermott. pic.twitter.com/73Uc0gi8hu
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Sabonis sets another off-ball screen to get his shooters into some space.
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Would've been nice to see more of this for guys like Harris and Prince. pic.twitter.com/k73P08jNaY
Dinwiddie gets way too preoccupied with the Sabonis screen and sags off Holiday way too much. pic.twitter.com/zs1r8Q0IDj
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This is a quality make from Lamb over LeVert who contests well enough.
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If anything he could maybe have ignored the Warren drive and focussed on his individual assignment, but that's nitpicking. pic.twitter.com/L0itJXYIfN
Everyone is out of sorts here.
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Temple gets caught on Sabonis in the post leaving Jordan in no man's land. McDermott instructs Lamb to move to the perimeter and instead of someone communicating for Temple to get out to him he has no idea where to be, leading to a wide open shot. pic.twitter.com/Mp9B3swaZp
Allen does the same thing as Jordan, leaving Sabonis with a ton of space for the three. pic.twitter.com/bsVIoleo32
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Kurucs defensive positioning leaves a lot to be desired.
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If he's not impacting on the drive he has to be contesting on the perimeter. pic.twitter.com/rutMcjNlLj
It seems as if Allen is preparing for the Brogdon drive, hanging back just a little too much.
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This gives Brogdon the requisite space to take the pullup three. pic.twitter.com/sgGEuJKaN9