[Fred Katz]: Landry Shamet has made a ‘good knack’ for off-ball creation. The Knicks have benefited
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[Fred Katz]: Landry Shamet has made a ‘good knack’ for off-ball creation. The Knicks have benefited
The job of Shamet’s defender is to situate himself between his man and the ball. If he does, there is no passing lane, and thus, no closeout. But basketball’s greatest pests force defenses into decisions, increasing the likelihood of mistakes. Shamet’s movement pulls on whichever defender hopes to remain in a passing lane. There are controlled closeouts, and then there are rushed ones, like Traoré’s, which Brown calls “hot closeouts.” Defenders who Shamet has spun around often soar past him a...
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