Steve Kerr says young basketball players ISO too much. Wants kids to also play soccer

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2Quik4UHoes said:
I’m pretty sure Kobe grew up in Italy and also played soccer and he’s one of the best iso players of all time. :ld:
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Kobe is one of the best off-ball players ever though. He plays off-ball primarily to get to his spots and murder you though. Kobe’s iso game was killer but the triangle was at its best when he was an off-ball threat because his back to the basket game meant he could function in both playmaking on high or low block.
 
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I remember when Steve Kerr was on Open Court, a TV show on NBA TV. This was after he was unemployed after being fired by the Suns

He was so dead set on saying how he loves zones and hates one on one, so he can give the players who aren't that talented to have a chance

Steve Smith cut him off and was like hell no, if you aren't talented you don't deserve to be on the floor

Steve Kerr had the :merchant: face the rest of the episode :mjlol:
 
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Did anyone on his GSW dynasty play soccer?
Kukoc might have been a good passer but are we really gonna pretend he was the main key in the 2nd Bulls 3-peat?
Of the top 15 assist leaders in basketball, how many have a soccer background?

My point is, you can learn to be a legendary passer playing basketball.
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steve nash lol? Jason kidd might have too lol growing up in cali some of them guys might've played soccer. I know I live in So Caro and me and my boys played every damn thing
 
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Robbo said:
But how many guys are MJ and KD? I think his point is that lesser talented players are coming up playing Iso, but they don't have the ability to be that guy in the NBA. If they learned how to move without the ball, how to cut at the right angle..etc.. they would be better players. I don't think his message is in regards to the truly elite players. How many players in the league do you see that think they are elite and try to do it themselves.. and they just aren't that good?
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This is valid. I took it as him going at the very concept of iso, not particular players. You did present and interesting alternative. Most players in the league grow up as elite on their block or in HS or AAU and then college. Not to mention you don't have to be elite to be a great ISO player. If players have a certain level of talent/IQ it shouldn't be that hard to teach them these things...should it? Basketball is unlike other sports in which guys grow up with more defined roles and positions. Basically if you can ball, you get the ball, and make it happen. Now we can certainly have a discussion about what kind of teaching is going in HS and AAU as well as the priorities of these coaches. You point certainly makes for a more interesting discussion.

Edit: He did single out Nash though, who was considered elite.
 
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Gil Scott-Heroin said:
Imagine thinking you had a point with this dumb ass shyt.

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MJ, Duncan, and KD all played and won in systems that had motion-offense principles.

How the hell are you going to bring up Duncan to layer your point when he played in a team that literally sacrificed individualism and high-volume stats for the betterment of the team for his entire career? Did you conveniently forget the identity of the Spurs over the last two decades? How the hell are you going to bring up KD when Kerr's system/coaching not only beat him, not only enticed him to join (he spoke about how GS' strength in numbers was what drew him in), but helped him win - where did KD's isolating and scoring get him before he went to the Warriors?

And to think that KD's isolating and scoring is the reason why they won with him is further proof that y'all don't know shyt about the game. If you seriously think the Warriors won simply because KD was ISO'ng it up, well, perhaps you need to find a new sport to follow.

What the fukk is up with y'all nikkas and y'all straw man bullshyt?

Kerr's already spoken about how in a condensed setting like the playoffs is where you put the ball in your best players' hands and get them to go to work. Why do you think he's not aware of this? Why do you think that bringing this up proves his point wrong about players needing to adopt better team-orientated habits? Why simplify his argument to this nonsense?

And just as a sidenote: one of the main reasons why the Warriors were on the brink of losing the '18 WCF was Durant abandoning the system and even admitting he was at fault by trying to ISO too much, which sparked the whole Kerr-Durant / Phil-MJ "trust your teammates" exchange. Funnily enough, when the Warriors started to run the offense through Steph/Klay and get more ball/player movement going in G6/7, that's when they regained control of the series.
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You want to have a legit discussion we can do that. I don't have a problem with disagreement or even being wrong. However, all the other extra stuff is unnecessary and I'm not gonna engage when it comes to that.
 
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What's wrong with some of you idiots in here? How could adding more skills to your repertoire ever be a bad thing?
 
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