How an Undersized Guard Can Carry a Defense

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Жыл бұрын

Immanuel Quickley has proven himself an integral part of the New York Knicks, breaking out as a 6MOY candidate for his electric offense off the bench. But what if I told you he was also one of the best guard defenders in the entire NBA?
Immanuel Quickley's defense is some of the best in the NBA, and he's helped the Knicks elevate to one of the best teams in the NBA since the All Star break. When the Knicks can't have Julius Randle or Jalen Brunson on the floor, they've been looking to Quickley to help anchor both their offense and defense. He hasn't disappointed them.
With a full buy-in of the defensive system crafted by Tom Thibodeau, they've been nearly unstoppable.
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@AlexHoops Жыл бұрын

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@behindthearcyt Жыл бұрын

i knew iq has been good this year defensively but didn’t know he had this major of a impact on the knicks defense fire video as always bro

@KS-qy5lt 5 ай бұрын

Raptors fan scouting

@jtbrownjtbrown Жыл бұрын

He is like his name. He's quick with amazing closeout speed.

@TheFishSquared Жыл бұрын

He's clever too! Hence: IQ

@unapologeticallyjono1447 Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing video mate. I haven’t seen anyone highlight Quickleys strengths on KZfaq until now. Your basketball IQ is top notch👌🏻

@svenlechtenberg8119 Жыл бұрын

Him and Brunson are the undersized guard torcher duo, offense defense all covered to a really high level

@yahoojo Жыл бұрын

His 6’8 wingspan is CRAZY he can still put on a little bit more weight and the man will be the next Marcus smart.

@ragewayz900 Жыл бұрын

Incredible how he has gained thibs trust

@TheKingbigb22 Жыл бұрын

Cuz he don’t play young players unless they a sure sure thing

@ojl5055 Жыл бұрын

Thibs likes hard defense and 110% effort

@YodaSmokes Жыл бұрын

NBA 2k: 71 on ball defense

@antinapay Жыл бұрын

Imagine prime Chris Paul on defense in Thibodeau's system

@bignoob24 Жыл бұрын

Me when I realize I like every NBA player: 😮 Anyways I love The Knicks, so happy to see them succeeding :)

@darellboney8918 Жыл бұрын

Himmanuel Quickley content? Turn me up #KnicksTape

@averagecoasterenjoyer Жыл бұрын

His off ball defense reminds me of me in mycareer: Occupy the zone between two players and go to whichever gets the ball next.

@e50s65 Жыл бұрын

I'd be devastated if my Knicks traded this man

@buttnuts2599 Жыл бұрын

Nah even worse there just gonna refuse to pay him and let him walk 🥲

@alvaroa1190 Жыл бұрын

@@buttnuts2599 we aint dallas 😂

@nathanielsinke5191 5 ай бұрын

Rip

@kayakangler7683 5 ай бұрын

Shouldn’t have traded IQ for OG.

@tonytooshort Жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how happy i am. Happy that my knicks are winning. Happy that our team is gelling this quick. Happy that my knicks are in the news and ecstatic that KZfaqrs such as yourself are actually making entire videos about my players! IQ is a fckin gem. And i'm so glad the absolute CLINIC he put on against Boston when Brunson was out showcased his talents to even more eyeballs.

@ShadeDracova Жыл бұрын

already knowing this gone be fire

@aquatazer Жыл бұрын

I don’t watch the Knicks but they’ve got a solid team. I also didn’t know that Quickley was this good on defense, he’s got a new fan now in me. I love seeing guys put forth effort on defense, it’s one of the reasons I love the way the Spurs play basketball.

@zalenbaelenn5592 Жыл бұрын

Man U and thinking basketball are amazing at breakdowns keep up the good work bro seriously

@ethanespo96 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel. Always bringing attention to topics and players that deserve recognition

@ivannristic Жыл бұрын

I'm stunned... What a video...😲 I didn't know that he is this impactful on defense. Please keep making these breakdowns about defense, especially about players that aren't known to be so good on that end of court.

@zebracorn4281 Жыл бұрын

I love players like this, this was the role I had when I played basketball.

@DJTV30 Жыл бұрын

Reminder that IQ has a 6'8" wingspan

@jacksonsoulliere4273 Жыл бұрын

fire vid bro!

@MRCdeadlySniper Жыл бұрын

Keep up the great videos Alex!!🫶🏻

@BoolatGuzairov Жыл бұрын

Its funny when you playing on the biggest sports market and still not being enough recognised. I was shocked when Quick been mentioned in trade rumors, since he’s more safety overall option than RJ & has higher ceiling than Grimes. Shall not take such combo of motor/help D + pull-up/floater for granted.

@raynarciso2733 Жыл бұрын

Love your content Keep it up bro

@tono_egg Жыл бұрын

your channel is fire man keep going

@alejandrobarquero1347 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this awesome video

@3hristopher Жыл бұрын

He had been getting buckets as well

@lautarobarrera5052 Жыл бұрын

Great video maan!

@hezcobar Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@LoveOCOC Жыл бұрын

Amazing analysis.

@xodaraps2053 Жыл бұрын

I definitely pigeonholed IQ into being the typical 6th man type. Streaky scorer, shitty defender. Good for him on breaking the mold. Payday soon.

@DavidEllner Жыл бұрын

Finally more love to my boiii🔥 NYK forever

@j.massing9194 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a knicks fan so i didn't know about Quickley's defense, i didn't know an undersized guard could be a good defender in this modern nba (exception of cp3) until now because of this video.👍

@deltron_z 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU KNICKS!

@DawwgHouse 4 ай бұрын

Fax

@cameronclark7170 Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see Maxey and IQ get paired back up like Fox and Monk

@lilsmokeyy_93 Жыл бұрын

He was a defensive specialist leaving Kentucky but ima be honest his defense works best against mid tier guards that late close out and separation against elite shooters won’t cut it . I like Quick, and he does make a difference on the court though .

@blazeallan7636 Жыл бұрын

Does the defensive coaches tell him to do all this behind the scenes work? Or does he just work on it? Or does it just come out throughout the games and him getting experience?

@mamangjhow1475 Жыл бұрын

I like Immanuel Quickley for melding the role of a microwave scorer with a help defense upside. That should be a new niche young players should emulate. Topnotch video and analysis 👍

@dr.wongburger2947 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see you do a video on Jae'sean Tate on the Rockets. He's not a perfect player by any means but he does a lot of things right, particularly in terms of fundamentals.

@Withoutwin Жыл бұрын

As a heat fan id want to have him on my team

@blazeking1972 Жыл бұрын

@@Withoutwin as a rockets fan, u can have him

@blazeking1972 Жыл бұрын

@@bkelly625 absolutely right. Shouldn't be getting minutes.imo. wing minutes should be given to kj Tari Bari jgup and garuba

@dr.wongburger2947 Жыл бұрын

@@bkelly625 I wasn't talking about stats, I was talking about the manner in which they play. KJ is great but he doesn't do all the little things that Tate does.

@voiceofreason2674 Жыл бұрын

Mitch Robinson is their best defensive player but they truly do not pass him the ball. Nobody has it worse in the entire NBA, hauls down 10 boards a game, and hits 71% of his shots but he only puts up 5 shots a game cuz Brunson can’t see him under the goal, all he can see is that house of bricks him and Randle build most nites

@CamWick Жыл бұрын

I rather my all star and player of the month shoot more shots then robinson

@emersonssbb Жыл бұрын

Robinson hasnt shown any post moves. Until he starts showing his post moves he is nothing more than a lob to robinson guy. He also said he practice his threes but has yet to attempt a 3 pointer this year.

@Mike-dm9lk Жыл бұрын

Quickley is quickly 💯

@Murphmonster69 Жыл бұрын

I’m using this close out technique at the Y literally tomorrow.

@aaronbryant6522 Жыл бұрын

He just dropped 40 last night vs the Rockets! Shooting 14-18 from the field and 5-7 from three, bro is an animal!

@renzrovira5707 Жыл бұрын

Never thought he'd be their best defender...I thought it was their Coach xD

@livefromdablokchain Жыл бұрын

U can tell quick plays 2k in the rec with this beautiful off ball defense

@hbtherealtor9177 10 ай бұрын

Great Video ! You just got sub from me and I shared it lol

@urbaindelva7869 Жыл бұрын

IQ and quickness. It's in his name.

@mambakennythegoat2934 Жыл бұрын

Jordan Poole needs to watch this video ASAP

@justinholland6132 10 ай бұрын

He’s done more than quickley tho.

@Comet-wq2xz Жыл бұрын

I’m so proud of brother , God is moving through him

@21b4ll3r21 4 ай бұрын

LETS GO RAAAAAAPS

@Loganody Жыл бұрын

Any player who comes into the league with a Nak for defense and try to Excell at that end, have a spot in the nba. They just have to have one other thing. Weird for a player like Marcus Smart. Where he is a great defender partially due to his size. But I compare Quickley to him the thing about quickley is he is better on offense and probably not as good on defense as he can't guard 1-4 or 1-3. Quickley is going to have a long career because of his defense. As a pistons fan I have to bring up Killian Hayes when defensive guards are brought up. Killian doesn't have the shooting yet. Maybe he never will but he has a role in the nba for 10 years because he can defend well above average and he can playmake. Maybe the shooting comes along for Killian and the playmaking comes for quickley and they become starting level point guards but both are great guards for a second unit. Damn I ranted. Mb

@haake7137 Жыл бұрын

i see a point guard. i also see a free safety

@footfan53 8 ай бұрын

This why the metrics love him so much, it’s the little things with IQ that stands out.

@julianwilson5607 Жыл бұрын

I think he's definitely is an impact player defensively. When you watch these clips you can see how well he closes out on the perimeter defensively and he does a good job keeping his man from getting by him when he's running towards them as a help defender, and getting a hand up. The knicks defense gives up alot of 3 point attempts. They also are a top defense at keeping their opponents shooting a low 3 point percentage. Their defense as a team is very solid. My biggest concern with them is who will get minutes?? Also what combinations of those players. If you have Robinson out there, he's not scoring or helping create space on offense. He's a high screen roll player only.He's an awful foul shooter. The Knicks offense is the big problem. Them getting to the foul line has helped them win along with their defense. Their inconsistent 3 point shooting is the problem. Their bench don't shoot well either. Randle will have to play the 5 on defense and go small to win cause their bigs are liabilities on offense nor do the bigs pass well from the elbow. The gotta hope their defense can keep them in games to make close games in late 4tg quarter and win.

@anxiousx Жыл бұрын

Idc what anybody said. Quickley is him

@jrod19437 Жыл бұрын

IQ is what the clippers wish bones hyland was

@nicolaskidd1507 Жыл бұрын

Its crazy how 6'2 is undersized nowadays

@fadercreek Жыл бұрын

for a 2 guard yeah

@LilDusty23 Жыл бұрын

And people say players don't play defense anymore.

@TheBadgerInMinecraft Жыл бұрын

Has to make up for Randle doing cardio on defense just standing there and hartenstein being useless as a rim protector

@Z-gotsoles 4 ай бұрын

Can you do Jalen Suggs?

@alexroman8576 Жыл бұрын

he's a great defender for sure but a lot the defensive rating jump comes from the fact he plays against other teams benches

@jimbojimbo6873 Жыл бұрын

Real ones know

@Force_RC21 Жыл бұрын

The only thing stopping him from 6th man of the year is his offense. He certainly isn't bad but when he is up against Malcom Brogdon, I don't see a way that he takes the award

@Nifava Жыл бұрын

Speed and motor with long arms are hardly physical limitations for a guard.

@InfamousMoron 10 ай бұрын

I hope his knee stay healthy

@deeayy6356 Жыл бұрын

Gp2

@Alex_13169 Жыл бұрын

Sorry grimes but he needs to start

@hayorge27 Жыл бұрын

Oof. Just turned on tnt - Kings are spanking Knicks

@jaybee5315 Жыл бұрын

Lost only by 5, hardly a spanking

@bdeez9134 Жыл бұрын

Start Quickley and make RJ Barret 6th man for the playoffs

@moneymoney3235 Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy cause people will watch this whole video and say “there is no defense being played in todays nba”……….casuals suck man

@farhansarkar2394 Жыл бұрын

Great vid but just one little detail I disagree with and that’s his motor. I think in the double OT game against Boston he proved that his motor was elite. He was skipping on the court while everyone else was taking deep breaths. I’m guessing he doesn’t start because him and Brunson are both undersized. Besides that you’ve made a great video, guards need to start learning help defense too.

@AlexHoops Жыл бұрын

I’m confused because I praised his motor multiple times in the video

@farhansarkar2394 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexHoops You said he doesn't start because he does so much for the team that he couldn't keep it up at starter levels. Maybe I misunderstood, mb.

@farhansarkar2394 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexHoops 7:40 "It makes a lot of sense why he is there sixth man because they already ask him to do so much on the defensive end. He makes a lot of contributions on the offensive end as well, so if he were playing a full 36 minutes or full starter minutes he would probably be exhausted simply because they're already asking him to do so much so I think the sixth man role is perfect for him" I hope I didn't come off like a hater or anything like that, I get what your saying. How IQ does so much so his sixth man role gets the best out of his role because too many minutes will potentially exponentially decrease his value since he has to do so much. I just personally believe off the two 50 point games I've seen this year plus the 10 or so Knicks games I've watched that he can keep up similar production at a starter level and the real reason he isn't starting is related to something else (whatever that reason may be). Does that make sense?

@ludifoe5039 Жыл бұрын

Do you mean endurance ? Because I think motor means his drive and motivation on the court

@farhansarkar2394 Жыл бұрын

@@ludifoe5039 I thought they were synonymous. My bad then