"He's like 6'11, 6'12.." - Shaq

Why does this music make me feel I'm watching a true crime documentary lol

When he says historic he’s talking about his 3pt shooting ability for his height

"throwing the ball in the low post DOES NOT mean you have to shoot it" 🙌🏾 Preach Brotha

Great breakdown and I generally agree. Post-ups can also help pick up fouls on the opposing big men, which may limit their aggressiveness on D (on-ball and help) later on in the game.

KP is just what he is. A glitch and absolutely amazing player when he’s hot 🥵

KP gets stripped far too often in the post especially when he tries to face up instead of the fade

When he said historically great on 3s, he said historically great on above the break threes. Havent checked if its true, but its different from just threes.

It don’t matter his size if he gets the ball in the basket then he’s doing a good job

He's just still rusty, give him more time and he will kill it like he did in NY. Anyways, he's shooting from the logo like 100%. And personally KP is one of the most entertaining players to watch. Nobody talks about his defense, Doncic was good last year also but to get to the playoff there was no chance. Look now when they have KP on defense....

I like how the Lakers especially early in the season were getting AD posted early in the offense. I also like how the nuggets use Jokic with space and move and give him options. Coming from playing in Europe,I thought KP would be a better passer from inside

Porzingis has never been on a positive team until now, this is just more media trying to be coaches.

The post is ALIVE glad you highlighted this!

happy new year to you all, and to you, Coach Nick!

Zones really hurt the post up imo. KP isn’t Dirk. People need to realize that.

Coach: post ups are dead Melo: Hold my beer

The irony is that there was a team that focused heavily on offensive rebounds to make up for first order inefficiency, the last year KD was with the Thunder. Coach hated that team.

Hey coach, thanks for the great video response to this topic. I was wondering if you saw my question when I posted it. Happy New Year and again, keep up the good content.

I think posting up should depend on your skills and effectiveness at the post instead of height.. If KP wants to be in the post he should add a hook shot or a running hook shot. His turnaround jumpshot at the post is inefficient.

Great video. The best part was at the end when you mentioned deteriorating footwork skills. Personally, I want more post play because chucking 3's Houston style is boring as.

Lol I love this "angry Coach Nick" music

I feel post play just feels more fun. Imagine KP blowing by the defender with a spin and getting a easy lay or assist.

Great video coach. One of my favorites, and I’m a long time viewer!

"Post ups are a low value situation." *Anthony Davis would like to know your location*

Excellent video. I've been screaming this point for years. When everyone looks at the analytics at face value, of course the post up generates lower percentage shots, but there are other ways to score off of low post action such as offensive rebounds, three point shots, and cutters. With that said, there are very few centers in today's NBA that can play the distributing role other than Jokic. There aren't that many Sabonis', Wilt Chamberlains, or Pau Gasol's that can create offense by passing out of the post.

His predecessor was told he should stay in the paint as well.

Happy new year. Thank you for your great videos!

Great stuff! This is one great qualitative analysis to backup those data

When you post up you possibly can get the opponents in foul trouble like Shaq always got his opponents in foul trouble

Here is my thing without looking at this video first (I am a Mavs and Pelicans fan) The post is necessary. KP needs to take more shot. It takes pressure off him and the team late game and it allows them to slow the game. You could take advantage of the double for the open shot which makes your offense better. In the playoffs when they start taking away the 3 ball you need that post player to grind players down and open up those shots. For example if they matchup with the Lakers and they start taking away their 3. I would like to see Luka and KP in the post on the mismatch. That means AD or Javale is gonna come help or whoever is near. Now if he makes a pass they will stay off him. Which leaves the mismatch. If they double they get the open shot. If you do this to certain players you can wear them down. The post is incredible important. It is a necessity. I think KP needs more footwork training and he needs to work better at getting his positioning. Those 2 things would help. You mean to tell me Rondo on KP in the post isnt a matchup you wouldnt wanna exploit? Bullshit. I will take that matchup every night.

love you coach have a great new year lets go for a mil!

Love your videos, great content every time coach!

Tim Duncan together with his 5 rings left the Group chat

Post spin move is the PF equivalent of a PG cross over. If its alright to cross over and drive the lane or pick and roll but not LP move drawing help or the dunk? Balanced all around game for individuals and teams.

A banger of a video to end 2019! And guess what NO ADS!!

100% agree with you. I’m 33 and played the 4-5 positions all my life and have an old school post game and have understood all of what you’ve said since I was about 14. I hate the way basketball is played now. Why go for a 40-45% shot 30 feet away all the time when you can get a 50-60% shot much closer to the basket? Another great video man

When you shoot threes you take the opposing teams height out of the game, come on Chuck!

this game is not changing , even shaq or yao ming, exist in this era, they can still dominate in paint and score at least 25 points per game

Thank you so much for this video! This is exactly what I've been trying to explain to people for so long especially the bit with KP. You've got yourself a new subscriber

Mic drop at the end. Love it.

KP was killing in the post in NY with a lesser team. Im surprised he doesn't post up KP at all.

“Post up is not a good play anymore...” Tim Duncan: “Was I a joke to you?!”

Great video, Coach!

@bballbreakdown your videos make me love the game even more

He's sticking up for his player. Early on he posted up a lot and kept getting the ball knocked out of his hands or couldn't make the shot.

The reason why he is missing all those shots in the first three minutes is because he is catching the ball from way too far. If he caught it another three feet closer to the basket its a much better play...

Nice analysis coach! That is often the biggest misunderstandings of using analytics...you gotta know what does the number you measure really means

Really solid video coach!!

I feel like he meant the value of post up situations in general is plummeting

On offence we need to treat him like a wing player, when he crosses the half court on D he morphs into a 7’3 rim defender

Always thought the game of basketball is about creating mismatches and double teams. Always thought postups dribble hand offs, big man little man pick and rolls (off ball and on ball) and hard screens where the bread and butter of efficiency. I loved how you mentioned guards should post up more per their leverage. Reminded me about the center chuck hayes, how he never had a jump shot, but his leverage and playmaking made him a valuable asset on every team regardless of being a 6-6 center. Dude was a beast in pinch post

hey man great analysis thanks for your work

I side with Carlisle in this debate. Imagine nitpicking a guy who has the most efficient offense in history and it’s not even like that roster is that stacked

I like how Coach Nick argues against stats with “I feel like...” and “I know...”

great backround music ... again !!' 👏👏👏

small misunderstanding: i think the "value has plummeted" comment was about the post-up in general, not the value of luka in the post great vid as always coach!

pretty sure Carlisle knows what he's talking about moreso than a youtube analyst

I miss the post game.... you can`t rival the excitement of 80s-90s NBA..... All these 3s cause long rebounds and results in bad defense

GREAT video, as usual!

Fantastic video, coach!

Love Bballbreakdown’s content but the fact that this needs to be reiterated is crazy. If you only understand basketball 101 you understand the benefits of the ball being entered to the low post, regardless of the efficiency of any given player actually posting up.

This case is more like a decent coach with amazing players. They make it work because the players are great while plays can be better but not bad.

Coach nick this was awesome thank you for doing this break down of what i have been saying for ever you rock man Also i want to thank you for being an inspiration to me as my goal is to be an NBA coach/commentator and your break down keep my skills sharp and it would mean alot if you able to give me some advice if you see this of course.

low post plays provides variety to a team's offense, the best thing it can offer is that it can change the phase of the game, from running a fast phase offense to a slow half court set up which can be beneficial if ur team struggles with shooting 3s and can't produce buckets, most of the best NBA scorers has a low post go to moves, the same with a go to mid range pull up jump shot. even though the game has changed drastically it doesn't mean that low post inside game is not reliable anymore, they can do analytics all they want but a player cannot always hit those 3 points shots. plays from the low post provides many openings,it can be a kick out to the 3, a cut to a team mate in the middle, a back door cut,a score from the low post player, etc. what's good about the kick out 3 from the low post is that the pass can be made and the recipient of the pass has time to balance himself,square up his' shoulder in preparation which increases the chance of making the shot.

A Master move from a quality coach. Take the heat off one of his big guns. And leaving room for surprises for the playoffs.

Golden State Warriors adding Kevin Durant killed it for Centers. A so-called "Death Lineup" with Kevin Durant & Draymond Green as the post players. 😞😞😞 Their speed would force traditional Centers to the bench.

Very nice video and breakdown

Great Video!

The Mavs have one of the best offenses of all time don´t they? Kristaps might be tall, but he can´t back up anybody. He is not a world class shooter, i give you that, but the spacing is working for them. Obviously Carlise knows, that the postup is not obsolete in the game of Basketball, but even if it sometimes generates open shots, it still slows the game down and that is the opposite of what the mavs are going for right know and the wins proof them right. So i am completly on Carlise side when he is "pissed" when guys like Barkley and Shaq tell him how to do his job. There will always be a place for postups, just not like in the "good old days"...because it wont win enough games anymore. Saying that all teams should post up more is a big generalisation and just not true, like nba coaches would just trust some statheads and dont think for themselves :/ sorry had to get that of my chest Happy New Year everybody :)

Rick defending the guys on his team. like you cant tell me stuff like this doesnt build crazy chemistry.

Excellent video thank you Coach N

Great break down! Another time to go to the postups is after you have gone four or five possessions in a row with the post open and have missed a combination of threes and drives: change the momentum and rhythm by going to the post up. I also think there needs to be times when Carlisle gets Doncic below the foul line coming off baseline screens like Larry Bird did. He spends too much time standing and watching or trying to post at 25 feet to get the ball back.

I like Rick Carlisle, I feel like he is well deserving of his long tenure in Dallas. However, he often says or does some head scratching things, especially recently. I feel like Coach Nick's points are all valid. Things like passing out of the post, and offensive rebounding can't be overlooked. It's obvious that KP is struggling with his shooting out of the post, his turn around jumper which was solid in NY isn't as reliable right now. I feel like maybe he needs to be more focused on looking for a pass from the post, or putting some more aggressive moves to the basket. You hardly EVER see him spin to the basket and attack the rim, defenders are just sitting on the turn around. Something that made Dirk great for many years was that he would often spin to the basket so the defender couldn't just sit on the fadeaway, and I feel like it's something KP needs to do more often. Get to the free low line more often, and open up more second chance and kick out opportunities. But yeah, posting up KP and Doncic occasionally should be a go to play for the Mavs, not every possession, but it's something that maybe Carlisle doesn't fully realize the statistical values of?

1) Luka's post-up stats are great exactly because they're so selective about when to post up. 2) Another reason to not post up is injuries and overall wear on players' bodies. Centers live in constant pain.

this video made me subscribe, even tho i constantly watch this chanel

5:43 he didn’t say the value of the Luka Doncic post up has plummeted. He was referring to the post up in general.

When KP gets hot, he’s a mix of a PG & Center

Me trying to read Rick Carlisle's podium: "Ric-canary-isle?" Guy has canary in his name? "[Puerto] Rican Airl...Airlines!" There's no such thing Remembers where this is. "American Airlines" -_-

Excellent work coach! 2 things: the first is the pounding and punishing of low post defenders. It draws fouls and the physicality takes something out of them. Also the turnover % is usually lower than in drives to the basket. The second is a new post up god named Jaylen Brown. This dude has become a master at the post taking smaller guards down

Amazing video...right on the money!!!

NBA is literally a 3 point contest now, beauty of the game is gone like pop said

Kristaps needs one year to be himself. Everybody does who misses a hole year.

Great analysis as always, Coach!

Awesome vid

They need to move the damn 3-point line out farther like they did in the 90's!!! It was supposed to be a rare and special thing, as basketball is supposed to be a mostly 2-point sport!! So since everyone can hit the 3 now, it's time to move it back so only special great shooters can hit it!!

Anyone who watched Barkley's Suns in the 90's would know how dangerous the post-up can be with the right player.

Great content coach

This is a simple way to look at it: One player has to try to get into the paint every possession. You can do it like James Harden, driving to the hole from the 3 point line, or you can do it from the post up. Those are two of the very few ways you can do it. Spreading the floor with shooters is great, and it increases team points per possession. But someone has to drive to the hole. And posting up is a legitimate way to get your feet into the paint.

I’ll comfortably watch Rick Carlisle and Mavs get exposed in the first round. Letting Porzingis pull up from the logo like Curry will only get you so far😂

Thank you! Basketball as a simple game.

I've been telling people this for a long time. A god-tier post player will destroy people 1v1 in the post, getting easy buckets under to hoop. And if they get doubled someone is wide open at the 3 point line, getting one of the best shots in basketball. Thank you so much for explaining what I feel like yelling at the screen every time someone says that post-ups are bad or that post play is dead. If anything post play is even more useful now as players are hitting the 3 way better than ever before.

I agree. It’s sad to see how the post up game has gone from legends like Olajuwon, Shaq, Duncan, Dirk, Garnett, etc. and even guards like Jordan being impossible to stop in the post to where it’s almost a lost art form. Lakers and Nuggets demonstrating that size matters this past year so hopefully the league is going to wake up to reality at some point.

2020 Make the NBA post up again

Shaq warned us when they eliminated the Center position from the All-Star Game

The thumbnail makes sense after watching the video lol

I can't tell you how many times I've had this argument during pickup games when everyone just hovers around the 3pt line

Carlisle is a liar! He posted Luka on Kyrie when they played the Celtics the WHOLE game whenever Luka had a chance...

Coach, I’m so glad I ran into your channel 😢 When will these 3pt Analy-idiots realize that throwing in the post doesn’t necessarily mean you have to shoot a post -back -to-basket inefficient jump shot... But it’s about controlling the game from the MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR

Over the last month (Feb 2020), Porzingis is averaging 26 points, 10 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2 blocks while hitting almost 4 3-pointers per game....looks like whatever he's doing is working...

there was an art to playing in the post that involved good footwork and sealing the defender so you could get good position underneath the basket and shoot high percentage shots. i miss the spin moves, drop-steps, pivots of post players back when the nba was dominated by them - it's a shame none of those things will come back to the game anytime soon.