Jusuf Nukic屏幕如何改变踪迹狂欢者的罪行

Today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag question has to do with a lost art: setting screens. If you have a波特兰Trail Blazersquestion, send it to blazersub@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to answer!

Dear Dave,

昨晚（3/20）迈克尔Holton昨晚（3/20），DAME和NURK的挑选和卷的成功基于挑选的质量。当然，他是对的。问题（在最近离开的倾销零意图）：您能否在普鲁姆利的PNR与Nukic的贵妇人之间区分？

Thank you,

泰勒在佛罗里达州

确实是的。在过去的几年里，西装外套的罪行在闭幕时间开始了一个酒吧：尤其是距离的质量选择。现在JusufNurkić已经到了它更像是吉他手烘干机上的棉绒陷阱。挑选到处，只需抓住一个！

很容易看出什么让Nurkić的挑选特殊。他很大。“但戴夫，”你说，“不是所有NBA球员大？”是的。一棵树是一棵树。你不想遇到他们中的任何一个。但是当你穿过一个柳树的树林时，你可以躲闪并编织经过树干。当你在一个旧的森林里撞到一棵树时，你知道。Nurkić是一个古老的成长中心。捍卫者要么击中他，要么坚持，要么他们必须离开。 In the lightning-quick world of the NBA, that “way around” gives a guard the half-second edge he needs to make a play.

Nurkić的尺寸允许驾驶员更有效地使用屏幕。理想情况下，球处理程序希望靠近挑选制定者。这让防守者没有空间进入镐和运球之间。除了躲避屏幕的前侧，而不是躲避，擦掉，被迫在顶部落后球处理程序，在屏幕下方摆动，或用守卫中心的大型人转换防御性分配。必须使这些决定减慢防御，并向误解或错误引入空间。

With Mason Plumlee and all skinnier centers, it’s harder to tell where the rub-off point is going to be. Mobile centers are usually antsy. They’re effective when they move, not when they stand still. They don’t want to hang with the screen because they make their money rolling down the lane or popping out for the jumper. Half the time the guard heads for a screen that’s not solid and doesn’t last long. The defender finds daylight, slides around the pick, and it’s as if the whole thing never happened.

When Nurkić sets a screen you can see it coming. He’s a wide target. He’s not going to get bumped off his spot and he’s not going to move quickly. That tree is PLANTED. This makes the margin for error comparatively huge.

但那并非全部。Nurkić要求关注并展示折叠羽毛刚刚没有的门。Plumlee可以在轮辋上完成，但只有他可以抓住并立即扣篮。如果你完全在他面前，你可能会严重影响他得分的机会。牛顿的第二律法（力量等于质量时报加速）解释了为什么要进入Nurk是一个坏主意。当他的身体影响你时，你不会影响他的镜头。如果你确实妨碍了他的进步，他仍然有一个旋转的举动。防守必须留在他面前并从一开始就慢慢慢，而不是让他成为蒸汽头。由此产生的单覆盖将驾驶员留在更好的位置以得分。

如果所有其他人都失败，滚动的Nurkić始终适合进攻反弹。出于相同的原因，在他的篮板球面前努力停止他的卷。你如何转移货运火车？

对于所有这些原因，Nurkić和Lillard Barreling Down Lane现在是NBA的景景之一。随着Lillard和Plumlee，每次都会向Damian遮挡，让Plumlee杀了你，如果他可以。用努力在船上拿出你的毒药并祈祷。

We’ll leave you with a video example that shows the subtle difference a prominent, powerful screen-setter can make. I’m not going to do the cheesy thing, showing a successful pick with Nurkić and an unsuccessful one with Plumlee. Both of these plays resulted in scoring opportunities for Damian Lillard. Neither one of them shows the perfect screen either in setting or utilization. But even on a casual, run-of-the-mill play, watch the difference.

Here’s Lillard running off a Plumlee screen:

This isn’t bad. Even though there’s room to go over the pick the defender makes slight contact with Plumlee. Lillard gets free. But notice where the defending center is waiting.

When Lillard comes off the screen he’s facing a man in his driving lane. The center doesn’t have to worry about Plumlee at all; he’s not even in his area code. Damian’s only choice is to pull up for the jumper. He does and gets fouled to boot. Good enough.

But watch what happens when Nurkić sets a similar screen.

Now, let’s face it. The defender blew it there. He’s on the wrong side of Nurkić entirely. But even if he weren’t, look how close he’s staying to Nurk compared to Plumlee’s defender.

即使该中心完全到位，右边是Nurkić，捍卫者也有一个选择的魔鬼。中心应该滑到陷阱lillard吗？然后Nurkić会自由滚动。相反，他留下了Nurkić，但屏幕上的一点点髋关节接触已经足以为一对一的分数免费获得Lillard。只要努力养牛，辩护已经失去了战斗。在Plumlee示例中相反。除非达米安打三（或被犯规）波特兰走错了。

And speaking of positioning, look at the spacing difference in Portland’s offense between the first picture and the second. With the Plumlee screen they’ve already got two players under the rim. (Not sure if that’s the best—or even intentional—spacing, but we’ll go with it.) Since the roll isn’t going to be a credible threat they need to draw defenders inside, away from Lillard’s jump shot. They also need offensive rebounders down there in case he misses. But the middle is gummed up and there’s no real option for Damian but to shoot. Look how wide the floor is spaced on the Nurkić screen. Any defender who tries to stop Lillard will be leaving a shooter wide open at the arc.

In short, Michael Holton was on the money. Jusuf Nurkić has made a big difference in Portland’s screen game. Over time that’s going to make a difference in the offense too. It may not show up on a given play, but over the course of thousands of sets during a season, it’ll show up. Getting forced into one or two options is never as effective as having four or five good ones. The difference in those options is Nurkić and his screening ability.

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—Dave blazersub@gmail.com /@Blazersedge/@DaveDeckard