Benjy Ritholtz

It is a day-to-day progression, get better, get better, get better, and then do the things that you do even better when you get to the postseason. That's more of the philosophy. So I don't anticipate any massive lineup shifts or rotation shifts when they get to the postseason. He has rode this starting lineup. They're playing an insane amount of minutes.

It is a day-to-day progression, get better, get better, get better, and then do the things that you do even better when you get to the postseason. That's more of the philosophy. So I don't anticipate any massive lineup shifts or rotation shifts when they get to the postseason. He has rode this starting lineup. They're playing an insane amount of minutes.

It is a day-to-day progression, get better, get better, get better, and then do the things that you do even better when you get to the postseason. That's more of the philosophy. So I don't anticipate any massive lineup shifts or rotation shifts when they get to the postseason. He has rode this starting lineup. They're playing an insane amount of minutes.

They're going to break records in terms of... If OG hadn't gotten hurt for a couple weeks there, they were going to have more minutes than any lineup last year played by the 60-game mark. They're playing an insane amount of minutes. So he thinks that they're going to figure it out. And... I think Deuce has to be a larger part of the story.

They're going to break records in terms of... If OG hadn't gotten hurt for a couple weeks there, they were going to have more minutes than any lineup last year played by the 60-game mark. They're playing an insane amount of minutes. So he thinks that they're going to figure it out. And... I think Deuce has to be a larger part of the story.

They're going to break records in terms of... If OG hadn't gotten hurt for a couple weeks there, they were going to have more minutes than any lineup last year played by the 60-game mark. They're playing an insane amount of minutes. So he thinks that they're going to figure it out. And... I think Deuce has to be a larger part of the story.

I was like, the data tells you, I think there are five best lineups that have played like 50 plus possessions include Deuce McBride.

I was like, the data tells you, I think there are five best lineups that have played like 50 plus possessions include Deuce McBride.

I was like, the data tells you, I think there are five best lineups that have played like 50 plus possessions include Deuce McBride.

Yeah, I would say on the defensive side, too, like he is their best ball pressure guy by a long shot. And he showed it last night. I thought he was phenomenal defensively. He didn't have a good offensive game at all, but he was all over the place.

Yeah, I would say on the defensive side, too, like he is their best ball pressure guy by a long shot. And he showed it last night. I thought he was phenomenal defensively. He didn't have a good offensive game at all, but he was all over the place.

Yeah, I would say on the defensive side, too, like he is their best ball pressure guy by a long shot. And he showed it last night. I thought he was phenomenal defensively. He didn't have a good offensive game at all, but he was all over the place.

Number one for me is schematic versatility on defense. And I think... They've started to sprinkle some stuff in. Again, not necessarily a feature of Tibbs teams to get creative defensively. I think based on the personnel that they have, the fact that your two best offensive players are below average defensive players, you have to get a little bit creative in how you cover pick and roll.

Number one for me is schematic versatility on defense. And I think... They've started to sprinkle some stuff in. Again, not necessarily a feature of Tibbs teams to get creative defensively. I think based on the personnel that they have, the fact that your two best offensive players are below average defensive players, you have to get a little bit creative in how you cover pick and roll.

Number one for me is schematic versatility on defense. And I think... They've started to sprinkle some stuff in. Again, not necessarily a feature of Tibbs teams to get creative defensively. I think based on the personnel that they have, the fact that your two best offensive players are below average defensive players, you have to get a little bit creative in how you cover pick and roll.

And this team, you look at the half court defense data, it is really an ugly picture. It's one of the worst half court defenses in the league. as Tibbs' defenses do, they take care of the controllables. They rebound well, and they don't foul. And that allows them to kind of stay in the middle of the pack defensively.

And this team, you look at the half court defense data, it is really an ugly picture. It's one of the worst half court defenses in the league. as Tibbs' defenses do, they take care of the controllables. They rebound well, and they don't foul. And that allows them to kind of stay in the middle of the pack defensively.

And this team, you look at the half court defense data, it is really an ugly picture. It's one of the worst half court defenses in the league. as Tibbs' defenses do, they take care of the controllables. They rebound well, and they don't foul. And that allows them to kind of stay in the middle of the pack defensively.

But when you just look in terms of pick-and-roll efficiency against their half-court defense, their bottom of the league, and it's because for most of this defense,

But when you just look in terms of pick-and-roll efficiency against their half-court defense, their bottom of the league, and it's because for most of this defense,