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Kelly Iko

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
902 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

When he's that small ball destroyer in terms of rolling to the rim, downhill force, you saw late in the game he hit that tough mid-range floater in a time where they actually needed that bucket. Just being able to go small, EMA talked about he needed to get more space and he needed to give Fred and Jalen as much room to navigate as possible.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And the only way to do that is by taking off and out of the game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And the only way to do that is by taking off and out of the game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And the only way to do that is by taking off and out of the game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Yeah, I do. I do. Obviously, the key to assists is your teammates have to make the basket.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Yeah, I do. I do. Obviously, the key to assists is your teammates have to make the basket.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Yeah, I do. I do. Obviously, the key to assists is your teammates have to make the basket.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And there are about five or six passes every game where he makes a killer pass and they either miss the shot or they weren't expecting it. But in terms of Al Prince processing speed, He could definitely reach those goals. It might take some time just because, you know, the biggest thing now for Jokic, he still has that three-point shot in his bag, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And there are about five or six passes every game where he makes a killer pass and they either miss the shot or they weren't expecting it. But in terms of Al Prince processing speed, He could definitely reach those goals. It might take some time just because, you know, the biggest thing now for Jokic, he still has that three-point shot in his bag, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And there are about five or six passes every game where he makes a killer pass and they either miss the shot or they weren't expecting it. But in terms of Al Prince processing speed, He could definitely reach those goals. It might take some time just because, you know, the biggest thing now for Jokic, he still has that three-point shot in his bag, right?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Even though it's not his, he won't rely on it, but he'll do it. He'll shoot if he has to. And you may try to get Alperin more comfortable with spacing the floor, taking those threes, even if it's only like two a game. As long as the defense knows they can't just wall up in the middle, knowing that you're able to step out and hit a three, that's going to be a big thing for him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Even though it's not his, he won't rely on it, but he'll do it. He'll shoot if he has to. And you may try to get Alperin more comfortable with spacing the floor, taking those threes, even if it's only like two a game. As long as the defense knows they can't just wall up in the middle, knowing that you're able to step out and hit a three, that's going to be a big thing for him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

Even though it's not his, he won't rely on it, but he'll do it. He'll shoot if he has to. And you may try to get Alperin more comfortable with spacing the floor, taking those threes, even if it's only like two a game. As long as the defense knows they can't just wall up in the middle, knowing that you're able to step out and hit a three, that's going to be a big thing for him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

In terms of the passing, I think his passing is already pretty advanced for his size and his experience. But in terms of the overall package, like, for example, this season, He may have hampered down on him to become more of a screener. And I think last season, the Rockets scored about 10 points off of his screen assist. That number jumped to almost 17.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

In terms of the passing, I think his passing is already pretty advanced for his size and his experience. But in terms of the overall package, like, for example, this season, He may have hampered down on him to become more of a screener. And I think last season, the Rockets scored about 10 points off of his screen assist. That number jumped to almost 17.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

In terms of the passing, I think his passing is already pretty advanced for his size and his experience. But in terms of the overall package, like, for example, this season, He may have hampered down on him to become more of a screener. And I think last season, the Rockets scored about 10 points off of his screen assist. That number jumped to almost 17.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And adding Steven Adams, which is arguably the best screener of all time, is going to help a lot in that respect. But Alperin, he lost weight over the summer. He got stronger. And he really dug into the film and saw โ€“ Why screening is such an underrated skill in the half court and the angles he can create for all those guys.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And adding Steven Adams, which is arguably the best screener of all time, is going to help a lot in that respect. But Alperin, he lost weight over the summer. He got stronger. And he really dug into the film and saw โ€“ Why screening is such an underrated skill in the half court and the angles he can create for all those guys.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

And adding Steven Adams, which is arguably the best screener of all time, is going to help a lot in that respect. But Alperin, he lost weight over the summer. He got stronger. And he really dug into the film and saw โ€“ Why screening is such an underrated skill in the half court and the angles he can create for all those guys.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Booker scores 40; Suns scorch Clippers | Wembanyama 5x5

So to your point, you know, even if you were to go late in the game, you could still go small with Alperin if he's facing the floor and cutting as hard as he can. So it's really give or take depending on the nightly basis. But I think he's in a great spot.