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Steve Jones Jr.

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
138 total appearances

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The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

If you got to throw Dylan Brooks and Jabari Smith, some of those old school mid post-ups, throw it out there. Give them one. Give them two. See if it does anything. Give yourself a mix.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

But if you're just relying on Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet to make a pull-up and pick and roll, if you're relying on Shingun to make enough baskets to make Golden State double, I don't know how far you're going to get. but you've got to go quicker. You know, you've got to make Golden State do something else. And so I think that's the biggest thing.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

But if you're just relying on Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet to make a pull-up and pick and roll, if you're relying on Shingun to make enough baskets to make Golden State double, I don't know how far you're going to get. but you've got to go quicker. You know, you've got to make Golden State do something else. And so I think that's the biggest thing.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

But if you're just relying on Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet to make a pull-up and pick and roll, if you're relying on Shingun to make enough baskets to make Golden State double, I don't know how far you're going to get. but you've got to go quicker. You know, you've got to make Golden State do something else. And so I think that's the biggest thing.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

I mean, even early in the game, they gave Dylan a post up against Steph Curry. Golden State was looking at him like, hey, what are you going to do? That's positive. So let's give a variety. Let's play with a little bit more force in the half court. Give ourselves a chance. When you're a team that isn't the strongest offensively, you can't hurt yourself by playing slow. You know?

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

I mean, even early in the game, they gave Dylan a post up against Steph Curry. Golden State was looking at him like, hey, what are you going to do? That's positive. So let's give a variety. Let's play with a little bit more force in the half court. Give ourselves a chance. When you're a team that isn't the strongest offensively, you can't hurt yourself by playing slow. You know?

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

I mean, even early in the game, they gave Dylan a post up against Steph Curry. Golden State was looking at him like, hey, what are you going to do? That's positive. So let's give a variety. Let's play with a little bit more force in the half court. Give ourselves a chance. When you're a team that isn't the strongest offensively, you can't hurt yourself by playing slow. You know?

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

Well, he certainly wasn't in game one. But I think his ability this year to grow as a driver has been good. The problem is in the playoffs, are those drives going to result in him being able to finish or get to the free throw line? And so he's now going to make that difference between the regular season and the playoffs. I like that. He's trying to get downhill in the regular season.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

Well, he certainly wasn't in game one. But I think his ability this year to grow as a driver has been good. The problem is in the playoffs, are those drives going to result in him being able to finish or get to the free throw line? And so he's now going to make that difference between the regular season and the playoffs. I like that. He's trying to get downhill in the regular season.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

Well, he certainly wasn't in game one. But I think his ability this year to grow as a driver has been good. The problem is in the playoffs, are those drives going to result in him being able to finish or get to the free throw line? And so he's now going to make that difference between the regular season and the playoffs. I like that. He's trying to get downhill in the regular season.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's trying to initiate contact. That's fine. What's that look like now when the physicality is up and the help is up? And now you're... you're taking wilder shots at the rim or in the paint. It's kind of like a regression to year one or two Jalen green. So I, I think it's, he's got to understand and read when he has what shot.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's trying to initiate contact. That's fine. What's that look like now when the physicality is up and the help is up? And now you're... you're taking wilder shots at the rim or in the paint. It's kind of like a regression to year one or two Jalen green. So I, I think it's, he's got to understand and read when he has what shot.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's trying to initiate contact. That's fine. What's that look like now when the physicality is up and the help is up? And now you're... you're taking wilder shots at the rim or in the paint. It's kind of like a regression to year one or two Jalen green. So I, I think it's, he's got to understand and read when he has what shot.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

And I like that he wants to get in the paint, but also what are you going to do when you get down there? Like, are you creating an advantage? Are you finishing? Are you able to kick out of it? So he has to be the answer for them to a degree. He's got to be able to, get a switch on Stephen Curry and make a play.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

And I like that he wants to get in the paint, but also what are you going to do when you get down there? Like, are you creating an advantage? Are you finishing? Are you able to kick out of it? So he has to be the answer for them to a degree. He's got to be able to, get a switch on Stephen Curry and make a play.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

And I like that he wants to get in the paint, but also what are you going to do when you get down there? Like, are you creating an advantage? Are you finishing? Are you able to kick out of it? So he has to be the answer for them to a degree. He's got to be able to, get a switch on Stephen Curry and make a play.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's got to be able to do some of that because, you know, Fred VanVleet's going to have a pull-up game at some point. Dylan Brooks probably have a good game, but if Jalen green can't force the issue to a degree and make golden state have to think about doing something different, it gets hard. It gets really hard for Houston.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's got to be able to do some of that because, you know, Fred VanVleet's going to have a pull-up game at some point. Dylan Brooks probably have a good game, but if Jalen green can't force the issue to a degree and make golden state have to think about doing something different, it gets hard. It gets really hard for Houston.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

He's got to be able to do some of that because, you know, Fred VanVleet's going to have a pull-up game at some point. Dylan Brooks probably have a good game, but if Jalen green can't force the issue to a degree and make golden state have to think about doing something different, it gets hard. It gets really hard for Houston.

The Zach Lowe Show
The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

I think for me, the line has been, can the Milwaukee bucks sustain defense against the Indiana Pacers? I thought they did a good job of switching at times. They did a good job trying to contain the drives. Eventually they got to a point on a lot of possessions where, you know, there was a drive or there's a role, whatever that, They had to help. The ball was sprayed. Rotation. Another pass.