It’s crazy how the Warriors are looking at themselves in the mirror with the Kings. It’s like the Kings’ head coach was on the Warriors’ coaching staff for years or something.

@afshinjalili4101

Жыл бұрын

I think he was warriors asistant coach

@oliverson1256

Жыл бұрын

@@afshinjalili4101 ……

@imhotepnixon

Жыл бұрын

Cmon now it’s not like you can’t give Brown credit you ever heard of a guy named Luke Walton?

@ethanyang7113

Жыл бұрын

@@imhotepnixon luke Walton ruined the kings offense, and was the worst coach ever

@peetgikeri5245

Жыл бұрын

The coach was an assistant to the warriors Golden years . I get the feeling he copy pasted the system😂

I think this is the video that truly made me appreciate how confusing and difficult NBA offenses must be to guard

@MIDNightPT4

Жыл бұрын

💯 my head hurts lol

@markibash2689

Жыл бұрын

And a bunch of old heads are seriously delusional, thinking the NBA absolutely abandoned the X’s and O’s of the game. They describe todays game as a bunch of selfish players chucking up shots. If this were the case, the rockets would be the favorites to win the chip.

@marcusplenty1153

Жыл бұрын

@@markibash2689 Seriously the play where poole is running from the weakside around what must be 3 screens, where anyone of them could have been switched, only to have a switch occur that leads to a Kuminga back door is nuts. The amount of split second decisions and communication required to play defense nowadays is crazy.

@marcusplenty1153

Жыл бұрын

@@Alwaysindys In theory, but sometimes you lose a bigger advantage in space, trying to fight over and under screens, than you would lose from a potential size mismatch on a switch. Which is why certain teams like switching a lot. I also think to guard someone as dynamic offball and as dangerous a shooter as steph switching is more required because a little bit of space can be an automatic 3. That switching however creates tons of confusion. Nowadays though offenses, are setup to look more like the bball equivalent of the football read option. Youre trying to create 2 on 1 scenarios with individiual defenders where regardless of the decision they make theyre kind of screwed if the offense can execute

@falconhoward4032

Жыл бұрын

​@@markibash2689 tbf there's still a lot of that in the regular season

First round used to be just formality. This year it seriously seem that multiple series can go either way and I wouldn't be surprised with outcomes

@clementkosi9651

Жыл бұрын

6jyg666

@mortystraphouse5077

Жыл бұрын

yea the only teams that have zero chance of winning a 1st rd series, is T wolves, Hawks, Nets. i dont see how memphis can win without morant but thats a different thing

@WizardofWestmarch

Жыл бұрын

@@mortystraphouse5077 and yet right now Nets are up in Philly so maybe that one isn't a formality either.

@mambamentality3141

Жыл бұрын

​@@WizardofWestmarchtrue

@cnelsonlv99

Жыл бұрын

No... NBA fans are just the most fair-weather reactionaries. It's never a formality, but 1 game also doesn't tell us what's going to happen over 7 games. The Suns / Clippers and maybe Knicks / Cavs are both going to be tightly contested series. The Lakers are better than the Grizz (even with Morant), and other than that, the teams that are expected to win will almost certainly all win their first round series.

Warriors kings game one felt like the finals

@jujuespino1374

Жыл бұрын

Watched it at a sports bar and it felt like we were in the arena everyone was hyped when they came back to win

@travisealy3512

Жыл бұрын

Same thing with clips vs suns. These two series are amazing

This is like an anime revenge plot with mike brown creating a clone of the warriors and now they have to overcome it with a nakama power up

@ThinkingBasketball

Жыл бұрын

😂

@FenixReZ

Жыл бұрын

@@ThinkingBasketball glad to see Thinking Bball is an anime watcher!

@456MrPeople

Жыл бұрын

Lol this is literally what happened with Curry going off with 50.

Love how you highlighted Fox’s deceleration..when he’s moving that fast, defenders have to sag a little to give themself a chance. He essentially can decelerate and get a clean floater off whenever he wants.

@mortystraphouse5077

Жыл бұрын

i wish curry got the foul calls that fox gets.

@evanfrench3040

Жыл бұрын

​@Morty's Trap House I agree with you but this comment actually shows why curry doesnt get those calls, the call is gonna be way more obvious if you have freak athleticism to accentuate contact, or you hang in the air so long that the refs have time to blow the whistle, it's dumb and hopefully the officiating changes, but the general consensus with refs seems to be if the shot is over dont blow your whiste, curry isn't insanely fast or athletic and because he releases so quickly refs almost don't have time to blow their whistles, and if hes gonna make it anyway, why call the and one

@ThinkingBasketball

Жыл бұрын

It's incredible. Planned to do a short on it but never made it.

@mortystraphouse5077

Жыл бұрын

@@evanfrench3040 i agree with u well said; and kyrie doesnt get those calls either. but trey young does... and hes more like curry and then morant and fox with their athleticism and speed as u said... why does try get so many calls in the paint or on a drive that kyrie and curry dont? i dont get it

@Khaab00

Жыл бұрын

@@ThinkingBasketball you should still do it.

Man, that curry corner shot just makes me realize how crazy he is still. You forget when you haven't seen it in a while

This is why when people say that today's basketball is "soft" and "no defence" and say that 80s and 90s basketball would own the nba today... don't watch your videos and analyze the game. Great breakdown!

this some truly advanced basketball and skill on display

This was one of the greatest individual games of basketball I've ever seen

Gonna be a fun series with the two best offenses in the league I’d say

@javigar133

Жыл бұрын

How is GSW a top 2 defense? This is not 2016 mate

@1thoughtfantasy59

Жыл бұрын

@@javigar133 fr

@chiewweilian

Жыл бұрын

@@javigar133 he said offenses, mate.

The way just curry runs around the court is just hilarious to me

as a lakers fan hoping to make it out of the first round, this game made me terrified of facing both. theyre just so.... FAST

@tylergerber3432

Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think the lakers have a better chance coming in at the 7th seed than if we came in at the 5th seed

@Anthonydu01630

Жыл бұрын

True im a Lakers fan too but i think we have the personal to deal with both teams, we have elite defenders at the rim (AD, Bamba or even Lebron and Rui), and also elite perimeter defenders (Vanderbilt, Shroder or even AD, Lebron, Reaves and Troy Brown), they almost all have a high IQ and the athleticism to be able to contain them, and they are big the smallest on the starting 5 is D-Lo at 6-4, and Lebron played 4 Finals against that team, he probably know their plays better than their own players at this point lol, and D-Lo also played for the Warriors. And on the offensive side they don’t have 1 guy who can guard AD or even Lebron, the Lakers live in the paint, they are big and athletic while the Warriors and Kings are small ball team they don’t have a dominant rim protector, Draymond is good but he is only 6’7 and Sabonis is a weak rim protector so i think we match pretty well with them.

@jamesjones11301994

Жыл бұрын

@@Anthonydu01630 the matchup is a contrast of styles. It’s like a striker facing off vs a grappler. The lakers would look to play physical/low tempo to beat the kings or warriors up. While the warriors/kings would like to get into a run/gun match.

@dyoker6161

Жыл бұрын

It's okay, Lakers love picking up on half court

@Top5HealthBenefits

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesjones11301994 Bro, I love this take. You nailed it! Striker vs Grappler comparison is on point. 🤯

We are seeing the apex of the NBA offense. Kings truly went from worst defense ever to a respected defense and the greatest offense in league history ever.

Mike Brown took them from laughing stock to legit contenders in one season. Now he's schooling a mentor in his first playoff series with the Kings. Most impressive

Dear god this might be the most exciting first round series ive seen in a while. While they get so much hate I love the warriors basketball style and its surreal to see another team that can do it. The kings might have a chance if they can keep up their three point shooting splits. The warriors will pull it if pool shoots less and drives more.

Props to Mike Brown. Back when he was with the Cavs, it was infuriating how basic the offense was, and he was unable to make adjustments as games and series went on. Not only are the Kings fast and furious on defense as any Mike Brown team is, now he's added concepts he picked up with his time with the Warriors and tailored that perfectly to their personnel. Light the beam, baby.

Glad you highlighted Fox’s improved shooting to go along with his blazing speed. He’s much much harder to defend when you have to at least respect his jumper & that is one of the keys that opens up the whole offensive scheme.

This is one of the best playoff series ive seen in a while

Both of the Kings and Warriors played phenomenal Basketball in this game. Fatigue will just be the only factor of how either of them will lose this round.

So exiting for the Kings to have an awesome match up and to show up like this. Amazing for the fans,, love how much they're getting into it! Cant wait for more breakdowns on this series and in the playoffs in general. Keep it up!

Everytime Monk took someone off the dribble all I kept thinking was man, this guy would make a great running back lol

@t4d0W

Жыл бұрын

Great NFL RBs aren't built like Monk.

I have never had to rewind so much to take in and understand everything for a basketball video. This is some amazing stuff Ben

Whoever wins this series goes to semi/finals. That's just how effective it is.

@D0BR0VECE

Жыл бұрын

Who would have known

@alanyoung159

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@obnoxiouslakerfan

Жыл бұрын

Great defense beats great offense

@GodofDisco

Жыл бұрын

suns r good tho

@D0BR0VECE

Жыл бұрын

@@GodofDisco Yeah. It's shame that they aren't getting out of first round.

Kings defense in game two! I love this series and these videos so much

4:07 "Because hes faster than like.....everyone" 🤣

Fox da swipa . That boy quick as hell

this was one of those games where when the 4th quarter started i was already standing and didn't sit until long after the final buzzer 🥵

Ben breaking down a great playoff game? Inject this into my veins! 8:39 man this has to be such an unnatural way to play defense, it goes against every natural instinct to not fight under that screen there but it’s the right move in that scenario with that personnel. Hell of a contest from behind. That’s something I need to work on adding to my game for pickup.

Hey first time watching your videos, gunna check some more out bc this was very interesting. Loved it!

Calling it now: This will be one of the most epic 1st round 7 game series in NBA history.

@user-yx2mc9vm6x

Жыл бұрын

Kings in 4

@chanachon56

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yx2mc9vm6x Series is now tied at 2-2 my guy xD

@fattahilmi2943

Жыл бұрын

3-2

@eddyirategekanya336

Жыл бұрын

3-3 😮

@skeratix11

Жыл бұрын

You called it

The Warriors are a super skilled team, I'd say even my favorite, but the Kings did so well, the Warriors would call and they'd respond, a beautiful fast-paced game, rooting for them and I hope they continue to do this good.

Best series of the first round. LET'S GO KINGS!

Not going to lie, missed a lot of key plays during the first game due to just drinking and hanging. Been watching highlights all day for game 2 and this video by far one of the best recap and explanation! I’m so hype for game 2 kings wins by 8pts: 138 - 130 🎉🎉🎉

Monk and Fox are one hell of a duo

Watching this right before game 2, what a great breakdown. Hoping you can cover the Celtics offense & defense in a video soon!

This is arguably one of the greatest offensive first round series

This is just superior content. I feel educated every time I watch these videos. The slo-mos and arrows come just at the right time to explain what I'm seeing. The game of movement is so much richer than what came before it.

unbelievable video. so grateful content like this exists

it must be frustrating for warriors to face up against their former assistant coach who knows almost everything. This is going to be a great 1st round for both teams but i think experience will play a huge role down the road. All the best for both teams

This was one of the most beautiful games I have seen showcasing pace and shooting, thanks for breaking it down!

I love the clip of the two ladies high-fiving they look so happy 😁

I love when I see a video from you, a real basketball fan.

What is scary about the Kings is Fox aside from his skillset and athleticism is his mentality and demeanor. In wins and loses, he almost always leveled. I remembered an interview with Kobe how he described Steph as a silent killer, that Curry is always in the moment never too high never too low, always thinking about the next move, the next play.

Attempted to like this video two separate times. What a game and breakdown!

This game was so great. The fast pace of both these teams is so fun to watch.

Love this, would love to see more game breakdowns

Omg! I was at work when the game was on. I gotta to back and watch. You make hoops that much more exciting

Your channel is the best ad for the NBA. I was not gonna watch this game tonight because of the late tip-off (east coast), but now I have to.

Excited to see the changes in the scouting report!

playoffs are an entirely different sport from the regular season

@peterpan3022

Жыл бұрын

not rly tho. regular season success still pretty accurately predicts playoff success. not 100% obviously but there is almost never ( i think only once ever ) a champion which wasnt at least a 3rd seed in their conference. like ofc being the 1st seed doesnt make you champion and basketball also is very matchup dependend but if you are a good playoff team you almost always also were pretty good in the regular season.

On Saturday, I watched this game as a fan. Today, I watched it as a player/coach. Thank you sir.

I wonder how much distance this series covers compared to like any other series

@nmarbletoe8210

Жыл бұрын

great question, how many person-miles were covered! the data exists

@bowenhammack6155

Жыл бұрын

@@nmarbletoe8210 wait is there an actual place or someone that tracks that??

great breakdown and channel

5:57 “naturally the warriors went under all his screens” as it shows them going over the screen lol

Warriors v. Kings has to be some of the best basketball I've seen in a while. Can we get a Game 2 breakdown!?

Might be the first time i ever saw golden state break in the playoffs. And it was the freaking KINGS who did it. If you said that to me two or three years ago Id have laughed in your face. That said, they broke for the game but not the series. Golden State is too comitted and experienced to stay broken for long and could easily win this series. Its just wild the Kings beat them at their own game. Its also wild the Kings have had the fastest player in the league for this long and it this is the first coach to say, "fastest player? We should play fast then." Real eye opener and shots fired for the rest of the league tonight. Just love great basketball baby.

@cwhong2179

Жыл бұрын

The 22-23 King is basically a combination of 15-16 Warrior and 20-21 Nuggets

Fantastic video

This isn’t a coincidence. Mike Brown used to be a coach under Steve Kerr, when he was with the Warriors. So it’s no secret that Mike would take some pages out of the Warriors play book and carry it with him for another team. This series is going to boil down to Defense whoever has the best defense will win the series

Thanks for the vid

great video !!!

Great video!

Game 2 was a masterclass by SacTown and their coaching staff

What a first round of games! You need to do a video on LAC vs PHX, and LAL vs MEM

this was a really good video found myself cheering for Sacramento keep up the great work

Light the BEAM!

been waiting on dis.

Excellent analysis - I complain about the NBA a lot - particularly the lazy defense (good lord what is going on at 3:53, our Lord Zeljko Obradovic would never accept such nonsense no matter how tired your are), and the shoddy refereeing which nerfs defense anyway - but these videos are always informative and insightful. Living in the UK means NBA is a pain to watch time-zone wise, and I don't have time during the working day to catch up anyway, so these videos are always great as a way of keeping an eye on what's going on tactically and philosophically beyond generic highlights.

I need more of your vids🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

There both are so good offensively it’s not even who is better it’s who makes the least mistakes

best breakdown ❤

There was three Curry shots in this game that I don't think anyone else on the planet could do but him. Amazing stuff

Do this game with the Cavs under 80 for the first time this year. Love your content

Alright so it wasn't just me, all I was thinking watching this game was holy shit this is an insane level of play going on rn 👀. Who cares if my team is out, playoffs are back baby!!!

5:03 “He A Baby”😂😂😂

Have you seen the hawk-Heat play-in game? Hawks plays a quite-unconventional offense: Cut down passing to avoid heat's quick hands, stay big the entire game to crash boards, always looking for fast-break opportunity, those Streadgy deserve a video.

Kings just went up 2-0 BABY! Kings defense made massive adjustments and Sabonis had a major bounce back game! Also Dray dirty as hell but we known that

Sometimes watching these are even better than watching the actual game 😂

more in depth videos of the playoffs!!

Amazing breakdown!...Sacramento Kings is the dark horse this season. People sleeping on them. It's also great to see Malik Monk thriving, its great to have good teamates, rather being in a team which revolves around 1 player, the toxic momentum killer, overated, overhyped self proclaimed......(nevermind.)😂😁 Kings FTW!😆👍

I said it with you, Ben.

Brown has improved immensely as an offensive coach after his time with the Warriors. I used to think he was one of the least talented coaches in the league (when he was with the Cavs), but he has proved me completely wrong.

I don’t mind them sagging off Domas. His shot may have been off game 1 but he does have one.

I have never seen a player like Kevon Looney where he is seen as a liability during the majority of the year, and then is praised in the playoffs almost every year for his significant contributions.

Not a fan of the game overall these days but i can get behind these 2 teams brand of bball and the beautiful ball and player movement.

Kings offence is really beautiful I can’t even

I am now wondering what the next video will be about, and I think Jimmy Butler now deserves to have a profile episode done on him after his performance thus far in these playoffs

8:47 A little rearview pressure. A blatant foul. To-may-toe, to-mah-toe.

Nice to see some good basketball. There's no point in watching playoffs if you are just going wtf are they doing.

@edgarbran9822

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. And I really like this channel because his play breakdowns explain in detail such small and simple actions that even I can understand some of all that goes on. It's insane how complex these offenses are, and how much stuff happens in just a matter of seconds.

@xotticgxo

Жыл бұрын

@@edgarbran9822 once you learn enough it’s fun to watch the games and kinda really understand what each coach is doing

Just thinking about how all this necessitates both offensive and defensive movement is giving me a good cardio session

"We need to play faster" Mike Brown really that guy who could break the NBA lol

Man, I really wish the Mavericks had a coach talented enough to get the players to move like this

This is why some of the best defenders always communicating out LOUD .. there's no confusion. Everyone needs to speak up !

This was all off game 1 as well huh. Favorite first round in a while

The power of ex assistent coach warior 👌😂

Goosebumps the whole vid. Warriors in 7

I FUCKING LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!

Kings and nuggets bring the post back great to see

5:42 I think you meant "over" the screens, unless I'm misremembering my terminology. Regardless, thanks so much for the analysis, I've learned a lot about basketball by watching your channel.

PLAYOFF BEN IS BACK