A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : DailyMotion user Nicolas Seignez , via r/NBA . This clip was posted four years ago and is I-don't-know-how-old, so forgive me for pulling out my late pass, but the combination of a barely pubescent Evan Fournier, a comparatively svelte Boris Diaw pulling out East Bay Funk Dunks and off-the-backboard self-alley-oops, and a little brother (I presume) who just yells at the camera makes this well worth 70 or so seconds of your time, even if you don't speak/understand French (or perhaps especially if you don't). PF : SB Nation and BBall Breakdown . Mike Prada and Coach Nick revisit the New York Knicks' 125-120 Sunday road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Prada taking a closer look at how the Knicks' offense has regained its early-season space-the-floor/pick-your-poison form during New York's 12-game winning streak, and the coach honing in on how spotty OKC defense (namely in handling pick-and-rolls and on help-side rotations against the Knicks' ball movement) helped New York get so many open looks. SF : Grantland . A smart column from Zach Lowe, featuring plenty of input from coaches, executives and players, on how the rise in recent years of "pack-the-paint" defensive strategies that aim to cut off penetration has led to the development of more space-and-misdirection-oriented offensive attacks like those now en vogue in Miami, San Antonio and New York.
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