“The lineup of White, Brown, Tatum, Horford, and Rob Williams had a plus-44.9 net rating in 69 minutes during the regular season, the highest net rating among the 14 Celtics lineups that played at least 40 minutes per game, per NBA Stats.
Though he often was getting the ball to the Jays to start the action, there were a few plays where he would take charge of the play.
White’s main pick-and-roll actions last year were basic pick-and-pops on the elbows or staggered screens in the middle of the floor. The former has him take a few dribbles to the side to draw over two defenders, then quickly flip it back to the screener to shoot it. This worked well with Horford, but can fully unlock Boston’s offensive potential with Kristaps Porziņģis.
Boston finally has a big who can not only attack and score off the dribble on these plays, but Porziņģis has the skill to patiently wait for the closeout to come and then even step around the second layer of help.
When Boston is playing double big, there are a few ways they can use Porziņģis in the second core play for White, which is the Spain pick-and-roll. This would often have Williams screening and hard rolling through the lane up top, with a second screener under him to then pop to the 3-point line.
White’s style is constant movement and downhill acceleration, so he is always looking to attack gaps as fast as he can and then make a play on the move. The big difference between him and Smart is that while he accelerates faster to hit those openings, he struggles to keep his dribble alive and work through the interior defense once he hits that second wall at the paint.
When a defender can stay with him or a low man rotates into the paint to try to take a charge, White has a habit of picking up his dribble and getting stuck. But there have been some instances where he’s shown the kind of pick-and-roll patience that made Smart so effective.
This often showed when he was working the pick-and-roll with Williams because even when he gets stuck, he can just lob it over the defense and his teammate will find the ball. Now with Porziņģis on the roster, White can play at a slower pace and pretty much always have a lob threat over the top.”
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“The lineup of White, Brown, Tatum, Horford, and Rob Williams had a plus-44.9 net rating in 69 minutes during the regular season, the highest net rating among the 14 Celtics lineups that played at least 40 minutes per game, per NBA Stats.
Though he often was getting the ball to the Jays to start the action, there were a few plays where he would take charge of the play.
White’s main pick-and-roll actions last year were basic pick-and-pops on the elbows or staggered screens in the middle of the floor. The former has him take a few dribbles to the side to draw over two defenders, then quickly flip it back to the screener to shoot it. This worked well with Horford, but can fully unlock Boston’s offensive potential with Kristaps Porziņģis.
Boston finally has a big who can not only attack and score off the dribble on these plays, but Porziņģis has the skill to patiently wait for the closeout to come and then even step around the second layer of help.
When Boston is playing double big, there are a few ways they can use Porziņģis in the second core play for White, which is the Spain pick-and-roll. This would often have Williams screening and hard rolling through the lane up top, with a second screener under him to then pop to the 3-point line.
White’s style is constant movement and downhill acceleration, so he is always looking to attack gaps as fast as he can and then make a play on the move. The big difference between him and Smart is that while he accelerates faster to hit those openings, he struggles to keep his dribble alive and work through the interior defense once he hits that second wall at the paint.
When a defender can stay with him or a low man rotates into the paint to try to take a charge, White has a habit of picking up his dribble and getting stuck. But there have been some instances where he’s shown the kind of pick-and-roll patience that made Smart so effective.
This often showed when he was working the pick-and-roll with Williams because even when he gets stuck, he can just lob it over the defense and his teammate will find the ball. Now with Porziņģis on the roster, White can play at a slower pace and pretty much always have a lob threat over the top.”