Without them, the Knicks don't appear to have enough of a defensive post presence to compensate for what have often been lead-footed guards who struggle to defend pick-and-roll plays or get out to open wing scorers.
He'll use Anthony to initiate more pick-and-roll sets in hopes of forcing the Pacers to momentarily abandon their man-to-man defense and free up shooters.
According to Synergy Sports, the Knicks have run the pick-and-roll play, which tends to induce fluid ball movement, just 24% of the time in February, down from 28% in December.
Mr. Chang added that on the public basketball courts of the southern Taiwan city of Tainan where he lives, kids are already imitating how Mr. Lin drives to the basket and runs the pick and roll.
Ryan set a beautiful, just beautiful pick and roll for Colton to give a shout-out to the big guy upstairs.
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Stoudemire's overhauled offensive game has done two things: allow Anthony to float and remain the offense's dominant, one-on-one force, and enable Chandler to continue serving as the Knicks' primary roll man when they run pick-and-roll plays.
"I'm sure teams are going to start scouting him and trying to take that away, " Raymond Felton said, referencing Martin's ability off the pick and roll.
For instance, against Boston earlier this month in the last game before Linsanity began, the Knicks ran nine pick-and-roll plays, according to Synergy.
At 6-foot-7, Brewer ranks in the 73rd and 88th percentile, respectively, when defending the pick-and-roll and isolation plays, according to Synergy Sports.
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