Jeremy Lin: How are the 8th seeded Magic up 3-1 on the 60 win Pistons
Love J-Lins analysis. Good stuff!
His videos are better than any analysis on ESPN. This is closer to the kind of thing you see for the NFL and really should be the norm rather than whatever Perk/SAS are doing every day. There is staggeringly little X’s and O’s basketball coverage in mainstream media.
Espn knows what they’re doing 🤷♂️
But yeah, I agree
I turned on ESPN last week to watch the pregame and it was just awkward old dudes daring each other to sniff smelling salts. I turned it off and did something else until game time
Pretty sure there aren’t enough viewers for the mainstream to want to invest in X’s and O’s content. Otherwise they’d have done it already.
Hell, most casual fans who say they watch basketball don’t even watch anything other than TikTok clips of the highlights. Why would they care about different actions and defensive schemes lol
It’s true. But it’s a shame. There’s so much to the game .
Kobe’s detail series was relegated to ESPN+. Nobody gives AF about serious sports analysis in any sport. And tbh talking about narratives is admittedly way more entertaining lol
The league literally doesn’t want more intelligent analysis/audience. Adam Silver wants everyone to consume via highlights.
Idk how this sub constantly demands the media to be better and then upvotes the garbage that is on this sub 24⁄7.
Paolo has a bad game. 5 top posts on the sub saying “LOL PAOLO LOWLIGHTS” with every top comment being “LOL THIS GUY IS GARBAGE.”
Jokic has a bad game. “LOL NO DEFENSE.” “LOL PEOPLE ONLY LIKE HIM CAUSE HE’S WHITE AMIRIGHT.”
There’s no analysis or anything. It’s just pure hate vibes.
Before you say “well that’s different people.” No, that isn’t how Reddit works. It is the same people upvoting and downvoting the same posts.
Yup! Good stuff! He should make it a 10 minute video though. He can share more analysis for us.
10 minutes? In this current social media economy?!
Think of all the tiktoks I can watch in that time!
Magic D looking like Thunder D, high energy & risk taking.
Where do I subscribe? What platform is Jeremy Lin posting this stuff on?
IG, only his 2nd or 3rd video like this tho.
No one ever said he was dumb.
I saw him play live once for the Lakers that man can pass the ball.
Love his analysis whenever he’s given it
One thing I’ll add is that in some of these clips, the screen quality by the Pistons doesn’t look particularly great either
Yeah, the Duncan Robinson and Green ones in particular didn’t look to do anything of note. Even when they did get screens going that caused a switch, it looked like the matchups caused weren’t really at their advantage (or at least used that way).
Wonder how much of this is just the inherent offensive limitations of the Detroit offense outside of Cade. I get the GM not wanting to make a big move, but given how wide open the East seems to be, not doing something seems like a real missed opportunity.
It doesn’t make sense to go all in when you don’t know what your team is lacking in. The Hawks went all in after a fluky run and until now had to recover from that mistake.
The Pistons have tons of assets and now have more info on how Duren and Ausar will be treated in the playoffs so they’ll make a more informed decision when it comes to contract time. All that out hustling your opponent clearly doesn’t work so now they need to acquire more talent.
I wish our sub could see this. We massively over performed expectations in a year where our only sensible goal was seeing what we have with a team overflowing with young “upside” guys. We’re one of the most storied franchises in the league (despite the last 18 years of mediocrity), we don’t need the rest of the league to be injured for us to win. We’re just need to build the right way. So far we appear to be doing that. Trajan gets two more seasons to build in my book
This has always been a Bickerstaff thing, no? Like his culture and team chemistry is great, but the offensive tactics in Cleaveland were lacking. Even with Mitchell, they looked stuck anytime Allen/Mobley were on the floor. Atkinson was able to make that lineup work almost immediately. Detroit has even less individual offensive creativity than the Cavs had.
to be fair to him, I think most coaches would probably struggle with the roster he’s got in Detroit. It doesn’t really work in a playoff setting.
Speaking solely on the Duncan point, to comment since he’s my fav player lol, they’re absolutely shutting him down by jamming him up AND because they got no playmaker/2nd option.
Since 2020, we had Olynyk/Butler/Lowry/Herro in that Duren/Stewart DHO/wing/post playmaker role for off-ball offense and hunting Dunc/cutters.
But as Lin mentioned, they’re coming up with random plays when the first look is shut down. (admittantly I’m not fully aware of the Piston’s offense) With Spo’s system, we still had secondary/third looks to rely on (e.g. Butler iso, another cutter etc). Hell, we even had Olynyk who was a great slasher if the DHO fails. Imagine if Duren/Stew can punish that?
Can’t really fault a GM for not making a move when you’ll need to get through OKC eventually. It might be better to make moves in the offseason when they have a better idea of the landscape, and of what they might need to get over the hump.
Where is Jeremy posting his analysis? YouTube? IG?
IG. this is only like his 2nd or 3rd one he’s done outside of the ESPN stint
Yeah I agree, we definitely need a higher resolution and perhaps ultrawide
In the whole video, the only clip where that seems to be an issue is the play at 0:52
That dump-off screen handoff with Duncan curling around Duren had like 3 feet of space between Duncan and Duren. That was a terrible screen.
I think you can see Suggs pushed Duncan wide on the curl to maintain the gap but thats the playoffs. Thats on Duren to close the gap without getting a moving screen called.
I’m just shocked that a team with decent size and exposure to the playoff environment last year is getting bullied in this manner. I mean, they got the most wins in the conference. Is it coaching?
It’s a complete lack of a true second scoring option. Detroit has Cade and really who else? This was obvious throughout the season, but it’s easier for non-shooters to generate points when no one is playing as hard as they are in the playoffs.
It’s a good regular season team that cannot translate that play to the off-season unless their defence completely outclasses their opponents, which it isn’t either. They’re playing soft on both ends.
Jalen Duren was an allstar this year, so he should qualify as a second scoring option, though he’s not playing like it.
Yah, that’s exactly what Lin’s analysis reflected. Duren’s game can’t translate to the playoffs. All you gotta do it pack the paint, play physical and Detroit doesn’t have secondary play-makers that can help him get easy buckets. He cannot create offence for himself.
Reminds me of when people were trying to stop Giannis they’d say “just make a wall” but Giannis is seasoned enough to still get his even if it slightly slows him down a little he’s also a great playmaker. But in Duren’s case its actually an effective strategy cause the entire offense can’t really create outside of Cade.
The wall worked on Giannis in the beginning, too, he just had to learn how to deal with it. Duren’s young and in the middle of a breakout season, so it’s not surprising he’s having trouble with all the attention.
The thing about Giannis is that the Wall was more to get the ball out of his hands instead of completely neutralize him. It was more of a dare to force Middleton or Jrue to beat you instead of conceding 2 pts every posession to Giannis bulldozing his way to the paint. The thing with Duren is you don’t even need that drastic of a defensive wall gameplan and he’s still fumbling his way into turnovers and he’s not at all the creator that Giannis is.
He is young though like you said but I don’t expect him to be able to beat defenses like this in his career on his own instead it will come down to roster building and finding more pieces that can be threats on the perimeter and threats with the ball in their hands.
Yeah people now don’t understand Giannis got better as a passer and added a mid-range shot which would have made the wall less effective. In a similar way I’m not sure that the Gasol defence that Embiid faced in the Raptors Sixers series is as effective with the development Embiid made as a shooter and passer since then. But people often see even MVP level players as being static and don’t understand even at that level there is still more room for improvement
Not sure I’d go as far as saying it can’t translate to the playoffs. We’ve seen other bigs like Duren have success, but he is very match up dependent and Orlando is a particularly terrible matchup for him, especially the Cade + Duren PnR. No matter who’s rotating onto Duren, most of their defenders are big and strong so it’s not an easy bucket any time he’s rim running.
I do wonder if what Duren is going through is sort of similar to what has happened to Cleveland bigs the past few seasons, where what works in the regular season just doesn’t in the playoffs if you get a bad matchup and/or when a team can just dedicate time to gameplan against you.
A lot of Duren’s points come from the flow of their offense and are spoon fed from Cade. They need a guy who can score 1v1 and serve as a secondary ball handler to take some pressure off Cade. They should go after Reaves in FA.
Hes not a shot creator he takes advantage of pick and rolls and rebounds/fastbreaks
As others have said, I think there’s some nuance to be had there. Duren was excellent all season at knowing his role and knowing his limitations. He’s a great rim runner and converts what’s given to him.
That being said, if lanes to the rim are closed and he’s not having much set up for him by others, he is not someone who can create on his own very well.
So all told, it almost feels kind of funny to refer to him as a scoring option if he can’t really create. He technically scores points, but more as a result of the offense churning well, as opposed to him creating himself.
Because in the playoffs team actually gameplay to exploit weaknesses. The Detroit pistons are playing 3 non shooters. The paint is filled with guys being physical making it hard for Duren. The pistons also only have one real ball handler and he is being denied. In the regular season all this takes too much effort to do by defenses
He’s just a run and dunk guy. Don’t get fooled by PPG in the regular season
Gotta think pre-injury Jaden Ivey was meant to fill that second scoring role
Not sure why this was downvoted. That was exactly the plan
non ball knowers downvoting this
This is it. Not only another scorer, but capable ball handler and playmaker. To be honest, it’d be nice to have Malik Beasley in the mix somewhere too (even while acknowledging that his last postseason wasn’t superb).
won’t matter on Judgment Day
Tobias Harris over me?!?!?
They don’t have 3 and D players. Suggs literally is not guarding Ausar and is playing CF to disrupt any paint touches because Ausar is not a threat on offense. As amazing a defender as Ausar is, he’s a minus on offense for this reason.
That’s also another reason why Ron Holland barely plays. He can’t shoot and is a worse defender than Ausar so it doesn’t make sense to play him.
The Pistons’ priority for the off-season is to find another creator and get a bunch of 3 and D wing players. Cade can’t do everything by himself.
It’s more the lack of a secondary playmaker and shot creator not necessarily scoring option. Last year they had Scroeder who could create his own shot and give them offense if teams doubled Cade. Cade is the only guy who can create his own shot really on the team this year. It doesn’t matter in the regular season but playoffs get more physical and the game slows down. You need multiple guys who can break down defenses and give their teammates easy shots.
It’s the lack of a 2ndary ball handler and shot creator that has hamstrung them. Contenders usually feature 2-3 guys that can handle the rock and run the offense usually split between a point guard and a point forward.
All Detroit has is Cade.
Can use “Cade and Them” on this team for a new meaning because whoever “Them” are, they not doing enough.
Sixers fans nodding.
No other self creator + lack of shooting. Duren is a rim running big that gets exposed in the playoffs when defenses clamp down and half court offense slows. Thompson is a stellar defender but can’t shoot well, so if you put both Duren and him on the floor you choke the paint. Tobias Harris isn’t good nor consistent enough to be your secondary scorer, and he’s more of a finisher than a shooter.
They needed keep Dennis Schroeder from last season, and losing Malik Beasley to that gambling scandal did not help them.
Two non shooters on the floor at the same time is extremely difficult to work with. Advantages are harder to create, and even harder to capitalize on without having more space. It allows Orlando to have these heavy tags and shrinks.
Knicks fans LOVED when Robinson and Hart got played together by Thibbs.
Playoff basketball might as well be a different sport. Between the increased physicality and the prep time, regular season narratives get diluted.
I would say roster construction. If you have a heliocentric offense in the playoffs they have to be better than Cade has been. Luka and Lebron have had series like this but they make up for it by making baskets in crunch time. The Pistons need Cade to score 30 plus, create offense for everybody else and be a plus defender. That’s an unfair challenge
cade made baskets in crunch time in game 2 and 3, just in game 3 no one else could do anything. cade literally went on a run himself to take the lead in game 3 with about 2 minutes left but no one could make a single open shot b/c the magic started triple teaming cade and he would pass to a wide open shooter who would chuck up a brick
And that’s what separates the superstars from the super duper stars. Like I said I think it’s just an unfair challenge. He looked tired during the last game but his workload is absurd.
And I’m not down on him. It’s extremely hard to manage a game and your energy load when so much is being asked of you. He needs a better secondary creator or a more dynamic backcourt partner. Even if Jenkins was a legit scoring spark plug that would help. Y’all desperately needed Jaden Ivey to be a dude. If he was you’d be on a similar but lower trajectory than the OKC/SA menace out west
And that’s what separates the superstars from the super duper stars
but you put luka and lebron in the same sentence
one of those is not like the other
luka and cade are far close together in terms of top players than either are close to prime lebron. Luka is great on offense, but Cade is a much better defender, I think they are equally good facilitators with Luka being better if he has to take over a possession at the end of a shot clock and Cade being better if he has options to pass it to. If you switched the two I actually think both teams would be better than they are right now, because Luka’s outside shooting and efficiency would really help the pistons, and cade would be pretty amazing on the lakers as a two way guy with other shooters who would allow him to play more naturally at a lower volume
I think they are equally good facilitators with Luka being better if he has to take over a possession at the end of a shot clock and Cade being better if he has options to pass it to
This is insane. Cade has been making terrible passes all series and literally blowing 3 on 1 fastbreaks.
Cade’s advantages over Luka are he’s faster and a better defender. Everything else Luka is significantly better at. It isn’t even close.
Pistons overperformed based on their roster quality. They have a great 2-way PG but he has shown low efficiency in the past when he was asked to take a lot of shots. They have a moving shooter who needs sets run for him to be effective. They have a non-shooting SF. They have a very mid PF as 2nd option. Their big cannot shoot and pass. Same can be said about their bench.
Their coaching stuff did a wonderful job during the regular season. Their offense was very structured with a lot of sets to maximize players. A lot of times their defense carried their offense - I saw them winning games shooting below 20% from 3. However, in the playoffs, especially going against a top defense, all these sets are studied and prepared for. It’s up to Cade and Harris to create the offense in such games, and they can’t do it against Orlando.
It’s not just coaching, Orlando is all over their tendencies as players. One of the big deciding factors in this series is that Cade can’t make an outlet pass or a feed down low without getting picked off.
i think this is the best answer, i see a lot of talk about duren or overall talent but cade and co just can’t pass the ball and are either trying to pass it anyway or losing their minds
Their second best playmaker is Daniss Jenkins.
It’s the roster. It’s not a playoff type team. Coaching is why they are losing this series but they were always bad to look bad vs a team that has spent more time building for the playoffs
Put Lin in for Carmelo on NBC
Time is a circle
A flat circle.
if only we could have actual analysis like this on TV instead of stephen a smith yelling bullshit
The Amazon Prime crew does a pretty good job
Except fuck amazon
Except sometimes they don’t do any analysis at the half whatsoever and instead show you the other game going on, which is really dumb because that other game is also on Prime, so if I wanted to watch it then I would go and do that.
No idea why broadcast producers want to stifle the education aspect of the game. Every NFL fan remembers Romos first year when he’d call plays before they happened and had the same kind of analysis. Modern sports fans want to learn more about the Xs and Os.
I’d take segments like this everyday of the weeks
That attempted dribble hand off from duren to robinson is just awful, zero awareness whatsoever
all his dribble hand offs are lazy like this during the season, boink no look bounce pass, go get it yourself
opponents just don’t bother putting the effort to pick it off like suggs here
I agree that it was a poor idea by Duren, but Suggs literally pushes Robinson out of bounds to make the steal. It should have been a foul. You can see it better from another angle they showed during the game
When the goat speaks we listen
Looking forward to Linsanity analysis. Good job.
AnaLinysis
Brother, believe me I tried, but this ain’t rollin’ lol.
Neither is Duren
In whose sis?
AnaLintics
AnaLynics
Lin nails it. Love his analysis.
If Orlando had played like this all year they wouldn’t be the 8th seed
They were snakebitten by injuries.
Right, and now they’re relatively healthy = a much better team than a typical 8th seed
It’s honestly exactly the type of scenario the play ins were made for. You either get the magma hot Hornets who started their turn around late or you get the injury riddled Magic who just started to get healthy at the end of the season. Both of those are teams that in years past might have pulled the plug at the deadline and gave up on the season.
To be fair, and we had this discussion in r/hornets the other day, we matchup terribly against the pistons. The Magic blew us out out of the water with their physicality and so did the Pistons in the regular season. We’re just not gritty enough and strong enough yet matchup to either team right now. If we got 8th seed I predict we probably lose the series 4-1, 4-2 at best to be completely honest. Very impressed with the Magic though this playoffs so far.
Franz is out again I think. He has basically been out since December when the Knicks did him dirty and shoved him in the back while he was attacking the rim.
Franz is out, so we’re fucked again lol
Just put Moe in
Exactly this, theyre better than their record suggests and had a great matchup in the 1st round
They also match up extremely well against Pistons who have really one playmaker
They’d still be an 8th seed with this kind of shooting. Being up 3-1 while putting together 39/31/75 splits is ridiculous.
They’re a league-worst 32% on open shots, so it isn’t just good defense either.
Rockets and Pistons are the poster child for regular season teams. They can win on effort and transition but once everyone tries and the game slows down, they don’t have the half court offense and spacing to hang. Thompson bros are fun but really hard to build around.
I’d put the Magic in that group too, except we didn’t even have a good regular season.
Largely due to injuries though right?
Compared to the Rockets/Pistons though, the Magic at least have the benefit of 4 players in their starting lineup being able to create a play, even if it’s usually inconsistent. The Pistons built their entire roster around Cade, but none of their other starters can do anything without someone feeding them. As inconsistent and turnover-prone Paolo and Suggs are, I’d rather have them handling the ball instead of Ausar Thompson or Duncan Robinson.
Oddly, the Magic have consistently picked it up during the postseason these last 3 years. We almost beat the Cavs, made those games against the Celtics way tougher than they should have been, and then obviously this year.
Add Cavs to that list too.
Cavs play a little different I feel, they have the pieces to be great in the half court they just don’t have playoff risers
To be fair we’re down KD, FVV (our only PG), and Stevo. We lost our two primary ball handlers, floor general, best ISO scorer, and guy who does the dirty work. Our offense was going to be janky with everybody healthy but now it’s a total mess.
Lakers have their own massive injuries and problems so this series has been a cripple fight. The deciding factor has been two of the worst benches in the league. Our bench is getting whooped by Bronny.
Felt it was pretty obvious early in the season that these teams (regardless of what the numbers say) weren’t actually elite offensive teams and would have struggles in the playoffs. With that said, people are dunking on them too hard imo. It is pretty easy to build around athletic, elite perimeter defenders. Pretty much every playoff team would want that. Shooters are honestly a dime a dozen and pretty easy to draft for. Getting a secondary wing who can play make and take some burden off Cade isn’t particularly difficult either compared to two-way talent. Detroit has a lot of the hard to get pieces and really just need to make a few changes/tweaks to become a legitimate contender. They also aren’t even guaranteed to lose this series.
i wont tolerate the amen thompson slander, hes averaging 21 on 60 ts% for the series, been the rockets best player.
feels like everytime ausar plays bad amen gets slandered as a result and whenever amen plays well both twins get praise
Weren’t the top 2 teams in transition offense last year the Thunder and Pacers?
Effort and transition played a big role for each. Granted, the Thunder’s swarming defense forcing turnover after turnover to break opponents on 20-0 runs was a big part of why they were the top team.
While the Pacers had 8 of their 9 man rotation being decent to great 3pt shooters and an offense that picked apart positioning.
I see JLin, I upvote
My supremely petty ass is just happy Magic is winning after seeing all the “People really thought Hornets could upset us #1 seed when they got blown out by the MAGIC!?” comments
Hornets would have struggled with Detroit’s physicality but can also shoot about 500 times better so it would have been interesting to see. I’m officially in doomer mode now that Franz is out, expecting this to end up going to 7.
AnaLinTics
Wherever Tics happens to be, I’ll pass on on the Anal, thanks.
Alright Jeremy, I will watch your game winner in toronto again.
If I must
opens the video for the 600th time VERY reluctantly
“Dad not again sighhss”
From Linsanity to Linalysis.
Love to see it.
Linalysis was right there!
Edited it. My dumbass got caught up with “Linsanity.” Haha.
I need Harvard grad J-Lin to say “fewer points” not “less points” per game please.
He didn’t go to Harvard to play school.
Wb lower points
Shout out to Jalen Suggs
As a Gonzaga fan, always.
He’s been a stud. Really tough to handle, tearing us up
Lin would be a great analyst or even a possible future coach, really fucking smart and emotionally intelligent
Didn’t he coach the g league team vs rookies for last years all star and they won?
it seems like they’re really missing another playmaker like dennis schroder
Before his injury last year, Ivey was starting, scoring 17 a game on .400 from 3, with significantly reduced turnovers.
That was the guy and that was the plan. That hole in the roster only exists because Cole Anthony dove into Ivey’s leg.
Shoutout to Suggs he’s been killing it this series
Also WCJ essentially neutralizing Duren so far, they’ve made the difference, aside from the stars obviously
Great breakdown by J Lin too really enjoy this type of content
So in summary, don’t let Jenkins handle the ball and Duren needs to play more physical
Jenkins is such an anamoly to me. He is either the worst player on the floor, or an absolute spark they need to push for a win.
I keep thinking damn is this the same guy who fried the knicks in DET.
Bring my goat to Dirk’s crew
Lets not forget the visuals as well. What an analysis.
The effort level is so damn high
Cool analysis.
Really just seems like Detroit met a terrible matchup of maybe the one team in the East that plays harder than them night in and night out, and they weren’t ready for it at all.
the one team in the East that plays harder than them night in and night out but only once the playoffs start*
They also knocked you guys out of the In Season Tournament in your house
true, it was one of the reasons i was wary of them before the series. When it mattered, the magic could get their shit together.
These videos are so good. This is what happens when someone who actually knows ball talks about ball.
I kept hearing people say “I love Lin’s basketball videos. He’s so smart and intelligent and insightful” and I was wondering if people were just ascribing stereotypes to him. Now that I’m watching this - nope, it’s truly top-notch material for understanding basketball more.
As Lin points out, I’m shocked at how easily the Magic have been able to handle Jalen Duren this series just by not giving him unimpeded rolls to the basket after he sets a screen.
I guess this is a good example of why skills actually do matter in the NBA and it’s hard to be a consistent threat on the offense if you can’t shoot and just rely on easy buckets around the rim.
I hadn’t noticed this before this video, but it seems like the Pistons screens are pretty low quality.
In the Duren situations he touches Cade’s defender, but he bails out quick to try and roll to the rim, meaning that Cade’s defender doesn’t really have to work all that hard to recover. Magic do a great job recovering on Duren, like Lin said, meaning that pick and roll action doesn’t lead to Cade getting anywhere and it doesn’t lead to a good roll situation for Duren.
The failed handoff into a turnover in game 4 was three awful screens:
First, Duncan Robinson barely touches Cade’s defender. He gives him a light touch on the back, then he bails out quick to try and receive the handoff. Cade’s defender doesn’t have to recover, and Jalen Suggs is able to keep his hand on Robinson’s hip. If that was a better screen, maybe Suggs would have to do something to help with Cade instead of just keeping his hand on Robinson’s hip the whole time.
Second, Green makes decent contact on Duren’s defender, but ultimately Duren is just standing there. You can set the best screen in the world, but if the guy you’re setting the screen for doesn’t move, it won’t really help at all. I think this is because Green set his screen too early. Ideally he’d wait until after the handoff is successfully completed, and then set a solid back screen on Duren’s defender to get Duren running full speed at the rim.
Third, Duren didn’t touch Suggs at all on the handoff, which is what allowed Suggs to get the steal so easily. This is partly the fault of Duncan Robinson as well. He needs to be rubbing his hip on Jalen Duren’s hip, that way Suggs doesn’t have any space to shoot the gap and get that steal. So we have two failures, one is that Duren needs to make contact with Suggs, and two is that Robinson needs to stay tight to Duren.
I’m not a coach or a basketball savant, just a guy who played a little bit in college, but my adjustment would be to think less about the rolling, popping, and slipping, and think more about setting a solid screen to get my ball handlers and shooters some space. Obviously we’re not getting good roll action with Duren, so let’s worry about letting Cade Cunningham go downhill with the basketball. Take an extra second to get a great screen, and we’ll sacrifice the rolls, pops, and slips to get that done.
I think this is where they can use Duren’s big body more effectively than they are right now. He’s not scoring worth a shit. They need to use his physicality to get his guards open off the ball. We shouldn’t have some no name guard struggling to get the ball to Cade, while Duren is just doing nothing. Make Duren get big and use his body to get Cade some space off ball.
Better question is, where was this Magic in the regular season
Time to follow Lin on IG. This is top tier analysis
kawhi you are a piston!
Why does he look like john cena…
This is great.
I’m a casual-plus NBA fan. For analysis, I don’t need a 20-min or 2,000-word breakdown of the Spain pick and roll, but I need much more than “That team wanted it more!” Two minutes, Lin gave me the gist of what’s going on.
Love me some lin-alysis
Clean AF
Those screens on the game 4 clip are pitiful lmao
Banchero and Wagner’s defense really impressed me this series. Every single player in the Magic rotation hustles and guards multiple positions
Yeah we need more of this.
Love these segments man. Jeremy Lin is so good
This is really interesting analysis, gj jeremy
Does Lin do this kind of content often? It’s super useful for coaching.
Most obvious frauds magic are just better team
Not sure they are the better team, but Pistons aren’t nearly as tough as you expect a 60 win team to be.
Lin needs a bigger platform for these videos because they are all spot on.
Playing offense against a D that denies the ball is soooo brutal.
Disrupts your whole flow when something so arbitrary becomes* a nuisance.
He would make an amazing coach. He understands the game, and it’s super enjoyable to see it from the mind of professional who is this articulate.
People are dunking on Detroit and rightfully so, but Orlando isn’t your average 8th seed. They’re legit a game away from the 5 spot and that’s on an underperforming season
These quick videos from Lin are great.
Wish Lin would make a video about our Cavs so I could send it to Kenny 😭🫠
Magic out hustled them, simple as that
So what’s duren’s path forward? Seems like he’s gotta impose himself more
In an alternate universe, we’ll have Redick, Lin and Kobe breaking down the playoff games on ESPN.
Will Lin be the next guy after JJ to go from a media career to being a head coach?
well ok thank you again mr linsanity for the reasonable and well articulated takes of this series.
Pistons are soft as baby s***. What the hell happened to the bad boys
They are just bad, boys
love this. if there was a channel that did these kind of breakdowns for every playoff game i’d be HOOKED.
Looks like he’s sitting in the barber shop chair with that shirt
This exactly what they did in that play-in game against the Hornets where they stomped them out, they aint no joke man
JB and Duren need to go. Anything less is a “we’re good” detroit sports move.
Great point about the guard pressure. Seems like they might benefit from allowing Cade to bring the ball up so they don’t lose so much time trying to get him the ball to start the halfcourt offence. The Magic meeting Duren as he rolls is working out well but that also means that someone should be open so if he can catch the ball more consistently (dunno if it’s his hands or if the passes aren’t good enough or some combo of both), he ought to be able to find someone cutting to the rim for an easy look. Cool as hell that the Magic have done this and it’d be fun to see an 8 seed upset the 1 seed
Is j lin producing these himself? production really good
At 1:30 – “Wagner chucks [Duren]” – is that a move that NBA players do a lot on bigger guys rolling to the rim? Would it technically be a foul but if you do it discretely and since it’s off-ball it doesn’t get called?
This mfer getting a haircut right now?
Is Moseley a bad coach still? These adjustments are his doing and have them pulling off the upset. If they win this round and lose the next is he still getting fired?
The offense is in tatters.
They need a backup point guard bad.
As someone who watched all 82 games this was coming a mile away I just didn’t expect it in round one. I thought best case was maybe taking the Cavs to 6.
No shooters on Detroit also make it easier for Orlando’s big men to clog the paint, and for weak side defenders to over help without consequence.
Everyone knew the Pistons offense wasn’t up to par. So they need to lock in on defense
I’m really worried in my Jalen Duren stock right now. I got receipts calling him Dwight Howard Sr. and now I might be seeing him in Cancun this time next week
JB Bickerstaff: “Game 5, we got to come out punching.”
Isaiah Stewart: “Say no more coach!”
Part of the reason is that the Magic aren’t a “true” 8 seed. It’s also that Detroit is not a real 60 win team.
Need more of this
A JB team getting out-physicalled in the playoffs???
I kind of like how this Magic team matches up on the Celtics if they meet in the ECF.