The Secret History of the "ISUs" Unstoppable Play

[EarthIsMan]

Thought some of you would enjoy this:
The Secret History of the Golden State Warriors’ Unstoppable Play (WSJ)

 

[VeloClone]

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[EarthIsMan]

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Hopefully, the new link works, but if not the synopsis is:

"Rose liked Morrill’s play, Hoiberg liked Rose’s play and Kerr liked Hoiberg’s play enough to bring it to the highest level of basketball. It’s effective in the NBA because of the extra space, and it’s effective for the Warriors because of Curry, but it’s more or less the same Dribble that was getting layups for the Montana Grizzlies"

Some good ISU and Hoiberg mentions in the article about the history of a simple set play that has been around for ~30 years. Article timing is because Bulls vs. Warriors tonight in Chicago.

 

[cyclonedave25]

“The Warriors were playing the Bulls earlier this season when they decided it was time. They had to run Cyclone. As soon as the play was over—Golden State got a dunk out of it—Hoiberg looked down the sideline only to find Kerr already looking for him.

They both understood why the Warriors’ coach was cracking up.”


Lol would have been funny to see that live.

 

[Lexclone]

Thought some of you would enjoy this:
The Secret History of the Golden State Warriors’ Unstoppable Play (WSJ)

A GIF of the 2014 Big 12 semifinal where Kansas got housed by the good guys is a solid way to start a thread.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

That was a fun article to read. Thanks for posting it.

 

[cjs24]

“The Warriors were playing the Bulls earlier this season when they decided it was time. They had to run Cyclone. As soon as the play was over—Golden State got a dunk out of it—Hoiberg looked down the sideline only to find Kerr already looking for him.

They both understood why the Warriors’ coach was cracking up.”


Lol would have been funny to see that live.

The best part is you can see it in the gif at the end of the article. As soon as Kerr realizes that the guy is free for a dunk he turns and looks at the opposing bench.