Sense and Scalability

The Nets are wild. They have been a historically good offense and historically bad defense since acquiring James Harden. Scott, Evan, and Cody look into why this has been the case and do their best to project the rest of Brooklyn's season.

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Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos (@efraincarmelo)

We know about who runs an offense. The initiators. The engines. But what key skills should the other players have to maximize the team's offensive output? Scott, Evan, and Cody tackle that question and get sidetracked on tangents along the way, some involving food.

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Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos (@efraincarmelo)

Scott, Evan, and Cody apply concepts introduced in the first three episodes for an exhaustive discussion of Zion Williamson. They answer some questions asked on Twitter and ask each other a few questions about Zion and how best to build around him.

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Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos (@efraincarmelo)

Scott, Evan, and Cody drill into what constitutes rim protection and the various forms it comes in. They then switch gears to talk about a few "tweener" bigs who seem trapped between the 4 and 5 positions.

Twitter: Scott (@ScottLevineNBA), Evan (EZ_Hoops), Cody (@codyhoudek), Premium Hoops (@PremiumHoopsNBA)

Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos (@efraincarmelo)

Scott, Evan, and Cody expand on a few ideas introduced in the first episode. Then, they get go in-depth about Evan's provocative piece "The Art and Science of 'Feel' in Basketball" and apply it to skill development.

Cody's references: https://academics.hamilton.edu/documents/themundanityofexcellence.pdf and https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190418141614.htm

Twitter: Scott (@ScottLevineNBA), Evan (EZ_Hoops), Cody (@codyhoudek), Premium Hoops (@PremiumHoopsNBA)

Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos (@efraincarmelo)

In this debut episode of Sense and Scalability, Scott, Evan, and Cody discuss the importance of primary creation and what causes a player to be a "wrong initiator." They also discuss how team context can be the difference between a viable primary initiator and a wrong initiator.

Twitter: Scott (@ScottLevineNBA), Evan (EZ_Hoops), Cody (@codyhoudek), Premium Hoops (@PremiumHoopsNBA)

Music: Canon in D Major recorded by Kevin MacLeod

Art: Efrain Ramos