Celtics playbook series: Daniel Theis is mastering the “11” short roll
4 years, 6 months ago

Celtics playbook series: Daniel Theis is mastering the “11” short roll

New York Times  

In last week’s inaugural Celtics Playbook Series, we looked into how they run their stagger screen “11” play to create opportunities for their wings to get an open look or lane from the perimeter. He’s a little early for Theis because Theis made sure to hold the screen to get contact on Mike Conley, the point guard defending Walker. It also times Theis’ roll to be delayed behind the ball, giving Walker time to drag Gobert away from Theis and ensure the O’Neal has to fly in to tag Theis. Following Theis’ eyes on this play tells the story of how the Celtics knew this was going to unfold as soon as Walker got around that screen.

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Inside the Celtics playbook: How the team makes its ’11’ play work
4 years, 6 months ago

Inside the Celtics playbook: How the team makes its ’11’ play work

New York Times  

The staggered screen is making a comeback, and the Celtics are at its epicenter. As this FastModel diagram shows, defenses that don’t switch the first pick are stuck in a conundrum where point guard Kemba Walker’s defender and the defender on the four, typically Jayson Tatum, defend the ball in what coaches call “showing two.” Both screeners have to read …

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