How the Spurs Neutralized SGA Without Doubling (Wemby Was the Key)

Coach Nick breaks down exactly why SGA struggled against the Spurs — and it wasn't luck.⁣
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San Antonio didn't even need to double him. They had enough point-of-attack defenders to keep him in front, and Wemby sitting back as the neutralizer made him think twice every time he got downhill.⁣
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The "hot stove" technique Coach Nick highlights here is the key — touch without impeding, show chest, get in the path. It's textbook. You're not drawing fouls doing it, and you're taking away everything a shifty, snaky driver like SGA wants.⁣
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The bigger warning though: if OKC keeps letting SGA ISO his way through a series instead of actually running actions to get him advantages, this is going to be a problem. He's too good to be this limited — but the Spurs made it look easy. #shorts