Defense - Wins games Rebounding - 2nd chance opportunity/stopping 2nd chances Shooting - Best way to beat a good defense is good offense Passing - Most likely area to have turnovers Dribbling - Less likely area to have turnovers
I think it's positional for C's it's defense/rebounding; for PG's it's passing/running-offense; for wings it's shooting but 2-way skills are critical
this is the primary list of skills the Blazers can improve to win more consistently. The 2023/24 season offered several glitches for the Blazers rebuild. Defense, -5 transition points Rebounding, ranked last D boards Passing, ranked last Assists Shooting, worst 3pt % in NBA Dribbling, ranked 27th in TO "whoops"
Reading should be on the list and ranked 1. basketball IQ is huge. Having someone that sees plays before they happen is huge. It’s why Avdija is going to be so good
here's an example of how these skills relate directly to winning in the NBA. Defense, Boston #2 in opponent FG % Dribbling, Boston #1 in fewest turnovers Passing, Pacers #1 in assists (made ECF) Rebounding, Boston #1 defensive boards Shooting, Boston #2 in 3pt % that's a big chunk of Celtics, and they used these skills to torch everyone and win the championship.
Heart and desire needs to be there too. The drive to be great. Lots of players have natural skills, it's the force of will that defines the great ones. You put Brandon Roy's heart, drive, and will in Darius Miles' body you'd have Kobe. Look at Carmelo Anthony and Lebron. Pretty much the same body, both HOF players, but it's heart, drive, and desire is why one has rings and is still playing and the other one isn't. Tom Brady, it's not his physical skills that made him the GOAT.
Of the list though Defense Passing Shooting Rebounding Dribbling But you can certainly make a case for “it’s positional. I think defense is pretty universal, but dribbling is more important to Scoot than it is to Ayton
Instead of the abstract, I'll rank players who are average in all aspects of the game, except: Excellent shooter Excellent defender Excellent rebounder Excellent passer Excellent dribbler This would be my order of otherwise average players matching those descriptions.
