Intellectual Theft: Jeff Hornacek

[franklin]

https://hoopchalk.com/2013/09/03/intellectual-theft-jeff-hornacek/

hat brings us to Hornacek and the Jazz offense. Last season the Jazz finished the season with the ninth best 3PT% in the league, at 36.6%. This was a pretty impressive feat since their wing rotation included several players with less than consistent track records as outside shooters. Having powerful post players who can command a double-team, like Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, gave them a way to bend the defense and kick the ball out to shooters as the defense scrambled to rotate and recover. But they also ran some really nice action forcing the defense to over-rotate and expose the weakside. In this first example the Jazz have cleared one side of the floor, running a pick-and-roll with Mo Williams and Millsap. Gordon Hayward is spotting-up on the weak side. As Williams curls around Millsap slips through to the free throw line.

Some great video analysis of some plays from last year. I've noticed maybe one or two examples this year of Favors diving to the free throw line like this and swinging the pass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffh9d9hI4s