So someone probably knows more about this than I do, but apparently the new Kings owner is heavily in statistics and pace of play. He is reported to have fired Mike Malone because of his refusal to play the high tempo basketball that is currently favored by statistics, and he hired the guy who coached Grinnell - that's the team that had one player score 138 points in a game - to coach their D-league team, and they run the same system: take 3s whenever possible, press all game, and substitute four or five players at a time.
http://www.businessinsider.com/kings-cherry-picking-4-on-5-experiment-2014-12
But the most, well, intriguing part is that he apparently has asked his coaches to only have 4 people play defense and have the fifth cherry pick or leak out every time.
So I'm wondering - is there some statistical theory behind this strategy? Also, does anyone really think the NBA would let a team have one guy cherry pick an entire game?
It seems that Randadive is going to break this out in a real game (D-League first, I'm sure) at some point soon. Nothing like thinking outside of the box, right? Right?
http://www.businessinsider.com/kings-cherry-picking-4-on-5-experiment-2014-12
But the most, well, intriguing part is that he apparently has asked his coaches to only have 4 people play defense and have the fifth cherry pick or leak out every time.
So I'm wondering - is there some statistical theory behind this strategy? Also, does anyone really think the NBA would let a team have one guy cherry pick an entire game?
It seems that Randadive is going to break this out in a real game (D-League first, I'm sure) at some point soon. Nothing like thinking outside of the box, right? Right?