Evidently this Thunder team doesn’t have meaningful film sessions with their team like our hockey teams used to have. When you sit down as a team it’s all there for you to see. OKC leads the NBA in the fewest passes made. Granted, some of that is due to the amount of rebounds Westbrook grabs, but until this team learnes to pass the ball for 48 minutes they’re going nowhere.
Basketball, like hockey is a game of movement, weaves, poetry in motion and should look like a tapestry of sort. One or two guys holding the ball is not a tapestry of movement–more it’s a sign of team with no winning soul.
Take a look. It won’t kill you. It’s not against the rules. The basketball shouldn’t just be your friend, it should be all five guys’ friend. Pass the ball.