http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/09/video-detroit-pistons-coach-john-kuester-is-excited-by-the-teams-versatility-but-says-players-have-to-buy-in-defensively-in-order-to-earn-minutes/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Tue, 21 May 2013 05:57:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2010/09/video-detroit-pistons-coach-john-kuester-is-excited-by-the-teams-versatility-but-says-players-have-to-buy-in-defensively-in-order-to-earn-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Laser Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:06:57 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/?p=3352#comment-8154 with all due respect to coach Q (does that translate to "no respect?" whatever.), the biggest defensive issue i saw last season, aside from the notable disaster that is charlie hustle, was an institutional commitment to preventing dribble penetration AT ALL COSTS. every single time someone penetrated, there were invariably five pistons with at least a foot in the paint, leaving four shooters wide open. this happened constantly, and it wasn't just one guy missing his assignment or cheating off his man too much. this was obviously an institutionalized policy, as if everyone assumed ALL dribble penetration MUST end with a contested shot (the rodney stuckey method). unfortunately, the only guard in the league who constantly attempts a contested shot after penetrating and drawing five defenders is a piston. so before we get all uptight about individual defense, we should take a look at our overall philosophy. with all due respect to coach Q (does that translate to “no respect?” whatever.), the biggest defensive issue i saw last season, aside from the notable disaster that is charlie hustle, was an institutional commitment to preventing dribble penetration AT ALL COSTS. every single time someone penetrated, there were invariably five pistons with at least a foot in the paint, leaving four shooters wide open. this happened constantly, and it wasn’t just one guy missing his assignment or cheating off his man too much. this was obviously an institutionalized policy, as if everyone assumed ALL dribble penetration MUST end with a contested shot (the rodney stuckey method). unfortunately, the only guard in the league who constantly attempts a contested shot after penetrating and drawing five defenders is a piston. so before we get all uptight about individual defense, we should take a look at our overall philosophy.

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