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I love the nickname Wiggins and Lavine gave each other.

"The Bounce Brothers"

Nice.

Splash Brother - Steph and Klay
Block Brothers - Gobert and Favors
Bounce Brothers - Wiggins and Lavine.


Are there more out there?
 
Hack said:
I love the nickname Wiggins and Lavine gave each other.

"The Bounce Brothers"

Nice.

Splash Brother - Steph and Klay
Block Brothers - Gobert and Favors
Bounce Brothers - Wiggins and Lavine.


Are there more out there?
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The "Assault Brothers"
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Here is a article from one of the most respected in the writing business back when Carmelo and Chandler played together (just took the most relevant pieces from the article):

Can Carmelo Anthony Really Play Power Forward? And Should He?

By: Zach Lowe

The Knicks were wildly successful when Anthony slid to power forward late in the season, when Stoudemire had to sit for a few weeks with a herniated disc in his back. Anthony tortured slower big men by taking the ball to the perimeter, especially on the wing, and blowing by them. The Knicks last season were one of 10 NBA teams that installed high-tech tracking cameras, and STATS LLC, the company behind those cameras, gave me exclusive first access over the summer to several reports on the data they dug up — including one on what happened each time a recorded player drove the ball from an area 20 or more feet from the hoop into within 10 feet of the rim.

The data showed that Melo was the league’s most effective driver, with the Knicks scoring an astronomical number of points per possession on trips when Melo recorded a qualifying drive. Lots of those came against overmatched power forwards, and though the sample size is very small, it might suggest that slotting Anthony at the four would encourage him to drive and discourage him from settling for 20-footers over wing defenders quick enough to stay in front of him.

There is also the notion that playing down low against bigger guys could minimize the impact of Melo’s subpar defense. Considering only lineups that logged at least 15 minutes last season, the Knicks scored 110.6 points per 100 possessions and allowed 104.6 with Melo at power forward — a net plus-six, a margin typical of one of the league’s five or six best teams.

Opponents shot just 11-of-37 last season against Anthony in the post, according to Synergy Sports, suggesting he can hold up fine down there.
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tl;dr

- Carmelo was the most effective driver that year.

- Opponents shot just 11 for 37 against Melo in the post.

- Anthony tortured slower big men by taking the ball to the perimeter, especially on the wing, and blowing by them.

- Knicks had a a net plus-six in points scored minus points allowed, a margin typical of one of the league’s five or six best teams w/ Melo at power forward.

(Obviously a small sample size because he only started playing power forward when Stoudemire got hurt)
 
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