Tony Jones speculated that positional length may have been the deciding factor for Butler.
And it seems (was it per Locke? ... I can't remember) that the Jazz have been especially emphasizing wings who can (at least theoretically) break the paint: Markkanen has been given pretty free reign when part of a 3-big lineup; TNT, NAW as lead backups (rather than Agbaji, Simone).
So rather than being pick-and-roll heavy with one or two lead guard handlers as under Quin, it looks like Hardy wants to involve the wings more and have more equal-opportunity paint-breaking to get the passing going.
But there are many of you who are much better at breaking down schemes than I am. What are you seeing so far?
And it seems (was it per Locke? ... I can't remember) that the Jazz have been especially emphasizing wings who can (at least theoretically) break the paint: Markkanen has been given pretty free reign when part of a 3-big lineup; TNT, NAW as lead backups (rather than Agbaji, Simone).
So rather than being pick-and-roll heavy with one or two lead guard handlers as under Quin, it looks like Hardy wants to involve the wings more and have more equal-opportunity paint-breaking to get the passing going.
But there are many of you who are much better at breaking down schemes than I am. What are you seeing so far?