LeBron James, star of the NBA team Los Angeles Lakers, and Steve Nash, one of the NBA legends, hosted Lakers’ rising name Austin Reaves in the new episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast series.
In the program where the evolution of modern NBA offenses and the new generation game style were discussed, the example of Fenerbahçe Beko given by Nash attracted attention.
Here is the Fenerbahçe reference made by Steve Nash, stating that the set game is no longer played:
“This is exactly where the attacks have come; we no longer play sets, for example, we play the ‘ghost screen’ game. Or we play many other offensive actions. We play quickly through these, make quick decisions and create an advantage from there. Literally half of the league opens the field, so we can go and play a simple transition game. Because defending this is much more difficult than defending ‘Fenerbahçe’s best sets’. If you play those sets, the opponent will change men in every screen and you will still be left with one-on-one attacks. The real game of the game is “It’s interesting how long it took us to get back to the fact that it’s about ‘getting past the defender and creating an advantage.’
