It started with dantoni and also Morey in Houston when eFG started to be measuredOrlando did surround Howard with shooters, but Howard also did a lot of posting up or back-to-the-basket type scoring that wouldn't work in today's NBA.
I think the face-up/pick and roll heavy offense, pace and space, and volume three-point shooting style started with the D'Antoni Suns.
Don Nelson also played Mikael Pietrus at center. He went a little too wild on thatI think its the "We Believe" Warriors. The trotted out two smallish guards and two 3pt shooting SFs. One big would go atleast move well enough to guard the perimeter and set screens.
What is the Grinnell system?It realistically started with Loyola Marymount teams of the 80s and grew with the Grinnell college basketball team in the Midwest taking matters to a logical extreme in the 90s. Eventually, an understanding of that statistical principle trickled down to other levels and leagues with alpha athletic types.
I still wonder if a team ran the Grinnell system at NBA level what might be possible. Sacramento hired assistant coach for their G league for a stint but there aren’t enough bodies and fitness demands are too high with a 15 man roster.
If NBA allowed 20 man roster, I’m convinced it would be a viable strategy.
What is the Grinnell system?
a d3 Basketball team that had a guy score 132 points and has the ncaa scoring record majority of last seasons… a coach from team was instituted by kings gm as an experiment on their g league teamWhat is the Grinnell system?
Why does everyone hate threes and dunks so much? Guys are well rounded now, even bigs. Especially bigs. Talent is deeper than ever.
When I go back and watch late 80s and 90s basketball where it was all mid range shooting guards and post-up centers, it was really clogged up basketball. It was not basketball in its final form. Then that stretch of late 90s- early 00s basketball led by AI, Kobe, Fat Shaq, Garnett was absolutely putrid.
Guys are starting to shoot mid-range again. And bigs are flashing some post game.
I think bball is great.