Yesterday we talked about Panathinaikos' ball screen situations and today I bring a couple of videos with the same starring, Dimitris Diamantidis.
Diamantidis has been named Euroleague's Best Defender by Euroleague head coaches for the fifth season in a row. FIVE YEARS IN A ROW!
Of course he's not only important on the defensive end, but also in his team's offense. That's why the second video shows him posting up and creating good options for his teammates.
In the first video we watch Diamantidis pressing the PG (he almost forces a turnover - one more second and he would have recovered the ball) and afterwards he goes hard through off ball screens and he switches on the pick and roll to end up defending Siena's post. There's no doubt that he's the best player defending miss-match situations over the last years in European basketball. As we can see, he never lets the attacker to receive inside of the paint (and quite often his player doesn't even get the ball).
Here you have the Euroleague's Best Defender...
And as I said before, he's also important on the offensive end of the court. They run some plays to let Diamantidis play in the low post. If the defenders help, he'll find the pass to give his teammate an easy shot. It's also very important to watch Batiste setting good screens to free the shooter. Another great player, and a very good team work.
Diamantidis has been named Euroleague's Best Defender by Euroleague head coaches for the fifth season in a row. FIVE YEARS IN A ROW!
Of course he's not only important on the defensive end, but also in his team's offense. That's why the second video shows him posting up and creating good options for his teammates.
In the first video we watch Diamantidis pressing the PG (he almost forces a turnover - one more second and he would have recovered the ball) and afterwards he goes hard through off ball screens and he switches on the pick and roll to end up defending Siena's post. There's no doubt that he's the best player defending miss-match situations over the last years in European basketball. As we can see, he never lets the attacker to receive inside of the paint (and quite often his player doesn't even get the ball).
Here you have the Euroleague's Best Defender...
And as I said before, he's also important on the offensive end of the court. They run some plays to let Diamantidis play in the low post. If the defenders help, he'll find the pass to give his teammate an easy shot. It's also very important to watch Batiste setting good screens to free the shooter. Another great player, and a very good team work.
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