Moving the ball on offense is one of basketball's most basic tenets. It keeps everyone involved and engaged on both ends of the floor and ensures that the defense can't simply focus on a single player.
But more than that, ball movement—particularly of the side-to-side variety—gets a defense moving. Now, swinging the ball for the sake of swinging the ball serves no particular purpose; swinging the ball with the threat of attacking off the dribble is what gets a defense in trouble.
The Miami Heat are one of the best ball-swinging teams in the NBA. It's remarkably impressive considering their personnel, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh significantly more talented than the rest of their teammates. In their first year together, we all saw what happened: The ball stuck in one star's hands at a time, dismantling any sense of continuity or ball-sharing.
By year two, Miami figured out how it could utilize its significant talent advantage without going one-on-one: pass the ball quickly and often. A typical defense—defenses that Miami faces take this to an even greater degree—protects ...
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The Secret Weapon Behind Unlocking Miami Heat’s Potent Offense
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