How stealing from the best turned a franchise around
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- A surprising offense has emerged this season, and they've combined the elements of the Golden State Warriors movement offense around Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, with the dribble hand-off action of MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, while borrowing from the Seven Seconds or Less Phoenix Suns under Steve Nash and Mike D'Antoni. This detailed film breakdown & scouting report analyzes the Sacramento Kings new offense under head coach Mike Brown, built around Domantas Sabonis, De'Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter.
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Glad to see Ben making content on the beam team.
BEAAAAMMM TEAAAMMMM
LIGHT. THE. BEAM.
Perfect Kings video by Ben.
It's funny how the gap is just gargantuan between him and the typical big basketball youtuber.
BEAAAAAAAM
@@dusk6159 check out half court hoops hoopvison67
coach Daniel might also be making a comeback
Credit to Mike Brown for taking some of the Golden State's offensive play-balls and implementing it in Sacramento. Beautiful stuff!
haha "play-balls"
Jesus Loves you and wants you to accept him as your Lord and saviour
As a longtime Kings fan, l love that the Kings finally have a real coach since Adelman. Coach. Brown deserves COY award 😤 GO KINGS!!!
The great coaches are thieves. Steve Kerr stole a little bit of each system he played or coached. It's a great way to create an identity.
I am very happy for Mike. He has been a huge part in the warriors success and now he can implement and improve everything as head coach.
That's not Golden state's offense. I don't understand why people keep saying this the Princeton offense or Pete carrill was an assistant with the Kings early 2000's with Rick adelman the kings were the first ones to implement that system. Golden State won championships with it but in a weaker era
4:24
Even, Curry recognized/appreaciated the play.
Applause 👏
The amount of Kings appreciation lately is great to see
As a fan I'm just used to people never watching us then still calling us trash.
Jesus Loves you and wants you to accept him as your Lord and saviour
@@bignoob24 Jesus Loves you and wants you to accept him as your Lord and saviour
@@bignoob24 it's because of the beam, it attracts fans like moth to a fire
@@Comedyvibessorry, I have accepted the beam as my lord and savior
Holy crap. The Kings look EXACTLY like the Dubs in the clips you posted.
Love that little clap from Curry @ 4:28 as he realizes. Probably thinking "how'd I fall for my own trick?"
Always know that Thinking Basketball will deliver a banger. 👏👏
White Kyrie Whats happening
u fell off
@@shh2277 you know you've made it when someone said you fell off
except when he's giving a take on franz
This really shows the difference a coach can make going from guys like Walton/Gentry to Mike Brown (post Warriors).
Hey its the dude who makes god awful predictions!
@@absolutelypro4612 at your service!
The funny thing is all of them are former warriors assistant coaches
Less about the head coaches than the GMs who also ran the show for Ranadive. I still stay critical about the team but Divac did not help construct a good roster especially around Fox. Monte McNair helped get a couple of those key pieces in Domas and Huerter and Mike Brown was HIS own pick for HC.
@@imann2308 wasn't Gentry a defense-oriented coach? Might be misremembering that
And Walton IMO was overrated coz he coached the 73-9 Warriors. He didn't really have to do much coaching then, since Kerr already installed their offense and the players were already familiar with it. They didn't win in spite of Walton, but he really didn't provide much to the table
Red Velvet is one of the coldest nicknames I’ve heard and definitely happy for Malik Monk he was fun to watch on the Lakers
Huge loss for these fixed AD-Lebron Lakers (Russ taking good steps too for now)
When the Kings put Webber and the guys together in the '99 lockout, they had similar passing and an elite offensive style that led to some good years. They ended up a bad call and bad bounce away from a potential championship. Now all these years later, they're looking fun again, and maybe the next few years will surprise, minus the bad luck.
Damn, an actual video about the Sacramento Kings. That's crazy.
I remember Arvydas Sabonis doing some similar things from the elbow with the Blazers. I'm wondering how much he passed down those types of offensive skills to his son versus Domantas taking from current players like Jokic?
Exactly. It's the high post offense. If you look at the Triangle it is also very similar.
Arvydas was a monster sadly he was already a husk in the nba since the Soviet didn’t let him join the league when he was young
@@musclecarenjoyer The soviets robbed the league and the 80-90s of something good sadly
Daddy Sabonis is one of the GOATS mate, best passer and shooter at that position Ive ever seen. Yes, better, way better than Jokic believe It or not
@@javigar133 I was just thinking that I hope watching Domantas play this way makes the old man happy. He was a great, great passer.
It seems like Curry + Jokic really changed the game. 2 GOATs.
Steve Nash, Thompson, Green (even though it's really easy to hate him outside of his basketball IQ, passing and defence) completely changed the game as well.
@@lunacy5510 Green did not, he's just lucky to inherit that role.
Harden more than Curry
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 pfft name a dpoy that is the main facilitator of a championship team
its really hard to find a player like that
@@AC2k14GOD his job isn't hard. He had all time shooters
As a life long Kings fan the best part about this season is that the team is damn entertaining. Even in past seasons I can't remember a single time during the droight where the whole team was actually fun to watch despite being bad aside from maybe the 2018-19 Kings. We still might not make the playoffs but if nothing else its just great to have a team that we want to root for. LIGHT THE BEAM!!! 💜
Lifelong Kings fan and you don't think Jason Williams was fun to watch? Not the best but damn fun to watch.
Was ‘18-19 they year you guys had that ridiculous pace?
@@sirris4330 Ofc he was but I'm just referring to teams during the drought, so 2007-2022
Lakers fan, I had huge fun pre LeBron ad. Wanted to see the young guys form a dynasty when they peak. We were deepest team in league and gave prime GS problems
Sabonis grab and go off the board ability is a big reason why they have this electric pace. Guys are freed up to sprint the floor knowing he can confidently handle. When your best defensive rebounder can push the ball up you have a major advantage.
Also, a big fan of how they combine DHOs, 45 cuts, and exit/flare/back screens into their offense. Some of it is scripted in their sets but a lot of it is impromptu action that defenses aren’t expecting. When you have read & react concepts you flow into naturally and guys are on the same page it’s a clear sign of excellent coaching.
He truly has been a premier big in the league
I passed by some Kings players and personnel at a restaurant last week and impulsively yelled out, "Fire the laser!" They looked at me all confused til one said, "Oh, you mean light the beam?"
I have never felt like such a fraud.
You have to find them again and make this right
BAHAHAHA, I'd love such an opportunity; maybe one of these "International Games" in London...
@charlatantric No, you're not a fraud. You're more "in" than even they are!! 😂😂 I assume you're a DnM listener?
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A big thank you for changing my mind on the Sabonis-Haliburton trade so I don't see it as terrible as I thought when it happened! As a poor german Kings fan I just have to watch the highlights or top 10s and read through the internet for my actual informations. But I'm cool because I witnessed the "Greatest show on court-years" and even the last 17 years have been frustrating I never lost hope to witness other great seasons! GO KINGS! 🙂
For what SAC is trying to do, it’s not the worst thing ever. I would’ve never done it, and I think it puts a cap on your ceiling…but who cares? You guys haven’t had success in so long. It’d bring this fanbase so much joy to just make the playoffs a couple times and have a super fun team to watch year in and year out. And you never know, maybe get lucky in the draft and get that perfect PF next to Sabonis that can help protect the rim.
Like a JJJr type when he was knocking down 3s…or a Jerami Grant that’s a shot blocker. I’ve heard there’s a lot of big PFs in this draft so you never know! Obviously Victor would be perfect haha, but that’d require crazy luck. Maybe Brandon Miller from arkansas? He’s 6”9 averaging 19/9 and a block, shooting amazing from 3 and FT. Someone like that.
Enjoy your team. I’m a DET fan and losing Cade kinda sucked the life out of this season. Possibly for the season too. Just hoping he’s 100% for next year, guys like Ivey, Saddiq, Stew, Duren, etc. develop, and hell maybe this gives us one last chance at a T5 pick. Obviously Victor would be amazing, but I would be really happy with a 3&D wing that’s like 6”7+, can guard other big wings, and eventually be like the #2 or 2B on a really good playoff team. 🤷♂️ gotta find some positive. Franchise guy going down is brutal 😢
@@BOnYTB bro I love your center. That sexy mofo played the best iso defense on Curry every single time lol
Dont tell me the level in the NBA todays isn’t higher and team don’t play defense anymore, the offense is just much more sophisticated and better
No its not and they dont play defense. This is why you aint very smart Sanchez
Sacramento is moving in the right direction, thanks to Mike Brown and what he brought with him from Golden State. You can just see in their play that this is a team on the brink of being one of the stronger playoff contenders. Would not be surprised if they are at least a 5 seed and Mike Brown a strong candidate for Coach of the year.
I’m so happy my team finally getting some love
Been a kings fan all my life. This is the greatest season since the early 2000s…when I was 4
Best CZcams technical Analysis Channel by far 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Playmaking from a Center? Only one man comes to mind 🃏
Thank you for giving the kings some love
All hail the beam team!
But fr, the quality content that this channel produces is next level.
Good stuff. Sabonis obviously has a Jokic like center figure in the family to learn from.
Jok has been Mount Rushmore offensively over the last 3 seasons.
As a GSW fan who has very much enjoyed watching their ball movement style, it is important to understand just how hard it is for others to copy that motion. The biggest barriers to other teams implementing that ball movement are: 1) lacking the talented personnel; 2) sloppy turnovers; and 3) fatigue.
You mostly covered 1) in your video.....most teams just don't have the multiple high quality pieces capable of executing it. For all the love Steph & Klay (& KD) and others get, Draymond is the centerpiece. His vision and ability to distribute are key to taking pressure off the other stars. If you don't have a top notch distributor like that (and most teams don't), getting that quality of ball movement is much harder.
2) Speaking of quality, that beautiful quick ball movement also comes with a LOT of ugly turnovers. The constantly fluid chaotic movement that confounds defenses can also confuse the offense. The Warriors have developed a rhythm with each other over the years, and have faith in each other and their system that the quantity of open looks they generate will outweigh the turnovers. But it doesn't always look that way. Other teams trying to copy them, who maybe aren't built to copy them, often become a bit more gun shy when the Pts off turnovers rack up.
3) That kind of constant ball movement is simply EXHAUSTING. If you're going to do it, you really need to have the personnel with the kind of conditioning to run around that much and still have something in the tank. Running around that much on offense, then sprinting back on defense amd having enough in the legs to make a solid defensive stand, only to then push the pace back up on the transition......is HARD. To do that over and over and over again, on every possession, and still have energy left in Q3 and Q4? That is not easy. And you just can't run players at that kind of pace for 35+ mins a night without fatigue/turnovers/injuries becoming a factor. So while what the Kings are doing is exciting, I am curious to see if they will be able to keep it up over the course of 82 games--with all the road trips and back-to-backs, through pain and fatigue. The Warriors rotate in KD/Poole, limit Steph & Klay to 30-32 MPG, and give the entire starting unit entire games off like once a month or more, so that they still have strong legs in April & May. Will Sacramento's level of play still look like this come February?
Bruh they added KD. Chill lol. Bogus champs
@@Michael-eu4pfbogus champs my ass they 4. And just won last year against the so called best defense in years. You a casual. 6 straight finals with a healthy team. Better than your team by miles. Cry
@@Michael-eu4pf haters gonna hate.... warriors is the best team cant deny that looser
Well said! I tell people all the time they started the small ball/3 point barrage/shooters movement. There are very few men in the league who can move and execute like that and since golden state has always played that way they are usually first to pick up all those types of players.
@@Michael-eu4pf say it without crying.
You know how much knowledge to have, how much data to analyze and how much games to watch in order to make such a video, respect guys, love your work.
Its not the dream team, its not the redeem team, Its the BEAM team
Been wondering how the kings have such a good record and this helps to explain it!
I'm happy that mike brown learned from his mistakes before becoming the kings head coach. He was never known as a head coach with flowing offense, and i'm sure seeing upclose how kerr did things must have been a real eye opener for him.
The last time the Kings were above .500 was in 2004. It sooooooooo good to see them actually playing well and using their stars.
Fantastic stuff as usual!
Low key rooting for this team so hard
The coaching quality is getting scary.
This might be the standard of coaching and strategy needed in another few years. Gone are the days of isos and no spacing, im ready 😈
you gotta talk about bones hyland
Oh my stars a video on Thinking Basketball about the Kings. I literally never thought I would see the day! Let’s gooooo #beamteam
Draymond Green is the Reason Why So Many Small Ball team Thrives.
Only GSW thrives with small ball in the post season, Outside of them the Suns, Lakers, Bucks, Sixers, Celtics or Nuggets, all have 1 or 2 6'10-7ft big men in their line up.
Plus now you have Cavs, Raptors, Kings also having 1 or 2 good big men
@@paquinraino8180 Most of these team are small Ball team FYI
@@juliusperseus8612 is it really small ball when the avg height is like 6'7"
@@juliusperseus8612 The 2020 Lakers with 7ft1 Mcgee or 6´11 Dwight, 6´11 AD, 6´9 Lebron, 6´5 KCP and Caruso is a small ball team? The 2021 Bucks with 7ft Lopez, 6´11 Giannis, 6´9 Bobby Portis, 6´8 Middleton and 6´3 Jrue is a small ball team ? The 2019 Raptors with 7ft Gasol or Ibaka, 6´9 Siakam, 6´7 Kawhi, 6´6 Danny Green and FVV is a small ballteam ? The Celtics with 6´10 Robert Williams, 6´9 AL, 6´9 Tatum, 6´6 Brown and 6´4 Smart is a small ball team ? 🤔
@@Anthonydu01630 Did I EVER talk about the fkin 2020 Lakers ?! I didn't And i don't care.
love the content, my only complaint is that there isn't enough
You gotta give it to Murray, a rookie needing to operate in this complex offense and be able to contribute shows how high BIQ Murray is vs the other rookies.
It's nice to see things come full circle. It was the Sacramento Kings in the late 90' and into 2000 that invented this type of basketball. Divac or Webber off the high post, Peja, Bibby, Doug, Bobby, Hedo reading body movements and cutting back door or through the lane for layups or shots beyond the arch. They weren't calling plays. They had a base set and they ran motion. You hear Steve Kerr in an interview that a lot of GS offence plays is predicated to those Sacramento Kings team.
Give credit where credit is due.
Basketball is just art 🖤
Ur the man Ben I’ve been waiting for a video to drop about my favorite team and this was everything I could’ve asked for and more!
Love your content. One major difference between you and Jimmy Xroller is you’re great use of stats and knowledge of basketball history. If this was a Jimmy video, it would just be suggesting that all of a sudden Great players just learned to pass better but this Channel is very aware of how play styles make players in that coachees realize something works and then start doing it more. Role positions were more rigid in the past and over the last 20 years they realize it’s best not keep players in such rigid roles. If Jokic played 15+ years ago, he wouldn’t be given the point position. A young Arvydas Sabonis (the father not son) had similar taken to Jokic but never given a chance to run point. David Robinson was for one year given a semi point position and he averaged around 5 ast per game that year. But now, point position can be from anyone. In addition, offense now involves so much more passing from all positions which is due in part to some rule changes that encouraged increase offense but also coaches learning over those years and modifying the game as a result. This channel is great at telling it exactly how it is while Jimmy is more click bait type and lack of knowledge on how basketball has evolved over time. As a result of the click bait style, every video is about how X player today is probably the best of all time!
I remember when KG averaged 6 ast his MVP year and 5+ ast for 6 straight years. That’s was surprising back then, now most stars bigs averaging around at least 4-5 easily
Jimmy is trash lol
@@HooodClassicsTV Heliocentric ball. Back then, players had more defined roles so the scorer wasn't usually given the chance to also get a lot of assist. Now, top players are given both a chance to score or get the assist.
Rooting for this team this year, they're awesome!
Jokic is what Arvydas Sabonis would have been it Sabonis came to the NBA earlier and was given a chance to play point. Back then roles were rigid so PF and centers weren’t given a chance to play point even if given the chance. Sabonis was just as good as passing and just as smart with the ball and just as good as scoring. Jokic has the edge on dribbling but that might be because Sabonis didn’t have to perfect his dribbling in an era where post play was the main play.
LIGHT THE BEAM!
I've been waiting 20 years to enjoy the Kings again! Fox's finishing in the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter has been amazing!
Great break down and actually showing understanding of basketball offensively and not just reading stats like 99% of NBA CZcamsrs.
So proud of Mike Brown. He was huge for the warriors success and now he can implement everything he learn as a head coach. Hope he can change the Kings as Mark Jackson change the warriors (including a championship).
I’m trying to catch up with NBA teams and players and I’m learning a lot of technical stuff with your videos. One of the best basketball channels here on YT. Thanks for the content
I hope Harrison Barnes remembers some of the plays... Damn, they are playing like the Warriors... But one key reason Brown can make this happen is because he has the right players this time.
i had to rewind the nash highlight in the middle there because it was just too damn good
Happy to see Ben giving Sabonis the beam. Sabonis playing so well:)
Motion offense is very effective and hard to defend all game as all players are constantly moving.
Houston needs to take note
@@theretrosavage Houston needs to play through Sengun. He could be a point center like jokic/sabonis in this video
@@supwititproductionz3738 yeah I could see that
Light the beam! 🤣
9:00 THAT'S BRILLIANT! This type of detail is amazing
This kind of crazy in depth analysis that I'd never even pick up on just watching Kings games is why I'm subbed to this channel, and so envious of your eye for catching this stuff. Thanks for breaking it down and showing it to the rest of us basketball enthusiasts.
1. I love Keegan Murray
2. I really want the Kings to make the playoffs
3. 2006 WAS 17 YEARS AGO? Oh good lord...
Glad to see such interesting basketball at Sacramento, they had a good team on pater, now It looks for real
Love the diversity of teams covered. The Kings are one of the 2 teams I've never watched a full game from.
in your life or this season?
@@cookiefp I meant my whole life, but after reflecting on it I realized I've watched a full Kings game before this video (vs the TWolves in 04). As well as the other team I had in mind (Hornets, vs the Spurs in 94). I haven't watched any defunct teams' full games though.
@@benjaminan1183 wow
This was really insightful, I always had a feeling that the kings had potential, with how hot they'd get towards the end of the season. They just needed to start getting off to good starts...and that along with the addition of coach Mike Brown, Sabonis and co, have made this very possible.🔥🙌🏾
And that's what a great coach does. Something Denver desperately needs
I will cry if Denver can't make the most of Joks prime
You don't think that Mike Malone is a great coach??
@@xkrnxplaya he is a horrible coach who was lucky enough to have Jokic on his team to make him look good
If he’s so bad, nikola porzingis, then why is he coaching the all star team 😮
@@congeee he is coaching the all star team because Denver is 1st in the west and they are first because they an incredible team and JOKIC.. not because of Malone. We lost like 5-6 games directly because of him
Another amazing basketball analysis. You should do more CZcams #short video. It's a great gateway to discover your videos.
Really sad to see how many clips are against my Cavs... That was a rough game for us
Kings are on the right track. They are brand new to these concepts and it's already paying dividends. When they begin doing this second nature....sheeesh.
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Hey Ben! I hope you are well. Great video, glad to see the kings getting some love.
Are you working on the top 10 players of 2022? When should I expect a release?
Just watched this video again for the third time since launch. Absolutely work of art when dissecting this offense. You should be really proud of your work, Ben!
Awesome, thanks for the insight & breakdown Ben. You really know your stuff man!
Never thought of it like that. I always learn something when I watch this channel
9:08 That is incredible recognition by Fox in real time and by you to see that as well but man this is why i love this page. These kinds of things are so easy to miss when watching live games but its those little things like Martin crashing the glass and letting Fox get in front that leads to easy 2s or even 3s sometimes. This is why i love basketball.
Congrats @Thinking Basketball, the NBA recognized your work.
LOVE THIS CONTENT KEEP IT UP
Man!! You can't know how much I love your work 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🙏🙏
This video was amazing wow, great content as always
In the same year the Mariners and the Phillies snapped their playoff droughts, the kings and jets have a chance to do the same. It’s been a beautiful year of change in sports
Great video Ben
Excellent video, great breakdown as well. Who made that beat to the 2nd half of the video? It's 🔥🔥
Loved this breakdown, thank you!
This isn't new offense. It's just being used more. It all started as the high post offense. The Rockets of the 80's, Pacers of the 90's and a few other teams have used the point center.
Your videos are masterpieces, best basketball content on CZcams by far!
fantastic video thanks!
I think people forget how many coaches Sacramento went through after Rick Adelman left, sometimes 3 in a year. Mike Brown's new strategies and stability is helping so much.
Thank you for this quality content!!!
The irony of this is that the Kings started these types of offenses with Webber, Divac, Peja, and Bibby in the early 2000. Rick Adelman was ahead of his time, allowing the bigs to operate in the high post and dishing out to open players through screens. Webber and Divac also had the freedom to grab a rebound and run the offense in the open court.
Kings took Mike Brown from the Warriors and Jordi Fernandez from the Nuggets. Offensive influence from both with this roster has been excellent. And Mike Brown has really implemented some things that make the Kings able to play defense at an average level. Astonishing
Well observed
Great job as usual!
Great video great breakdown I never knew why they was #1 in offense now I see why 🔥
Been waiting for this one 💜
Thanks for the vid
I'm sad you don't have the sound for the intro Jokic assist, because that is one of the hardest catches I've ever heard. Guy's hand had to be numb during the layup.
Hey Ben,
great content as always!
However, I m still hopeful we get a late top 10 players in 2022 video. Any chance...?
the beam in the play-in is gonna hit like the crack in the 80s
Was this even a surprise since Mike Brown comes from the Warriors, those plays are a staple of the Warriors offense and being the assistant coach Mike is very familiar with the nuances of those plays, it just takes a dedicated group of players to implement the Warriors style of play, yes the players on the Kings roster may not have the same acumen or skills as the best players on the Warriors, but hard work and dedication can at times overcome those deficits, focus and the determination to play that style of ball is I think makes the Kings really good this season since you need your players to buy into what Mike wants for the team.
Mike Brown didn't steal this from the Warriors, he brought this to the Warriors. Mike Brown tried to do this with the Lakers before he went to GS. The Lakers went 0-8 in the preseason and started 0-5 because Kobe didn't want to play off of the ball and choked up the offense. The Lakers let Brown go after that. I love Kobe, but we could have seen this in LA 8 years ago. The real title should be: "How Stealing The Princeton Offense Tuned 2 Franchise's Around."
The Webber bibby peja kings ran the Princeton with Adelman too
@@iillestrs2153 They had some of it, but Brown tried to go full on with it and Kobe just wasn't having it. Then the Warriors went full into it. What I find funny is that nobody gives any credit to the Princeton offense and it's creators at all. There is all this talk about "the modern NBA" and everyone trying to shoot 3's like the Warriors. Nobody else has Steph and Klay (the best and second best to ever shoot the 3) but nobody wants to try and copy the thing that they can copy....The Princeton offense.
beautiful video about beautiful and clever team! This why having great coach is critical.
Sabonis changed everything for the KIngs. absolutely everything
Supreme content, as always. Nice scouting report on the Kings and makes me nervous that my Nuggets have a back-to-back against these guys beginning tonight.
sacramento kings have been without a doubt the most fun team to watch this season. the beautiful offense, the great chemistry between players and just the overall joy in watching the city rally behind a team that's been a directionless bottom-dweller for so long.
hoping to see many more beams lit in the coming months and hopefully even some in the playoffs 🙏
Alternative title:
The kings borrowing things