EuroLeague Defenses Have Figured Out the Drive-and-Kick. NBA Teams Haven't Noticed.
The best EuroLeague sides are defending the drive-and-kick better than almost anyone in the NBA, and the gap is wider than it looks.
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The best EuroLeague sides are defending the drive-and-kick better than almost anyone in the NBA, and the gap is wider than it looks.
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Italian football spent a decade being written off as a retirement home. The defensive renaissance happening in Serie A right now deserves more than a footnote.
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The constructors' title is decided by how well teams manage their number two driver - and most teams are failing at it badly.
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Teams are building second units that exist to protect stars rather than win games - and it's distorting how we read playoff performance.
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Set pieces now account for a significant share of goals at the top level, yet clubs still treat dead-ball specialists as a luxury hire.
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The constructors' title is decided less by car performance than by whether both drivers are actually pulling in the same direction.
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While NBA front offices keep chasing lead guards who can score 25 a night, EuroLeague rosters are being built around a different idea entirely.
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While the Premier League hoovers up attackers and La Liga exports flair, Serie A has quietly become the finishing school for elite holding midfielders.
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Maximising constructor points sounds obvious. The reality is most teams are still making decisions that hurt their own standings.
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European clubs have quietly built defensive systems that expose a blind spot NBA coaching staffs have been ignoring for years.
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Atlético Madrid bought the best version of De Paul and have spent two seasons trying to remember where they put him.
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Teams are optimising for the constructors' title in ways that actively hurt their drivers - and the sport is quietly rewarding them for it.
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