Yesterday I was watching some Youtube while on my daily treadmill and I clicked on yet another ex-NBA and now-NBA commentator JJ Redick talking with Portland young stud Anfernee Simons about what was the biggest change/s for him coming from high school to the NBA.
Simons was used to shooting any shot he wanted in high school which included a lot of mid-range shots which is a dead art in the NBA these days, and the adjustment he needed to make was to decide what sort of shots does he want which in accordance with the NBA game in 2024, is 3 pointers and lay-ups/dunks.
He mentioned a short framework he used to simplify the game to make this in-game adjustment way easier (watch to the 3:45 to 5:10min mark):
https://youtu.be/MmNInjVVoC4?si=Bn_UfZjVTMqhJtQx&t=227
As stated by Simons, a framework is something that can simplify the game, or a specific scenario in a game. In his case it's receiving the ball off of a screen and instead of keeping all options open which slows down decision making time, he narrows the options down to just 2 - shoot or pass.
I've seen another video featuring Steph Curry coaching a youth team and he was saying you've got .5secs to make a decision once you receive the ball so it's shoot, drive and shoot/pass or pass which matches up with Simons above.
Once the framework is embedded, then you can become more creative off of it and you can start using different options on top of the shoot and pass options, depending on what you're seeing from the defense.
OK, now let's get to footy.
Harry McKay is known more for his goal kicking woes than anything else, which is a bit of a shame as his 2023 stats showed that for a tall forward he was above average for disposals, kicks, inside 50's, shots at goal, goal assists, score involvements, marks inside 50, meters gained and elite in marks, contested marks and marks on a lead.
The bad news is he was below average in goal accuracy (37.7% against a career % of 48.1 - still below average though) and goals (1.4 v 1.9 - above average).
We're all well aware of his goal kicking woes but what stands out to me is a lack of framework he has in deciding what kick he does in what scenario and attending 2 Carlton finals in 2023 in person, I know Blues fans are extremely frustrated by it.
There's plenty going on in his goal kicking routine and even searching Google for an image to use here brought up numerous shots of a bent leg finishing across his body (like the one above but then look at Plugger in his heyday):
I'm going to focus on his decision-making for this framework.
A simple framework for big H would be as simple as...
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