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fifteenth man · 10-26-2004, 01:33 PM

No, the two passer thing is older than talking up Walker as a point forward. They've always talked about wanting two passers on the floor. It didn't always mean having two pgs or a point forward, sometimes it meant just making sure one of your 2 guards was a decent passer. I've been hearing Nellie talk about this aspect of his offense for a long time.

And as far as the point forward not working: Walker didn't work, but having the 3 swing up top to initiate the offense has been around for a long time too. Other teams even use it.

We've used Ced Cebollos, Greg Buckner, and Michael Finley, and even Dirk at that role.

Anyway. I agree with you that Nellie tries to use the strenths of his players.

10-26-2004, 01:33 PM	#45
fifteenth man Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69	RE:ESPN Insider: Chad Ford's take on the Mavs No, the two passer thing is older than talking up Walker as a point forward. They've always talked about wanting two passers on the floor. It didn't always mean having two pgs or a point forward, sometimes it meant just making sure one of your 2 guards was a decent passer. I've been hearing Nellie talk about this aspect of his offense for a long time. And as far as the point forward not working: Walker didn't work, but having the 3 swing up top to initiate the offense has been around for a long time too. Other teams even use it. We've used Ced Cebollos, Greg Buckner, and Michael Finley, and even Dirk at that role. Anyway. I agree with you that Nellie tries to use the strenths of his players.