The Spursian Nature of the NBA-best Utah JazzThe NBA's best record resides in Salt Lake City, not in Los Angeles. What the Jazz are doing on both ends is notable: they're an elite defense and are the league's most consistent shooting team.
What makes them special, though, is how they've become the best extra pass team in the NBA. Watching them play brings back memories of the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs, who dismantled more talented teams with their cohesion, tough defense and ability to create open looks for each other. Whether this Jazz group can capture the same level of success remains to be seen. But they're a joy to watch and are a great reminder that sometimes the best thing to do for a franchise is to have patience, resist external calls to blow things up and bank on gradual improvement to take the next steps. |
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Adam Spinella founded The Box and One primarily as a blog for analytical and in-depth analysis into all matters basketball. Today, it has taken the shape of a blog at the center of all things basketball, including coaching X's and O's, basketball philosophy, statistical analysis and personal opinion on the college and pro games of basketball.
As of June 2017, The Box and One has made the move over to Weebly in an attempt to spruce up material, style and in-depth appeal. Check out our various pages and structures on the website, which include NBA and College Analysis, X's and O's breakdowns, clinic notes and more!
Adam Spinella founded The Box and One primarily as a blog for analytical and in-depth analysis into all matters basketball. Today, it has taken the shape of a blog at the center of all things basketball, including coaching X's and O's, basketball philosophy, statistical analysis and personal opinion on the college and pro games of basketball.
As of June 2017, The Box and One has made the move over to Weebly in an attempt to spruce up material, style and in-depth appeal. Check out our various pages and structures on the website, which include NBA and College Analysis, X's and O's breakdowns, clinic notes and more!
Basketball isn't just a hobby for our staff here at the Box and One; it's a lifestyle. Adam Spinella lives that philosophy each and every day. Spinella has spent the last decade as a college and prep school basketball coach, with stops at Culver Academies (In.), Washington & Jefferson College (Pa) and Dickinson College (Pa).
Spinella has written for various other websites, including Men's Basketball Hoop Scoop and BBALL Breakdown, NBA Math, The Basketball Writers (TBW), and SB Nations's CelticsBlog as an NBA and college basketball analyst. Additionally, Spinella is a frequent contributor to the FastModel Sports network, giving X's and O's breakdowns designed for coaches. You can find and download his material at this location. He was also the co-founder of RDSN, the Dickinson College Sports Broadcasting Network and has coached at the world-renowned Hoop Group camps since 2015.
Follow Adam on Twitter at @Spinella14
Spinella has written for various other websites, including Men's Basketball Hoop Scoop and BBALL Breakdown, NBA Math, The Basketball Writers (TBW), and SB Nations's CelticsBlog as an NBA and college basketball analyst. Additionally, Spinella is a frequent contributor to the FastModel Sports network, giving X's and O's breakdowns designed for coaches. You can find and download his material at this location. He was also the co-founder of RDSN, the Dickinson College Sports Broadcasting Network and has coached at the world-renowned Hoop Group camps since 2015.
Follow Adam on Twitter at @Spinella14
