Apr 20
Small Ball Still Owns the Paint When It Gets Mean Enough
Who owns the paint without a center? This piece ranks the NBA small ball units that hit first, rebound in traffic.
People still talk about the paint like it belongs to the biggest guy on the floor. This piece tears that idea apart. The best small ball units do not survive by floating around the arc and hoping. They win inside by hitting first, rotating faster, and turning every rebound into a fight. From Zion at five to the Warriors, the Heat, and the lineups that changed the league, this is really about who can control chaos when there is no true center coming to save the possession.
