Small ball is the latest fad in the NBA. It’s an overshift of the five man lineup to three guards, leaving a center and a forward or two forwards. The concept is to surrender height to gain an advantage at ball control, team speed and defense, and load up the perimeter with the best three point shooters of the team.
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Sometimes it does very well, sometimes it does not so well.
But in the limited occasions for the appearance of small ball in the Philadelphia 76ers arsenal in 2015-2016, it was run very well.