Robert Covington: The Elite Small Ball Big Man

Описание: Robert Covington has become the defensive key to the Houston Rockets' small ball experiment. Along with James Harden & Russell Westbrook, Houston is a legitimate championship contender with their switch-heavy/aggressive help defense, great spacing, and 3-point shooting. What makes Covington an elite help defender? And what is the ceiling for this Rockets team? This video combines film and statistics to try to understand the Houston Rockets' small ball big man better.

Articles & Videos that I found helpful:
Rob Mahoney: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/8/...
Kelly Iko & Seth Partnow: https://theathletic.com/1892163/2020/...
Coach Daniel:    • The Truth About The Rockets Extremely Unde...  
Half-Court Hoops:    • Houston Rockets Small Ball Breakdown | NBA...  

Stats:
https://cleaningtheglass.com/
https://www.basketball-reference.com/
https://stats.nba.com/
https://www.pbpstats.com/
http://nbashotcharts.com/home (Ryan Davis' RAPM - @rd11490)
PIPM is a metric created by @JacobEGoldstein

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Music:
No Lines - Brasko
Stuck in Reverse - Bryant Lowry
Juicer - Bryant Lowry