Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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The 1998 Finals are remembered for Michael Jordan's last shot in Chicago, but an incredibly important (and forward facing) tactic shaped the series. In this podcast segment, Mike Prada explains how Phil Jackson used the incomparable Scottie Pippen to completely disrupt the Jazz pick-and-roll in the illegal defense era. Mike's upcoming book, "Spaced Out," is about modern NBA tactics and scheduled for a late 2022 release.

Full podcast episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/101-the-evolution-of-pace-and-space-mika-prada/id1428290303?i=1000551434135

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Book: amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175
Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast
Website: backpicks.com
Twitter: @elgee35

Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
pbpstats.com @bballport
basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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