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[QUOTE="007, post: 4168669, member: 393"]
Yeah, I hear you. But, I can tell you from experience that when teams hard hedge and then double off of those on ball screens (in this case pick and roll with the 5), the guard ends up with a big in his face and an aggressive defender (usually a guard) pressuring the ball and trying to get him to pick up his dribble. So, this has less to do with Frank "flashing" or the guard "recognizing" the double is coming (they know that it is). The issue, IMO, is more about the guard being able to handle the additional double team pressure, keep his dribble, and then be able to create enough space to pass around/over the 5 who is now also in his face.

The second part of this execution is the 5's ability to perfectly time that roll while also having the footwork and body coordination to be in position to catch the pass AND do something with it. So, it's two fold, but it always starts with the guard. Not having Jesse almost guarantees that the 5s will defend as described above.

As for practice...well it's really difficult to simulate that type of real world pressure with a limited roster.
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