Gregg Popovich has a principle that has become an ideal many coaches strive to impart on their players. "His emphasis is 0.5," Myles Turner explained while playing for Popovich on Team USA in 2019. "You have half a second, shoot it, pass it and go." That's the basic concept. Whatever you're going to do, whether it's shooting, passing or driving, make the decision to do it in half of a second. Don't hold the ball. Don't wait. Pressure the defense with quick decision-making.

It's a sound principle for the overwhelming majority of NBA players. It's not one that LeBron James has ever really needed to live by. When you're arguably the greatest player of all time, you're allowed to operate at your own pace. James, in the half court, has tended to play relatively slowly, to pound the roc

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