What Makes Jacques Nissen & Leo Gordon So Good!

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Cal Nightingale deserves a shout

[@up-lf7ku]

From what Ive watched he also consistently takes one of the opponents best players on the defensive end!

[@daantollenaar1658]

Gotta stay ahead of the rest so watching this as soon as it is uploaded, keep up the grind!

[@IHACKER316]

4:27 , that's why I LOVE your content . The little veteran tips that us mortals don't know about . Keep up the amazing work

[@kurtegibson]

Glad you’re enjoying!

[@leifhudnut8456]

I think it’s important to note that there are defenses that work against this kind of offense. Leo and Jacques take advantage of the most basic tenet of offense - In a match up where both players are similar in athleticism, the offensive player always has a slight advantage, and that advantage scales with the amount of open space the offensive player can work in. All of Brown’s cutters are very from the disc to give those one-on-one matchups so much room to work. This works exceptionally against teams like Colorado, Pitt, or Cal Poly who share a defensive philosophy of ‘win your matchup’ with athleticism and skill. They consistently leave their defenders on islands as a team ethos, rather than using a more complex scheme of switches and poaches. The majority of college teams are incredibly vulnerable to this two-man game because their defensive schemes are underdeveloped.

[@cchanulti]

really appreciate these breakdowns!!

[@kurtegibson]

Thanks Chris!

[@captainphoenix]

My old ass was hoping out of pure nostalgia this was a Zipperstein throwback.

[@kurtegibson]

😂 if only there was good footage to do the same

[@haoyangyan1102]

Great video! Really appreciate it! Wondering if you are interested to watch some Singapore game? (e.g. mixed division wu24 last year or the upcoming worlds) They do lots of handler dominantors and leading throw like leo did here. 😊

[@kurtegibson]

Glad you enjoyed! Maybe post a link to what you’re referring to and I can take a look

[@scottedwards3605]

Nice job Kurt. Btw. No S in Jacques. It is pronounced Jahk.

[@kurtegibson]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@Mkas_17]

Gotta make a video on Rutledge Smith 😤

[@kurtegibson]

Tell me more

[@Mkas_17]

@@kurtegibsonhe moves the disc so effortlessly and his creativity has definitely made an impact for darkside. Would be cool for you to analyse how he plays compared to the average player

[@integraracer47]

Appreciate the breakdown - one note is that the "s" in Jacques is silent - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques.

[@kurtegibson]

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the tip!

[@jakewaller7760]

Great analysis, but I find it a little disappointing that 2 players can completely dominate in a team sport with 20+ players on each side. But I guess development has to be secondary to results when university rosters change so much each year.

[@tacefairy]

I think it's extra evident here bc if you're trying to win a championship, you gotta go with what's gonna win. Also, defense is hard against elite level players so that def helps make Jacques and Leo feel more dominant imo. Interesting to see how Brown will be next year 👀

[@kurtegibson]

Thanks! I don’t think that’s unique to Ultimate though. You can look at basketball, baseball (i.e. pitchers) that just a few players can have a dramatic impact on a game.

[@jakewaller7760]

@kurtegibson baseball is an interesting example because pitchers are so specialised in a defined role the opposition can't do much about... whereas ultimate defenders should be able to force these guys to at least do things they're less comfortable with