Why is Jimmy Butler so good in the playoffs?

[@dillonsiv]

Butler is such a crafty player, he has such a 90s playstyle. Physical in the paint, reliant on footwork, tenacious defender, takes enough 3s to keep the defence guessing but mainly opts for easy mid ranges and a master at drawing fouls

[@michaelrobinson8629]

Even tho we had Lebron my top Miami heat players are 1.Wade 2.Butler 3. Lebron

[@shadowpapito]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@onyxblack1167]

​@@michaelrobinson8629 i think he'll surpass LeBron in the best Miami player specially if they win the championship.

[@The1ndependent]

Like father like son

[@papadoc331]

​​@@michaelrobinson8629 k bro

[@TheLoxely]

Genius putting this out right now after Miami win Game 2 in Boston. Jimmy Buckets & his team have been crazy clutch, what a run they're going on

[@caleb.cannon]

Ik they’ve been great one of the best 8 seed runs of all time! I feel bad that the run is gonna end on the 29th but they really put up a good fight

[@beckettschuchts4275]

@@caleb.cannon cope seethe mald. celtics are flailing and gagging.

[@Quanbe77]

Don’t dream heat in 4 or 5 no way the Celtic come back and take two games in Miami

[@Cryptech1010]

This video bout to blow up

[@beckettschuchts4275]

@@suyo297 sweeeeeeeeeeep

[@Sleepingow]

Immediately releasing after going up 2-0 is wild

[@sam56094]

Insane lol

[@derrickj127]

🤯

[@marcusplenty1153]

Only thing wilder is jimmy actually willing this team to be up 2-0 on the celtics

[@blacknapalm]

timing of video = genius lol

[@tayluc777]

Perfect

[@maartenvz]

This man is simply on another level iq wise. He has more career steals than turnovers (so does kawhi) and just makes a lot of good decisions. The jump stops, fakes and pivots are what kept Jordan elite when he got older and less athletic, its only poetic his son has already mastered these skills going into the fall of his career.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

meh

[@lovedavantlamour301]

when are you guys going to stop accusing michael jordan of being the world's worst deadbeat father ?

[@jorgeenchilada]

There's just no defense in the nba lol, seemingly less in the postseason. Bro opens the video with 4 plays where the celtics defender just STOPPED defending butler lmao

[@enterpassword3313]

​@@lovedavantlamour301 its a joke, lighten up :)

[@Katsos44]

@@jorgeenchiladayou didn’t actually watch the video did you? Ben explains each of these moments and why they happened

[@creepofreek4853]

I’m so happy for Jimmy Butler. He was not a high Draft pick. He went to the Bulls and developed into one of the best defensive players I. The league. Then the Bulls made the mistake of trading him. Since then he has won on every team he’s been on. And now he’s playing the best basketball of his life. I hope he wins a championship- no one deserves it more.

[@ThemMetroKids1]

Nah cuz DAME deserve it way more then butler 😂 Spo is the reason for majority of heat success and when you have 10 role players that's all undrafted they're playing each and every game like it's there last because they finally got a chance to show they should be in the nba and with butler being a selfless player it just benefits them that much more

[@skeratix11]

@@ThemMetroKids1 them role players can be starters on any team

[@Frankincensedjb123]

He's 33 with not a single ring. Man of the moment is all. Taking advantage of some weird Celtics meltdown. Not what he's doing but what the Celts aren't doing. Not a fan of either team, just a levelheaded fan detached from Jimmy's lap.

[@matrinezkevin11492]

​@Frankincensed level-headed? More like underselling fan. Miami capitalizing on Boston's shortcomings and lethargic play is as much their highlight as it is Boston's reel of shame. I'm tired of NBA fans always taking away from the team that rightfully won making the most of what's in front of them by passing the buck and saying "they didn't win, the other team just lost" its only superstars that are saved from that treatment and I'm glad it's probably going to be 2 play making smart teams in the finals in Miami and Denver instead of the usual LeBron sack riding show that it is in the finals. Finally some decent basketball.

[@MoweJo468]

@@Frankincensedjb123man of the moment? he’s done this 3 of the last 4 years? it’s laughable how jimmy has gone off every year in the playoffs since going to minnesota and people just keep writing it off as a 1 year fluke

[@lazzz122]

Butler is the perfect example that great fundamentals is all you need to be effective.

[@adriandaliva1341]

and Coach Spoelstra is reminding the entire league again why he's a top 3 coach, how the heck do you make the conference finals with like 6-7 undrafted players with this much parity in your conference lmfao

[@HorizonOfHope]

Yep. Fundamentals and having the dawg in you.

[@berryesseen]

No he is not a good player. He only shows up at the biggest moments of the biggest matches. No more than that.

[@MrGrant741]

@@berryesseen seems logical

[@RVukovi]

@@berryesseenBro do you hear yourself? He rises to the level of his competition and has the skill and drive to perform at the highest level when it matters the most and that makes him…. bad?

[@rimouks]

I've always been sad about D Rose's career but following Butler from Chicago has been amazing

[@nonhan1801]

Bulls have had a lot of great talent leave and peak elsewhere in the last decade.

[@m7atthew]

all us bulls fans loving the ecf right now

[@insanepolygon]

@@nonhan1801 Bulls didn't think he was worth a max contract. Oops.

[@TheUltimateRage]

As a Bulls homer, it's extremely bittersweet. I'm rooting for Jimmy, but I can't help but think that this could be US right now if weak ass GarPax didn't trade him.......

[@victor_wet_bananas]

@@TheUltimateRage frr 💀

[@GunninRebel55]

No coach has ever deployed Butler the way Spo has too. Spo, Buckets, & Heat culture were meant for each other.

[@samarthbhatnagar347]

He has never been this good early in his career. He came into his own in Miami.

[@jameswong7061]

thom did, but chicago gve up on drose, thom, jimmy

[@jameswong7061]

@@samarthbhatnagar347 he did, back in chi, when drose injured, &few yrs after that untill they get rip off thom & JB. but chi was lack of good player.

[@xgt412]

Was going to comment this but yeah it’s insane how spo has developed his game even further

[@dontme5670]

The mastermind behind this heat is pat riley

[@arjunsinhharer4448]

Jimmy started as a defensive specialist in the league. He understands defensive patterns very well and exploits it with an efficient offense. On top of that he has that killer mentality that brings an increased intensity to his game

[@TylerMiller04]

As a sixers fan, letting Butler go was maybe one of our biggest mistakes in the last 5 years. We don't deserve him though. Us sixers fans are all Jimmy fans at heart

[@jaytierney]

Yeah, ouch. "Tobias Harris over me??!!"

[@PoochieCollins]

TMK, JB chose to leave predominantly over the feeling that certain upper brass was trying to control him. I didn't closely follow the JB in Philly situation, so I'll say while it's possible he contributed to organizational discord, it's also my impression that 76ers upper brass isn't particularly competent. Hell, the decision to hire Doc Rivers as HC on its own is pretty unintelligent.

[@johngotti4286]

@@jaytierney stop it they wanted both you’re not a real Sixers fan if you don’t know all the info.

[@jaytierney]

I'm literally just quoting Jimmy Butler here. Philly never offered him a deal.

[@johngotti4286]

@@jaytierney the gm traded for Harris and butler and said he wanted to sign both long term his dumbass just didn’t fire the coach soon enough.

[@duyanhpro10]

Watching Jimmy is like watching Tim Duncan as a guard. Not one move is wasted. Every moves are calculated and precise.

[@Chessbox09]

Great example.

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

I hated Duncan when he played, but only because i was young + didn't know enough about bball

[@陳信閔-e4g]

That’s how I thought

[@fringe_minority]

I see a mix of Demar and Kawhi.

[@TheBennyZone]

I see a little Kobe especially with footwork and shot fakes.

[@donaldpriola1807]

I think part of it is how the playoffs slow down a bit. Jimmy's a gritty midrange player, who can create his own shot. When the games slow down, it suits his style. He's also incredibly well conditioned. When other guys fade, he continues on, or even gets stronger. He's also a very good defensive player; you can't matchup hunt him. Also, as Grant Williams discovered, you don't piss him off, because he's one of the best competitors in the league.

[@solitude7566]

The video did a good job of breaking down his game but I think this post does a better job of actually answering the question of why he upgrades in the playoffs. Like most stars his minutes and shots go up and his conditioning allows him to keep his play at a high level. He also has the clutch gene, he rises to the occasion where others shrink. He isn't afraid of the spotlight, he lives for it.

[@marioguti9887]

@Solitude Very good point about his clutch gene...us Bulls fans saw it right away, but especially in his second season in Chicago, he had a number of game winning shots even when we still had pre-injury Derrick Rose. Unfortunately the Bulls franchise is a joke and traded away a legit baller whom they should have kept and built around :(

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@marioguti9887 Whatever Jimmy achieves credit will at least always go to the bulls. While 76ers and Twolves will forever be laughed at

[@Hyndergogen9]

... this is an incredibly succinct and insightful description of how Butler gets better, well done

[@brrruhdon__718]

they don’t know me son

[@jesseashton1269]

Man if you're a bucks fan watching the heat do this to another top seed must be so therapeutic lol

[@emmielcarek9480]

I haven’t been this happy in a long time! thanks boston for sucking it’s good for my mental health

[@nonhan1801]

Validates Miami and takes pressure off the Bucks for choking. Maybe Miami is just that damn good.

[@whyroader]

​@@nonhan1801 what does this mean for the knicks then, they beat the heat in starter minutes

[@jesseashton1269]

​@@nonhan1801Exactly

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@nonhan1801yeah Jimmy Butler is the best player in the east he exposed Giannis Tatum and Brown but Giannis been a fraud on the court run and dunk man

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

The explanation is actually much more simple: Jimmy pretty much uses the regular season as an extended training camp. In the regular season, there are games where he refuses to shoot just works on setting up teammates and downloading data. Hes not even "cruising" per say but more "workin on stuff" but also a little bit of cruising lol Hes the embodiment of Load Management done right

[@chrishill2533]

Exactly. This is the correct answer. Video did not answer its own question.

[@vladdraketepes]

Exactly!! Remember danny green back in his spurs days... They're freakin monsters in the playoffs and made the regular season as an extended training camp 😂 now that's low-key and smart load management

[@yapha3284]

Period

[@yckim17]

He has a mix of D-Wade's off the ball cuts to the baskets and floaters in the lane to Jordan's mid range. A joy to watch!

[@jaobille79]

Dwade's 06 midrange game

[@Space_Ache]

Jimmy Butler has quickly become my favorite player since Kobe. He plays with zero fear. Zero hesitation. This man has literally gone Super Saiyan in the playoffs and it is some of the most fun I have had watching the NBA since the early 2000s.

[@VicDamoneJr82]

Kobe took bad shots Jimmy doesn’t

[@counterstrike89]

Well yeah, because he's Jordans son, what would you expect?

[@masterroshi1015]

He's also Jim Wick, Bball Buckets

[@lazarsimovic4089]

@@VicDamoneJr82 he also made those bad shots and tough shots bcz he was better shooter than jimmy

[@oxfordbambooshootify]

Jimmy being Michael Jordan's son sounds like a pretty darn good explanation to me

[@MrBmick79]

case closed

[@MrGrant741]

fr it just makes too much sense

[@geraldorivera8056]

If you cover jimmys beard and hair with your hands, the resemblance is evident.

[@thisaintart]

Yeah it’s scary

[@venox3811]

Jimmy Jordan!

[@happymadison9832]

He's not unique. He's that guy. A TRUE closer, the go-to-guy, a franchise player, THE man for the Heat. He is what Jordan and Kobe were to their teams especially during playoffs. He is an ALL-TIME GREAT.

[@trominator]

thats bc hes jordans son

[@jer8279]

He's HIMmy

[@no1wasgeorgiebest]

Put Kobe in the fucking bin. Nowhere near close to those two.

[@Ayyshaddy]

HIMMMYYYYY

[@jer8279]

@@trominator number 22 for a reason

[@zenzubbaa]

this just makes me realize how good of a duo jimmy and joker would be. jimmy is an insane off ball offensive threat, with his cutting and sealing under the hoop, and a threat from midrange along with three. and jimmy is so versatile on defensive he could fill so many gaps on a offense heavy jokic team. i know it’s unlikely to ever see them on the same team, and both their teams are already finals contenders, but it’s interesting to see two dominant playoff performances in two very different ways by two very different players. both of them just have insane basketball iq. JOKERxJIMMY?

[@Jay-pd9kc]

Looking like it will be a showdown for the championship

[@wasquash]

this would be insanely overpowered

[@ladscrimpton8590]

And that's just the technical/skill side of his impact. He also embodies "heat culture" by working hard and holding his teammates accountable. There is nothing more deadly than a dude with physical gifts and skills, a high IQ, and an insane monster work ethic. Leaving the Sixers (and the T Wolves) was the best decision he ever made, tbh. Now he and the Heat are going on another playoff run... I really hope he gets a ring outta this one.

[@panner11]

The 3pt shooting improvement in the playoffs really is an enigma. Not only does he increase in percentage but also increases volume but a lot. Theoretically, that should decrease the shot quality, but somehow he increases his percentages anyway. It's inexplicable.

[@lymphomasurvive]

There's a difference between playing Detroit at the tail end of a back to back and being completely locked in during the playoffs against a good team with rest between games.

[@highbrixgardens9491]

Enigma is the perfect word choice 👌

[@TheBronzeBomber38]

Michael Jeffery Jordan’s son.

[@PointPress]

I'm convinced Jimmy was thinking of nothing this year except the 3pt miss last year against the Celtics. I imagine him in the gym at 4AM working on it for an hour a day. He is definitely better at it this year.

[@loonaya]

I'm in Europe, so I'm not able to watch the games but think that during the season he shoots less threes, and when he shoots, many of those are last second very hard shot threes which lower his percentage. He had seasons with the Bulls where he shot above 35% on more than 3 shots per game. I think that he is not a bad three point shooter at all. Average at least, maybe even pretty good , I just think that he does what he is best at and most comfortable to get in the zone with.

[@dalledarrel7259]

Him and Spo's coaching are a perfect combination too. His really good defense reading is mixed with great tactical nous from Spoelstra is basically the recipe for a great playoffs team

[@ipvxyz]

This isn’t mentioned enough in this comment section

[@abdulrahmanalenezi8879]

Didn’t they fight last year or something?

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@abdulrahmanalenezi8879 Just Healthy Intensity for a team that wants it all Spo and Jimmy is a combination so good I think we haven't seen anything like it since Kerr/Curry maybe

[@christian6455]

​@@BLACKSTA361 lol at Kerr and Curry

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@christian6455 you dot think kerr and curry were a good combination. i think kerrs expertise helped curry greatly

[@hyedefinition1080]

I remember turning my car radio on in 2011 and listening to the sports update that Butler was drafted at 30. The league projected that he would be a solid bench player. He worked on his game every year. Came in as a defensive stopper, worked hard to improve his offense and he was hitting clutch shots and alley-oops that caught people's attention, became an All-Star, a Superstar, and now on verge of becoming a Megastar. He was never a bad teammate, he just knows hard work and when others aren't working hard. Too bad the Bulls, Timberwolves, & 76ers couldn't see that through. Proud of this man. He's the embodiment of hard work over talent. No one in 2011 would've predicted the career Jimmy has had so far.

[@peterpan3022]

the fuck even is a megastar? why do you ppl always have to exaggerate? even calling him a superstar is a stretch but to invent a new category above that? just why. give him his probs, he damn well deserves it at this point. but dont exaggerate all the time

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

You name 3 former teams that haven't been this far! Anyone who takes the 3rd stringers and beats on the starters while just facilitating is SPECIAL. Congrats 76ers, you decided _Tobias Harris_ was more *valuable*

[@khal7702]

I remember seeing him coming for breakfast with his trainer, his rookie year, great person

[@hyedefinition1080]

@@DSPHistoricalSociety and my Bulls choosing Fred Hoiberg's 'coaching' over JB; stopped paying attention to that team since they let Jimmy go. The T'Wolves choosing to let KAT be a baby gamer is on the list too, in practice he beat their starters with the bench team 😅

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

@@hyedefinition1080 he beat the starters with the 3rd stringers- while primarily being a facilitator

[@Jerseymad93]

Something I noticed in those examples with those assists to Caleb, Caleb is ready to receive the ball. His teammates generally always look like they’ll know he’ll pass. That’s a small thing but it makes a big difference with developing a shooting rhythm

[@Sixsoul]

Having the greatest player of all time hands down as your father certainly doesn't hurt! When Jimmy's on, it's eerie how similar he plays like MJ. When he torched the Bucks for 50 in the 1st round there were a few moments I spaced out (was high af) and thought I actually was watching Jordan somehow. He's got those genes 100%

[@picojohnson1]

I would love a breakdown of these "switch everything" defenses in the clutch time. I've seen team after team go for this and just give up undesirable match ups to star players on the other side and get torched.

[@sharifbrown3567]

What I really don't get is why when a Team needs a 3 in clutch time is there any defenders in the paint. Literally just run a 5 out defense so no one can get a shot off and you're good. Double the Playmaker and see if you can face guard anyone near the 3 Point line

[@bryant5786]

@@sharifbrown3567nah that would be too overpowered

[@ApEsXiT]

ben talks about them all the time.

[@AYouTubeUser1]

@@sharifbrown3567 depending upon time, giving up a free 2 on a pick and roll could backfire drastically. After the score, you have to get the ball in through a full court press, and hit both free throws. Splitting the free throws would only give you a 2 point lead. It’s better to not allow a bucket unless it’s 5 seconds or less.

[@FallUpSlowly]

Grant Williams has entered the chat

[@bencarlson4300]

His main strength from what little I’ve watched is his defensive effort. Not only can he make crazy reads and get 6 steals in game 1, but he’s able to recover quickly to shooters and is always looking for rebounds. Boston looked lethargic in comparison to the effort Butler and this Heat team have demonstrated in the first 2 games.

[@michaels6951]

He's a blast from the past. Guarding the best player on defense and dropping 30 on the opponent's head. Jordan level stuff

[@Keys_OW]

by the looks of it the heat seem to have the best conditioning in the league

[@Chessbox09]

He's the quintessential swiss army knife.

[@t4d0W]

I think that is what is often overlooked in an NBA players' trait called 'motor'. How quick they are to get back into the play or into a sequence. Watch 5:59 where Ben talks about Jimmy missing his mid range jumper and immediately track the miss to put the ball back in. Not many players can do that not necessarily because they don't track the ball well but they aren't relentless enough to go after the miss.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

"After watching him closely..Jimmy Butler is quietly a basketball genius". Huh, I too just realized that as I've been watching him in these playoffs. He does all the little things so perfect. He's not THAT tall, he seems to have a short wing span, he's not very quick, he's not a great shooter. But he's strong, he has a lot of little tricks, he's super smart and seems to be able to read the floor on O & D perfectly, he's great around the basket, he positions his body very well when taking shots to shield from a block, and he's clutch. I've never seen a player do this much with what would appear on the surface to be very little. Bravo Jimmy Freaking Butler.

[@cooperhayes1194]

yeah strong is an understatement. he never ceases to amaze me with how physically imposing he can be on the court

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@cooperhayes1194 Yes, strong isn't enough. He's strong but in control strong. He might be the player that has best maximized his physical & basketball skills. Certainly the best at maximizing it in his generation.

[@niharmamidipudi1029]

Jimmy butler entered the league as a defensive specialist and over the years he developed his offense off reading his opponents defenses like you said in the video

[@rrrenaisssance]

The Sharingan reference caught me so off guard I almost cried man. Good analysis and production value as always. Keep it up

[@juju-vl7oj]

I've never seen anything like Jimmy Butler. He has been in the league 12 years and before the playoffs started I don't think anyone was arguing he deserved consideration for top 75 all time, never has he been called top 5 in the league or was an All-NBA 1st Teamer. Except 3 of these last 4 years in the playoffs he turns into a top 3-5 player who in moments litterally looks like Michael Jordan out there. Makes me start thinking about all time small forwards like Dantley, English, Worthy, King, Dominique, Mullin , Hill, Pierce ,Carmelo, George, Kawhi etc is it crazy to say in hindsight of Jimmy's career so far with how well rounded he is and a being a leader he could rank over all of these guys by the time he retires?

[@trustmepalimthatguy3052]

He's looking like a combination of both Kobe and MJ in the fourth. That's scary... to say the least!

[@HorizonOfHope]

Nah, it's not crazy. Kawhi is the only one 100% ahead of him at the moment. Dominique and Pierce are good comparisons, too, because each of them spent their careers as easily the best players on their teams, and close to the best in their positions, but were overshadowed by some generational talent so much better that it took all focus off them. Kawhi's injuries unfortunately cut his prime (very) short and so while we know Jimmy probably won't supplant him peak for peak, he has enough ahead of him to draw level in terms of career achievements. Shame we never saw more head-to-heads between the two of them. 76ers versus Raptors was insane. They left it all on the court.

[@TheNamesDitto]

I was calling him better than PG and Klay in 2015. I got massively shat on but here we are, and we are witnessing Himmy G Buckets

[@TeguhNugrahaPratama]

If he win a ring as the best player, then for sure he can surpass few of those guys.

[@juju-vl7oj]

@@TeguhNugrahaPratama I think as NBA fans we get too attached to counting rings as validation for greatness, I think Worthy, Pierce and Kawhi are the only ones with rings I mentioned and the others never had playoff runs like Jimmy 3 of the last 4 years. And if Jimmy was in the same position as Worthy with Magic and Kareem, Pierce in 08 with KG and Allen or Kawhi in 2014 with Duncan, Parker, Ginobili do we think he wouldn't have won? Kawhi 2019 Raptors run is the only more impressive run on paper but was Kawhi in 2019 playing better in the 1st 3rounds compared to Jimmy so far this year? Then KD and Klay got hurt in the Finals so I'm not sure we should rank so strictly based on the fortune of being in better circumstances . Jimmy is doing this without the best circumstances.

[@bsn0730]

"Butler reads his soul" is masterful analysis lol What a line!

[@danielalicea5960]

Jimmy’s play style fits playoff basketball so well

[@SapphicTwist]

Butler is quietly becoming the best playoff player we have ever seen. Teams that have moved on from him never got to the playoffs, so they didn't know. But at this point, when the lights are brightest, he just seems to be 2-steps ahead of everybody else on the court. Just amazing to watch.

[@TheRulersBack18]

only took a 50+ pt game, a 40+pt closeout, and going up 2-0 as the road team to get this video! good job! if steph had scored 56 vs the 1 seed, we would've gotten a video the next day LOL

[@SneakerheadAD]

Jimmy Buckets got similar traits with MJ and Kobe as far as competition and willingness to win at all costs. Same mindset and same goal. That man cannot be stopped, he’s a dawg just like those 2 guys that I mentioned!

[@marcusmcneal7453]

He really does. I tell people that of you’re too young to have seen Jordan play, then Playoff Jimmy is the closest modern thing to regular season Jordan. And Playoff Jordan was like Playoff Jimmy on steroids.

[@kingonipaayt3045]

6:26 as a Heat fan that has been blessed to watch several Jimmy Butler masterclasses over the past few years, this is easily one of his best plays yet. The read for the pass is insane and the athleticism to sprint to the lane and snatch it before it reaches Tatum is just remarkable. He’s joked about his potential as an NFL player before but when these kind of plays happen, it almost doesn’t seem like a joke anymore.

[@BonzerMrT]

Jimmy is a world class athlete

[@jameswong7061]

if u really his true fans, u can see alot of these stuffs in chi's time, consider he's 1 of the best def in the league with his size, the only 1 par or slightly better then him might be kawhi leonard due to his longer arm & bigger palm i guess. but anyhow, both are the best in both ends at that time.

[@cooperhayes1194]

seriously. and if you've watched him for at least a decent amount, you'd know the guy can catch. as in _really catch_ the ball, even when he's in traffic

[@GianniEndo]

Fundamentals aside, the reason why this man is so great is because he wills it. You can see by the way he plays, that he’s dripping confidence.

[@sirhetmanpirate]

I love watching Jimmy. He plays so much slower and with such control over his body. Amazing footwork and balance, and as Ben's highlighted, just amazing basketball IQ.

[@markcarloestabillo5461]

Been a long time bulls fan and watched Jimmy's progress since he's been drafted. I learned then that his personal life was like one of those movies and it also showed the way he worked his whole career. Many projected him as a role player for his ceiling and a sub for Luol but boy his hard work really was a breakthrough. I was shocked when he started showing his offensive ability in 2014. Knowing that he has already been a great defender I can't believe a two way player in the bulls since MJ had been born. And like everyone knows what happened with his bulls career I was one of those disappointed with the FO. They didn't bet on Jimmy and let him go. It's just bittersweet as a bulls fan that with each of Jimmy's success it reminded me of the crap bulls FO. But will always be rooting for Jimmy and I believe he deserves a ring.

[@user-wi3lg1rz8f]

jimmy with markannan

[@robinshaul4069]

I love the bulls so much,plz wish our team Miami heat,great luck for Jimmy and he can get his ring ❤❤

[@robinshaul4069]

Derrick rose ❤❤

[@officialtbhoops]

Pains me as a Sixers fan. Jimmy has always been exactly who we needed next to Joel and our management screwed up and lost him. Still love Jimmy but shit I don’t think we’ll ever recover.

[@maxmeier532]

Well, Embiid rather secured a huge bag and signed with the Sixers for 4 more years recently, than making sure he keeps his options open to switch teams if they mess up again. Which he should have done, because again, they messed up. It's like the team constantly changed lanes to get ahead quicker and always end up being last. They made the worst decisions in the front office in the last couple years.

[@SIRUSSAYS]

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[@elspeth6070]

Joel may be getting fed up too…Jimmy looks pretty happy in Miami …heat on a string and ….they’ve found their playoff form and they are surprising teams. And K lowry, really missed up N (did you take our culture away with you?) makes everyone shine

[@jamesmartin770]

So did the Bulls and Wolves. And, as a heat fan. Thank you all.

[@t4d0W]

@@maxmeier532 Joel was gonna get the bag regardless. Finding a great compliment with him is another issue and instead Sixers settled on Daryl Morey's idea of running back the 2014 version of the Houston Rockets with some role players that worked out like PJ Tucker. Too bad much like the 2014 Rockets, they aren't good enough to make a push deeper in the playoffs.

[@profitcs8506]

Jimmy's footwork is so smooth. He always seems to be in perfect balance throughout his movements. Great breakdown. Jimmy deserves a championship. Rooting for him and the heat.

[@LisaJF]

This guy needs a ring!

[@sammychernikoff6406]

I've been confused by his domination for a long time. This video is gold.

[@DThornDigital]

This video inspired me to pursue my basketball dreams at the age of 61!!!!!

[@shuo7543]

Jimmy Butler knows how to create 10-15 foot midrange jumpshots, which is a completely lost art in NBA today. Teams have now equated analytics to mean “only shoot 3s and layups”, but defenses have adapted to prevent 3s and layups, leaving midrange more open than before. Anyone who uses analytics correctly would know that open midrange jumpers are better than hotly contested 3s and layups.

[@VCT3333]

DeMar in Chicago is another player who has taken hold of the midrange. As teams are becoming more analytics focused and defending the perimeter and the paint, the midrange opens up just by the spacing. Jimmy has an ugly looking, flat trajectory shot, but it's good enough for the midrange, and he's maximizing that. Really good to see that.

[@thearchivist250]

Exactly!

[@soccutd77]

It’s actually not better than a contested layup percentage wise, surprisingly enough. NBA players are good enough that a shot at the rim even highly contested is still generally a good shot. Analytically the midrange is only good for elite players, and this “death of the midrange” really applies mostly to role players: elite shot creators still use midrange quite a bit.

[@abtocool6350]

There’s a good amount of midrange shooters in the league like derozen,Booker,Kd, kyrie, Ingram, and more if I wanted to keep on naming them 🤷‍♂️

[@shuo7543]

There are definitely still some good midrange shooters. But ALL NBA guards/forwards should be coached to shoot midrange jumpers if it is WIDE OPEN, and hit them consistently. If you watch the film you’ll see the Celtics (and many teams) pass these up regularly.

[@devvv4616]

He did it again. He's just clutch. The reason we're so enthralled with MJ and Kobe. He has it.

[@imsosick75]

Jimmy is the epitome of "the game slows down for him". He's making split second decisions based on all these different factors to the point it's barely noticeable.

[@rockonileva]

What you said at the end is key. He adapts his game quickly which is a key advantage on the playoffs. But it's also a key ability to have while playing with Spo. Both of them read the game. When the coach adjusts, he's quick to fit onto that!

[@valutiquegifts6045]

Excellent breakdown. I was telling the group I was with during the Knicks game. Kept rewinding the steal on Brunson's no-look attempt, jumping a mili-second BEFORE release! Before Brunson knew he was going to throw it! In slo-motion it was a trip. Got us behind on live action for 10 minutes. Jimmy IS That Dude.

[@interspacer4277]

Jimmy and Spo know what they're doing. Jimmy is gonna feed and groom his teammates, the Heat way, and then unleash himself AND his team, come crunch time. That's really the only strat folk need to be recognizing here. It's not like he's less of a player in the regular season, it's really that he's building something meant for championships. And that takes a strong team. You're talking about a team that lost its 2nd best scorer (Herro) and it's 2nd best defender (Oladipo) statistically. Yet here they are pwning the best teams in the East. You can't have those kinds of stats without an absolutely "evil" regular season spent on training everyone on the bench to be elite. That's Jimmy.

[@xT3ALxPACMANx]

As a Lakers fan, I feel like I was the only non-heat fan to expect this from Jimmy and the Miami Heat. Its crazy how everyone was underestimating them just because of their seeding position/regular season performance, but I knew they had a similar vibe as the Warriors this year. Underwhelming regular season but took out heavy hitters in the first round. Ever since game 5 in the bubble of 2020, I knew Jimmy was more then capable of helping his team back into the finals in the next few years. He forever earned my respect

[@xT3ALxPACMANx]

@John Solo thank you for sharing your opinion

[@richardliu7838]

Fan of Lebron and this season's Lakers team and just in general great basketball, I can't exactly say I expected Heat to win game 2 today as well, but I definitely expected this from Jimmy and the Heat, especially after how shaky the Celtics looked in the first two rounds, and them being up 2-0 right now doesn't surprise me. Heat is playing beautiful basketball right now that imo is somewhat akin to the Spurs in 2014, I would call this Heat + Jimmy combination the budget 2014 Spurs + prime Lebron, and as a pure basketball fan I'm ecstatic to witness what they are pulling off right now.

[@xT3ALxPACMANx]

@@richardliu7838 I think they have a combination of players that have proven to perform well under pressure in the playoffs. Butler, Lowry, Love, Bam etc. I’m not super familiar with their roster tbh but on paper they seemed like a contender and my belief in them is proven to be fruitful as you see

[@pWoLiAn]

ppl do be glazin themselves in these comment sections💀💀💀

[@ximienlundquist8487]

A lot of Jimmy Butler-only fans thought this. I didn’t believe he was a star in Chicago, he came out of nowhere and I didn’t believe his 20-30 ppg at the time was real. But once he left Chicago, I finally saw what he was outside of that specific system and believed he was great. I can’t be the only one that became his fan after he left Chicago.

[@hembloop3072]

Jimmy Butler essentially took another route compared to Kawhi Leonard, this is how you conserve in the body and keeping proper conditioning in the season and then exploding in the playoffs like how Paul George ranted earlier in the year

[@JackahoonaLaGuna]

Yea this is how load management should be working. It’s not that you missed games, you’d still play but take it easy. Not in term of playing lazy tho. Just use different gameplan while exploring your opponents. And that way, nobody knows your full capability 😂

[@jlui21]

-- Nah, it's not conditioning....it's him-my's SHARINGAN ability. If Ben posts [an anime reference], then its gotta be true.

[@MrREAPERsz]

Yeah his conditioning is good, but that's not why he's killing it. His size, strength and sharingan abilities are the reason why he's this good. His anticipation is robotic

[@CarbonComs]

Jimmy not having a degenerative knee condition might help a little in that department

[@maxmeier532]

both are completely unrelated. you really need to stop comparing to things and think one proves the other. That's just dumb. You wanna be dumb? Kawhi and Jimmy dont have the same body and not the same biography and not the same injury list and not the same coaching and conditioning.

[@SerFondue]

Wow this video is pure magic! Not only as a fan of the Uchiha’s unique kekkei Genkai but being a diehard Miami Heat fan. 🔥 MUCH LOVE to you for this masterpiece of a video ❤️🙏🏼

[@RunningxRiott]

The segment about his ball-hawking and tracking to get interceptions, finishes, and steals is such a great bit of thought.

[@jlin4752]

I think it is also how focused he is on the game itself, staying calm in big situations, not even a heat fan but rooting for them anyways

[@TrevianENT]

This video covered all Jimmy skills without being 20 mins long. Gotta love it 🔥 Heatnation

[@chadfookilroy2015]

Dude is so smart that after his quick post game interview when heading to the locker room the announcers were started talking about how the Celtics need to win next game, they are better away, the heat might lose focus at home, and jimmy is just saying on the way to the locker room, no longer able to hear them "Im not gonna let it happen! Im not gonna let it happen! Im not gonna let it happen! I know better! Im not gonna let it happen!" 😂

[@gfunkin2]

Fantastic vid. And the opposite of that scouting report that called Jimmy "soft" and then Undisputed then wasting a whole segment on it.

[@Linkx16]

What a beautiful analysis of the game. I love Himmy Butler’s game, it’s so clean and takes balls of steel. Just discovered this channel good work.

[@TheTEN24]

I feel for the rest of the team, I know jimmy has been huge but the rest of his team has been clutch and plays incredibly hard. What’s also great about jimmy is he let’s the game come to him until the 4th

[@SIRUSSAYS]

Jimmy Butler on Grant Williams Altercation: "It Makes Me Smile" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZzJq4yrr8aZZ8U

[@DeftestAxis]

Heat fans recognize the rest of the team and Jimmy always praises them. They are definitely not going unnoticed

[@HorizonOfHope]

I support the Lakers and yet watching Jimmy play makes me all the sadder Kawhi's legs are secured with paper. A lot of similarities with him and Jimmy, in that they're very strong and really good all-rounders without necessarily being the best at anything. That Toronto versus 76ers series was legendary. I wish we could have seen them play a few series against each other in direct opposition. As a neutral I couldn't believe watching them both play.

[@tomtomtombossa]

Kawhi defense is elite.

[@Jfkdabombk]

@@tomtomtombossa so it’s jimmy’s

[@peterpan3022]

@@tomtomtombossa used to be. its not rly anymore

[@sosman747]

Lmaoo they’re both my fav players, might be because I was too young to watch Kobe and Jordan but still love 2-way players

[@hb-robo]

@@tomtomtombossa He hasn’t been a top 5-10 wing defender in years

[@bobmortock]

You could also talk about the amazing screens he sets for cutters and shooters. Dude just plays winning basketball

[@TylerHovanec]

this analysis is just outstanding, my new favorite youtube channel

[@ethanhawkins3391]

I’ve been enamored by Himmy since he went Super Saiyan in the Bubble. Love the in-depth analysis here. Each segment flows well into the next & really helps me better appreciate the subtle nuances of his game. Fantastic work

[@Kingfatmon]

My takeaways are that Jimmy isn't necessarily great at any one thing - passing, shooting, etc. He's decent to good at all those things but has an incredible feel for the game and spatial awareness, allowing him to put himself in great positions to make plays. It's one thing to be ABLE to make great passes or shoot lights out; it's equally, if not more important, to be able to create opportunities to do those things.

[@benjaminan1183]

He is a great passer, his TO rates are historically low for a superstar. There's a reason Brett Brown preferred Jimmy initiating the offense in Philly during the playoffs and why Spo felt comfortable moving Lowry to the bench.

[@t4d0W]

@@benjaminan1183 Its more like in his early years with the Heat, the offense would stall even with Jimmy Butler handling the ball and it would turn to heavy Jimmy ISO moments down the stretch. Which is why they got Lowry as another ball handler to keep things moving. But ultimately Jimmy is ideal in the playoffs as a ball handler not only because of his handles, but he always attacks into multiple defenders getting at the hoop. So he's always got an open guy to find. Also helps too that Bam is good with his passing and handles but his game works more with the the 3-ball shooters via handoffs and screens.

[@benjaminan1183]

@@t4d0W It still does, that's just what crunch time BBall all about, letting your stars isolate down the stretch. Jimmy has, by just about every metric, the 2nd most clutch baskets out of every this season.

[@Chairsium]

So, when are we going to start calling the Jump Stop as Jimmy's signature move? Because I'm all for it.

[@DeMortuisAutNilAut]

If the Nuggets and the Heat make it to the finals I would love to see the battle of the great telepaths Butler and Jokic 😵‍💫

[@rapz85]

Regardless of whether the Heat win the whole thing, which they appear to be more capable of winning ever game they've played this postseason, his performances are historical and deserving of remembrance. Its getting to the point where people are forgetting that they were ever an 8 seed... or that they lost two of their best players in the beginning of the postseason... or that they're dominating with undrafted players and Kevin Love who wasn't even playing for the Cavs who were annihilated by the Knicks who were then obliterated by the Heat.

[@christophersmith5922]

I do agree with you that he is amazing. Go back and watch the rest of the team. He is creating an amazingly paced offense with his learned patience. His team keeps an amazing amount of space around him. Running their defender away before a double team can occur. Sprinting on a cut to sell the need for the ball, leaving room for the inevitable 15 footer from Butler. His team has accountability from tip to buzzer. Space and pacing is winning them games.

[@LatinoHeatWin]

His footwork and positioning is ELITE. Kobe would be proud

[@thatoneguywhoseverywhere6978]

If its a Heat vs nuggets finals, i'm gonna be happy either team wins. The incredible grit of the miami heat vs the orchestra esque offense of the nuggets

[@THEjoelivingstone]

1. My dream of seeing my two favorite players square off in the Finals is forming. 2. Harlan is the GOAT. How he didn't drop an F-bomb in that moment is amazing. That's up there with the streaker call, and "I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES".

[@aaadesktop]

Playing ball myself, I always had an instinct to the game. I could see plays as they developed and even before others could see it. Scratch menoff.your all star list though folks, my career went into art. But man i truly felt the game of basketball to another level.

[@n_a8917]

His control of pace and space is amazing to watch

[@FS-zt6tm]

him and Kawhi...two players that just elevate in the playoffs.

[@braddlesharris3577]

Its that type of player works tho, Kawahi, Lebron, Jimmy they are all as strong as an ox they will bully you to where they want to go no one can gaurd them.

[@rg7535]

You mean the 1 out of every 7 games when Kawhi feels absolutely perfect to play? Because if he just happens to get a cramp a week before the game, you know he's gonna sit out for 2 weeks, right?

[@trustmepalimthatguy3052]

@@rg7535 Did you see what he did in the playoffs with Toronto when they won their first championship? He was a man on a mission in 2019! He may not play much nowadays, but you still can't discredit what he's done in the playoffs throughout his career.

[@FS-zt6tm]

@@rg7535 ok relax...the point I was trying to make is when healthy, both players are known to elevate during the playoffs by a significant margin

[@malycw7903]

Butler is a much better team player than Kawhi

[@No-xo1kx]

He looked like MJ literally in the 4th quarter

[@emmanuelakintayo1601]

Frr it was insane

[@carlogaytan7010]

He turns into Kobe, but just in the 4th😂 (in good faith)

[@ivblizzard3616]

@@carlogaytan7010 way better than kobe

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@carlogaytan7010 that's why he's averaging 31 clown

[@trustmepalimthatguy3052]

@@ivblizzard3616 Take it easy.... let's not go that far.

[@johngo3715]

I think Jimmy is a case of an intense player who benefits from that fact that he needs to only focus on one team per round. So he can intensely analyze that team to know how to play against the better.

[@ScootsMcPoot]

I think Jimmy knows the importance of taking it easy until he has to go all out. He always does something in the playoffs.

[@TonySchiavone6]

well done video. Enjoyed the break downs and slow motion focus ins instead of the usual here's a highlight. I am going with Jimmy Butler is a team player. During the regular season he is getting everyone involved. During the playoffs he takes over because it has to be done. As you were saying he is studying his opponents and is coach Spo. In a series both can focus in on one team instead of a new opponent every night. Plus its a match up thing. Heat went up against two teams they matched up well against. Giannis not being able to hit free throws pretty much ended that series. Knicks wanted to play defense and that's Miami best attribute. Less scoring isn't going to hurt the Heat. I can't believe how much the Celtics have shrunk so far in this series. Once again, Jimmy has played the Celtics 3 out of the last 4 years or so. It just seems like every year but their first round exit. More film, more tenancies, more ways to exploit them.

[@timsal777]

NOT only credit to Butler...Well, I can feel the HEAT now...The 8th seed Miami can go ALL the way to the Finals...It's a good coaching and A whole team efforts...This Miami Team have so much passion, playing smart, and playing so hard basketball...HEAT in 4

[@ethanlemberger7772]

as a bucks fan, every time i see we face the heat in the playoffs my heart stops a bit.

[@2intenzetime]

We 4-0 them when Giannis wasn’t injured

[@jimmygbuckets2233]

​@@2intenzetime vs Ariza, Harkless, recovering Dragic and Bam. No one could even make shots. This team is now different and has Lowry, healthy Bam, Strus, Martin, and a Jimmy at his best.

[@Capothekid]

@@jimmygbuckets2233 and regardless, Jimmy and Spo are too smart. If there’s one thing you need to know about regular season Vs Playoffs it’s adjustments and reading the opponent wins series. The bucks didn’t do that, and Miami did it to perfection. That’s why they won.

[@jimmygbuckets2233]

@@Capothekid nope. Miami always had that lol. They just really are just a competitor team that only plays real hard and serious when the stake is higher. They play with their food and the only reason they lost last season was the refs and injuries. Lol

[@2intenzetime]

@@jimmygbuckets2233 So what about them beating the bucks without Giannis for 3 games and coming back injured. What is that suppose to mean?

[@guibass2000]

Right on time! Grant Williams poked the bear and got what he deserved

[@berryesseen]

A true star doesn’t need poking. Butler is just lucky to play well when he has to.

[@sijo938]

@@berryesseen Cry about it your team is either not playing or getting smoked

[@jordancromwell]

​@@berryesseen Bruh said lucky. Cry harder

[@berryesseen]

@@jordancromwell Boston in 6. This is the way they trash talk. They don’t need to win the first two home games. They are confident enough to turn this around.

[@timinfinite]

@@berryesseen you can cope as hard as you want but using mike malone's words "(Boston) would rather be up 2-0 than 0-2 at the moment". Moral victories dont count, actually finding a way to win on the day is what matters

[@Twenty-Seven]

I've been a big fan of Jimmy since 2016 when I drafted him in fantasy NBA when I believe he played for Chicago. Such a gentleman as well. He was a candidate for MIP I think as well

[@nanosum1]

This was a really awesome breakdown!

[@back2back379]

He's a very unique player. People have been bringing up Kobe and MJ, but Jimmy does it very very differently. His herky jerky style is actually more like Paul Pierce.

[@Cooe.]

People bring up the Kobe & MJ to Jimmy comparisons due to their shared "Clutch gene" (they grow rather than shrink during the very biggest moments), as well as them making the most of their point work in the mid-range instead of in the paint or behind the 3pt line (which is something that's becoming increasingly rare in the modern day for a star franchise player). That being said, you are TOTALLY right in that Jimmy's actual shot strategy once the spot is decided tends to be closer to a Paul Pierce than a Kobe with all the jump stops, stutters, and pump fakes, but tbh those are the exact same arsenal tools that kept MJ's game relevant into his later years! Late 90's/early 2000's MJ used a ton of the same tricks Jimmy does, even if "prime MJ's play" was a lot less similar as early-mid career MJ was an absolute freak of nature physically in a way Jimmy just wasn't/isn't.

[@michaelmamitesarmecin5137]

JIMMY IS THE ULTIMATE ATHLETE - IQ, Hunger/drive, Solid physique, stamina, elite defense, leadership, clutch gene, and a crazy amount of confidence! The usual upsides a player can have are already there, but he doesn't even have to be the best at them - shooting, vertical, wingspan, etc.

[@nickmay7342]

Competitive spirit and effort. Wild

[@hyperbomb02]

A crazy thought I had, let's say hypothetically Denver and Heat are in the Finals and Jimmy and Joker continue to play at this level. We have 2 players who have to be having the greatest post season ever, to run into each other in the finals. There is no amount of championship or final mvp awards to truly define what we are seeing out of these 2 guys.

[@ninofoley1951]

Such a good video. Your identification of his passing lane wizardry is so on point. I’ve been trying to understand how he makes the jump in performance every post season and this video was illuminating. Kudos 🙌👏

[@Jackson54321]

Jimmy just wants it more than anyone. That’s why

[@hardencrater5142]

I see, so in playoffs it really helps for someone with like Butler to excel because he faces the same opponent consecutively, enabling him to read his opponent better and better as the series progress, as opposed to the regular season where he has different opponents game after game, requiring him to re-set and re-read over and over again...

[@jimmygbuckets2233]

More of he doesn't play as hard and he rarely show what he's really capable of. He's trying to be unpredictable so as he's doing things in a simple way were opponent would struggle to defend him because he's more of a pump dake and fade away type..

[@kevinvaleriomusic]

He’s really about to lead the 8th seed to eliminate the 2 top seeds in the east.

[@tatejohnson8497]

and the west 1 seed ofc

[@s1mplyth3]

​@@tatejohnson8497 we'll see a good series on that one but Heat will have a hard time

[@AndrewMeisman-jp2dv]

@@tatejohnson8497 yes that's not happening Denver's gunna beat them in 5 easily

[@希-c2g]

And those two top seeds were the favorites to win it all.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@AndrewMeisman-jp2dv We've had the Heat losing in five since the first round of the playoffs lol when will you people learn

[@Kintsugi.tv1]

Talented, very, very smart, high basketball IQ, hard work ethic, loves to help his teammates, humble and honest guy. For me he is the GOAT.

[@feldiii4082]

Amazing explanation of Jimmy Butler and his b ball IQ. Great video!!!

[@nellyville69]

Jimmy Butler is just a perfectionist he just a perfect example of hard work beats talent 💯

[@jolli4116]

Jimmy is really a great player and just conserve himself for the post season games. Same with some of his teammates. Other teams are also doing this with their superstars. Tanking for the postseason games.

[@edemehtawardhana5962]

Why Jimmy is so good during the playoff? Regular season is just a warm up and bonding moment for the Heat. Playoff is where it gets personal

[@cassiusssog]

best basketball channel on KZbin. keep up the amazing work my nigga. wow

[@cks2020693]

Jimmy Butler is the only reason I still watch NBA from time to time, guy is capable of making himself a superstar with all the attention and getting paid max contract easily, but he chooses to do what the team needs and always tries to play optimally; most importantly, he's not afraid of doing dirty works and giving his all