It’s hard for me to believe he didn’t improve from last year. Even the eye test shows him moving more quickly and playing with more physicality. I believe the rumor that he was injured last year. Also, having better team mates makes him better defensively because he knows he can trust them to do what they’re supposed too, so he can be more engaged where he has to be.
Quote from the article, much of which was tweeted by various beat writers last night
“Some defenders will have their knees knocking when Harden has them out behind the 3-point line and starts to put the ball between his legs on a yo-yo or Leonard measures them up with his cold, Terminator stare. McDaniels just smiles and digs in his heels.
“I like it, just competing with the isolation,” he said. “They’ve got great scorers on their team, so just trying to make it hard for them. It’s competition, you’ve gotta have fun with it.”
That kind of tenacity and effectiveness gives Gobert a license to roam without having to look over his shoulder for the breakdowns by his teammates, which give opposing offenses easy buckets. He doesn’t feel as tethered to the rim anymore because he knows that McDaniels, Towns and Edwards can block shots as well.
“I love it. When I say that we got guys that can guard, I put myself in that group, too,” Gobert said. “I love that they trust me. I trust my teammates, and I guard anyone one-on-one.”
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Awoo
yourloudneighbor
This dude is the ultimate teammate. He doesn’t give a damn about stats, shots etc. I watch him on tv sit and focus on what finch is drawing up. I’d be lucky if 1-2 other teammates with him are paying attention. He’s one of the best defenders of all time and always pays attention to if a guy gets by a teammate he’ll do his best to help out.
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It’s hard for me to believe he didn’t improve from last year. Even the eye test shows him moving more quickly and playing with more physicality. I believe the rumor that he was injured last year. Also, having better team mates makes him better defensively because he knows he can trust them to do what they’re supposed too, so he can be more engaged where he has to be.
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Quote from the article, much of which was tweeted by various beat writers last night
“Some defenders will have their knees knocking when Harden has them out behind the 3-point line and starts to put the ball between his legs on a yo-yo or Leonard measures them up with his cold, Terminator stare. McDaniels just smiles and digs in his heels.
“I like it, just competing with the isolation,” he said. “They’ve got great scorers on their team, so just trying to make it hard for them. It’s competition, you’ve gotta have fun with it.”
That kind of tenacity and effectiveness gives Gobert a license to roam without having to look over his shoulder for the breakdowns by his teammates, which give opposing offenses easy buckets. He doesn’t feel as tethered to the rim anymore because he knows that McDaniels, Towns and Edwards can block shots as well.
“I love it. When I say that we got guys that can guard, I put myself in that group, too,” Gobert said. “I love that they trust me. I trust my teammates, and I guard anyone one-on-one.”
Awoo
This dude is the ultimate teammate. He doesn’t give a damn about stats, shots etc. I watch him on tv sit and focus on what finch is drawing up. I’d be lucky if 1-2 other teammates with him are paying attention. He’s one of the best defenders of all time and always pays attention to if a guy gets by a teammate he’ll do his best to help out.
Just wish he was 27 YO and not 31