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[Noh] Alex Caruso gave Kevin Durant hell last night. Deep dive on how he did it. Turn sound on to hear why Caruso is a defensive savant.



[Noh] Alex Caruso gave Kevin Durant hell last night. Deep dive on how he did it. Turn sound on to hear why Caruso is a defensive savant.

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  1. Friendly-Thought-973

    Ironically, I think Shai is the only player I’ve seen consistently cook him.

    Idk what it is but Shai like tries to make an example out of him when we play the Bulls lmao

  2. TheyCallMeTheWizard

    Guarding like that in the clutch against a guy like KD is a wet dream. Especially when he’s giving up so much size

  3. New-Candy-800

    a bulls fan in that thread said the only reason they still tune in to bulls games is to watch caruso play defense. another bulls fan replied with this:

    “I watch for Donovan’s coaching, if he ever does any I want to witness it.”

  4. New-Candy-800

    there’s a lot of gold in that thread:

    There are 11 players who have ranked in the top 3 in either 3 year RAPM (unadjusted or luck-adjusted) in the past 10 years.

    • ⁠Jokic
    • ⁠Embiid
    • ⁠Kawhi
    • ⁠Tatum
    • ⁠Giannis
    • ⁠PG13
    • ⁠Curry
    • ⁠Lebron
    • ⁠CP3
    • ⁠Lowry
    • ⁠Caruso

    That’s the list. The plus minus data suggests he’s a slight positive on offense, and the most impactful defensive guard per possession we’ve ever seen. He led the league in forced turnovers per 100 last year, on top of being an excellent contester. Obviously, he plays less minutes (and games), so he has less cumulative impact than the other guys on this list. I’m not saying he’s a top 3 player, but showing up on this list effectively means: “Amazing results (relative to teammate and opponent quality) have occurred on the basketball court when this person has been playing over a 3 year sample.”

    source: https://www.nbarapm.com

  5. carvemynuts

    Practice and offseason training against SGA Jdub and Caso would be fucking elite

  6. LoganH1219

    These clips remind me a lot of the way Dort defends. He just gets annoyingly close to players and makes it hard to move or make a play. I can’t believe we get to add another defender of this caliber to the team.

  7. ribrooks13

    Just for the sake of discussion, y’all think Caruso would’ve flipped the series against the Mavs?

  8. Razzmatazz_Potential

    Dort and Caruso are gonna give teams nightmares

  9. laidbacklurk223

    That “savant” word at the end gives PTSD

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