Kyle Crichton
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But I think that he has, that is like the starting point really since like Iguodala or Durant. I don't think that they've had a guy that could punish a switch as, as consistently as Jimmy does.
But I think that he has, that is like the starting point really since like Iguodala or Durant. I don't think that they've had a guy that could punish a switch as, as consistently as Jimmy does.
Yeah. Well, I was going to say a couple of things that the the Luca trade, I guess I haven't even got to talk to you about it at all. I was at the Calipari return game, which I thought was going to be the biggest story that night. Right. And we were sitting there in the postgame presser and somebody showed me their phone. I was I was like, what? Like,
Yeah. Well, I was going to say a couple of things that the the Luca trade, I guess I haven't even got to talk to you about it at all. I was at the Calipari return game, which I thought was going to be the biggest story that night. Right. And we were sitting there in the postgame presser and somebody showed me their phone. I was I was like, what? Like,
Yeah. Well, I was going to say a couple of things that the the Luca trade, I guess I haven't even got to talk to you about it at all. I was at the Calipari return game, which I thought was going to be the biggest story that night. Right. And we were sitting there in the postgame presser and somebody showed me their phone. I was I was like, what? Like,
I didn't believe it, seriously, for the rest of the night. Anyway, everybody's beating that one to death. But on jaw, he definitely is the separator for them in that sense. I do think that he's suffered a little bit from defensive officiating shifting recently. And that speaks into what's... I think that's what has made Boston and OKC really effective, too, is the fact that they just have this...
I didn't believe it, seriously, for the rest of the night. Anyway, everybody's beating that one to death. But on jaw, he definitely is the separator for them in that sense. I do think that he's suffered a little bit from defensive officiating shifting recently. And that speaks into what's... I think that's what has made Boston and OKC really effective, too, is the fact that they just have this...
I didn't believe it, seriously, for the rest of the night. Anyway, everybody's beating that one to death. But on jaw, he definitely is the separator for them in that sense. I do think that he's suffered a little bit from defensive officiating shifting recently. And that speaks into what's... I think that's what has made Boston and OKC really effective, too, is the fact that they just have this...
circular chain link that really doesn't have any obvious gap in it. Because even if you are bigger than them, they're so laterally mobile and strong that they can prevent players from playing as big as they are because they move so well. Because a lob threat, one of the ways to stop a lob threat is to physically get in front of them. Don't let them jump.
circular chain link that really doesn't have any obvious gap in it. Because even if you are bigger than them, they're so laterally mobile and strong that they can prevent players from playing as big as they are because they move so well. Because a lob threat, one of the ways to stop a lob threat is to physically get in front of them. Don't let them jump.
circular chain link that really doesn't have any obvious gap in it. Because even if you are bigger than them, they're so laterally mobile and strong that they can prevent players from playing as big as they are because they move so well. Because a lob threat, one of the ways to stop a lob threat is to physically get in front of them. Don't let them jump.
And I think that's another big thing that has really made an impression on me in terms of how to view the league is a, I think strength is we had that time where the game spread way out and, you know, offensive players ruled the day. And I think getting, being skinny was something you could get away with.
And I think that's another big thing that has really made an impression on me in terms of how to view the league is a, I think strength is we had that time where the game spread way out and, you know, offensive players ruled the day. And I think getting, being skinny was something you could get away with.
And I think that's another big thing that has really made an impression on me in terms of how to view the league is a, I think strength is we had that time where the game spread way out and, you know, offensive players ruled the day. And I think getting, being skinny was something you could get away with.
But I think the more that they've allowed defenses to sort of exist, the more I think players like the Celtics have like your drew holidays, your lower sort of secondary body kind of guys, I think are having an impact again. Yeah.
But I think the more that they've allowed defenses to sort of exist, the more I think players like the Celtics have like your drew holidays, your lower sort of secondary body kind of guys, I think are having an impact again. Yeah.
But I think the more that they've allowed defenses to sort of exist, the more I think players like the Celtics have like your drew holidays, your lower sort of secondary body kind of guys, I think are having an impact again. Yeah.
Wasn't the West pretty devastated that year, too? Yeah, there was some bad luck. It all blurs together. I'm trying to think back.
Wasn't the West pretty devastated that year, too? Yeah, there was some bad luck. It all blurs together. I'm trying to think back.
Wasn't the West pretty devastated that year, too? Yeah, there was some bad luck. It all blurs together. I'm trying to think back.