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GustavBahler
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9/7/2012 10:51 AM
Program note, Stat is going to be on First Take on ESPN, this AM.
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. They said Stat will be talking about the Knicks later this morning.|
limpidgimp
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9/8/2012 2:29 AM LAST EDITED: 9/8/2012 2:45 AM
tj23 wrote:holfresh wrote:mrKnickShot wrote:As hilarious as this Headline is, does anyone remember any players who became a good defensive player after being in the league for as long as Amare? I don't know why there's this common idea, one that is also shared by STAT, that good defense is mostly about effort. As if you just have to try hard enough to be an elite defender. Obviously if you don't try at something, you can't be good at it, but the idea that trying is enough to make you an expert is preposterous. Look at Shump: he has always been into shutting people down, and has obsessed over it, has put so much thought and time and practice into that, and as good as he is as a one-on-one defense, he still has room to improve, such as on help defense. No one ever thinks that improving rebounding is all about effort and intensity, yet somehow that's enough for defense. I don't get it. Maybe it's because players who are into padding their stat own line don't have much incentive to play great defense since it doesn't show up on the stat sheet. Except for highlight blocks, which STAT does get now and then. Chandler is more about being in the right position than padding his stat line with blocks. The **** is an art form. You have to love it to be good at it. Like real love, not some overnight infatuation with the idea. STAT is often not even in a low, defensive stance. I don't know if his high center of gravity makes that harder for him, but whatever it is, old habits are hard to overcome. |
