Apr 21, 2022 03:04 PM
#1
How were these two men on the same team?
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08 guards appreciation
Apr 21, 2022 04:17 PM
#4
@approxinfinity said in 08 guards appreciation:
@Kcmatt7 i think it makes sense that they were on the same team, as a lot of those steals were jumping passing lanes and they were both great on ball defenders not to mention the bigs and rush guarded well so there were lots of passing lanes to jump.
Yea maybe. I still think it is just insane how good that team's D was.
Imagine this team we just watched this season getting 3 more steals per game.... It just sort of blows my mind.
Apr 21, 2022 04:35 PM
#6
Chalmers was an expert thief
Apr 21, 2022 05:31 PM
#7
@approxinfinity said in 08 guards appreciation:
@Kcmatt7 i have to admit i had withdrawl symptoms after that team. I was irritated with Self because it felt like he was restricting some of our later teams’ guards ability to gamble while he let Chalmers and Robinson jump whatever they wanted.
Russ and Mario didn't really gamble. They went after balls they knew they were getting. Part of it was it was a different time with mostly 2 bigs on the floor for everyone and not so many ball handlers on the floor at the same time. Rush was such a good on and off ball defender that he could deny his man the ball and force the other two guards on the floor to have to make plays when the set plays blew up. Russ was in his man's pocket from about 3/4 court making even the simplest of passes difficult. And yes, Mario's anticipation was simply elite.