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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. (streamable.com)

submitted 10 months ago by sewsgup@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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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.

Breakdown of Caruso's performance defensively last night vs the Suns.

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[–] wjbc@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Durant is 6’ 11”. Caruso is 6’ 5”, 6 inches shorter.

[–] thebranbran@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

1st team all defense for a reason. He’s had trouble staying healthy the last couple seasons but this man should be in the starting lineup. I hope whatever decisions the Bulls make this year they keep Caruso.

[–] wjbc@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Last season they protected Caruso’s health by limiting his minutes. It was the season before last that Grayson Allen injured him.

[–] thebranbran@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, fuck Greyson Allen. Not saying he’s injury prone just this is the first time in a while he looks 100% and this consistently good

[–] neurotido@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You didn’t account for the dawg coefficient.

[–] Wavepops@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Kd struggles more with smaller stout defenders than people his size. He’s always gonna have too much wiggle for someone who is 6’8 or something around that. Ofcourse there are exceptions but generally it’s better to put someone smaller who can disrupt him getting to spots before he rises up

[–] Long_Chance3583@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Can we please see Caruso play for a real contender during his prime?

I’ll never get over the Lakers choosing THT over Caruso.

[–] chasehimdown@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

i was jus about to comment this. even before i had the knowledge hindsight brought i knew THT over Caruso jus wasn't good. fuckin makes me nauseous lol

[–] chitownbulls92@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Would you give up 2 1sts for him?

[–] shxylo@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

only to trade tht for pretty much nothing. they believed all the laker fan/media hype with tht, how do you discover a gem like caruso and just let him walk like that. smfh.

[–] bachh2@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The Heats should have enough salary (Lowry + Duncan) to get Caruso and one of Lavine/Derozan.

Problem is I don't think Riley gonna put out 3+ FRP picks for that.

[–] shoefly72@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Neither will we.

[–] AthKaElGal@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

we would be legit contenders if we had Caruso instead of D'Lo. And KCP with us instead of with Nuggets.

[–] BlueHundred@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I miss Lonzo. Those two were a scary combo

[–] cleveridentification@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Watched KD for years. The player that gave him the most trouble was Tony Allen, who’s about the same size as Caruso.

The trick to guarding KD isn’t about effecting his shot as much as It’s about getting in his space and effecting his dribble.

[–] Jos3ph@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Gotta get up in his mentions too

[–] joshdej@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Man the short time that Caruso+Ball lasted was fantastic. Shame Lonzo ended up like this

[–] question2552@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Caruso may be their best player