Cannot wait to somehow choose THT over him 💪
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Ok, but why's he looking at his head? I was taught very early by Shakira that hips don't lie and you should always look at the hips as they will tell you without fail which way a player is going.
Donovan just missed.
And he could have made it. Doesn’t discount the defense by Max
Nice slow motion clip, thanks for sharing.
I feel like clips like this underscore how much harder it is to play defense in today's NBA compared to a couple generations ago. Or if not harder, at least a very different set of skills compared to days of yore. Way more hip flexibility and quick changes of direction are needed in today's game. I also think we can draw a pretty direct line from the herky-jerky movements required to the types of lower-body injuries many players sustain.
A lot of this is a result of the current implementation of dribbling rules. Starting with the first dribble which bounces over the half court line, dribble #2 would have been a carry maybe as recently as the 1980s and dribbles #4 and #5 are pretty close as well. I'm not against the current level of 'slack' in the way the rules are officiated, but it's very clear that allowing a ball handler to change the direction of the ball mid-dribble is a powerful offensive tool.
lets go, Max!
Reaches out and smacks him to slow him down
Good post, o.p. Would love more of this.
Top notch defense by Max.
But also look at how quick Mitchell is to pull the trigger once he recognizes Christie is crossing one foot over the other.
Yeah he did good but Donovan hits that shot 8/10 times
I thought he was going down. Good stuff
Hips don’t lie.
KOC called it that this kid would you good, you fucking marks
Slowed Mitchell down with the hand check. Am I the only one who can see it.
Wish he would’ve stayed at MSU a second year. Definitely seemed like he left too early but I guess it’s working out for him
The unbreakable ankles
never crossed his feet 🤌 beautiful
I would’ve lost 3 ankles on that play
10 out of 10 times I would fall on my face guarding that. Amazing offense and amazing defense.
Did it on reps too! Jk I wouldn’t know
Max Christie is out here defending like Doug Christie.
Feel like Don got greedy. Should have attacked after the in and out dribble instead of trying to put him on skates