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The best Game 7 adjustment in NBA history
471 sats \ 9 comments \ @Undisciplined 20 May Stacker_Sports
I'm pretty sure Ben called Caruso the "Bald Mamba" in this video, which is an awesome nickname for him.
Great walkthrough of the adjustments made over the course of seven games to try to disrupt Joker, culminating with putting Caruso (who's 100 lbs lighter and 6 inches shorter) on him.
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31 sats \ 4 replies \ @gnilma 20 May
Ernie raised a great son, haha.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 20 May
Caruso has vaulted into legendary defender tier for me. I'm not sure who I have up there other than Caruso and Rodman.
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 23h
Ben Wallace?
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 23h
Probably, but what's elevating Caruso now, and was unique about Rodman, is being deployed on the other team's best offensive player, regardless of position.
Ben Wallace could do that, but it's not really how he was used. Garnett is probably the other guy I think of in this category and Draymond really deserves some love too.
Edit: Just to make it completely clear, Ben Wallace is one of my favorite players ever. I'm just thinking about the very rare group of 1-5 defenders, here.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 23h
Yea, I didn't watch game 7 because I was on vacation, but judging by the highlights, the video you posted, and what you guys are talking about, it reminds me of when Rodman defended Shaq and pretty much shut him down.
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39 sats \ 2 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 May
2 takeaways:
  1. There is a lot more going on than I realize and can follow
  2. So much disrespect for Russell Westbrook lol
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 20 May
It bums me out that Russ gets so much disrespect, but it's also deserved.
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135 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 23h
Pretty much the Westbrook experience. He gives you 200%, full of energy, but would take bad shots and miss or have turnovers during critical moments. It's like a mystery box at this point; you don't know which version of Russ you will get and your team could win or lose because of his play depending on which Russ you got from the mystery box.
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 23h
Caruso did as good a job as anyone on Jokic.
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