While I do understand that steals is an important area for a transition offense ....
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Posted by Long-time reader, first-time poster on 2008-07-25 01:23:01
In Reply to: Do we have the personnel to play the harrassing defense posted by Pointman on 2008-07-25 01:19:44
equally important is keeping your man in front of you. Baron gets a lot of steals because he gambles a lot -- I would say too much. Sure, 2-3 times a game it works, but how many times have guys gone around him because he was trying to take the easy way out of playing defense? Steals are great when you can get them, but that's just one part of playing defense.=================================================
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