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Originally Posted by pgardn
Wrong, oh so wrong.
Yes feet. Of course feet. But
hands can clearly make up partially for foot speed.
Bird would make steals on players that would try to set him
up before the dribble by poking the ball loose. I saw this happen
so many times.
I never said Bird was a great defender.
But he was adequate because of anticipation and
hand speed to make up for lack of foot speed.
What players do you know of that have quick feet for defense
but lack quick hands for poking prodding and getting a hand in the
face off a shot? If you do know of them, they are NOT good defenders.
And I thought we were discussing "intangibles"?
What are those?
Please.
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Picking and prodding? Poking loose balls? LOL. any more cliches?
He wasnt even adequate. He was a liability.
And he certainly wasnt close to the defender that Lebron is...which is what we were discussing before you lost your head.