"Those were certainly very Chris-like defensive insights, which is why I've always told people that beyond your outstanding steal numbers, block numbers, and iconic one-on-one defensive moments, it's your unparalleled court-reading ability, command, and help-defense speed that allow you to impact the game most from the defensive end.
Those are things many fans fail to see, because they're difficult to show directly through statistics.
But perhaps it is precisely those things that hold the greatest value on the court."
"Hahahaha, there's no need for the mutual praise segment. I'm just trying my best to help the team from every possible angle. Let's get back to the main topic."
"Alright, back to the point. The best option here, of course, would have been not to switch, letting PG stay on Klay and give him more pressure. But since they switched, then so be it.
Once James got in front of Klay, though, the issue with his switching decisions remained.
When Klay caught the ball and ran another handoff screen with Gary, James instead chose not to switch, continuing to chase Klay.
Both decisions were rather poor. They left you exposed to the opponent's offensive spearhead for too long.
If that was the case, then what was the point of the team protecting you at the start and putting you in front of Gary?"
Kobe watched the footage and shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with Harden's two consecutive bad decisions.
"Alright, let's keep going. Gary caught the ball and passed it to Dream. At the same time, Klay was using Off-Ball Pest movement to curl-cut toward the paint."
The footage froze once more on the frame where Klay began his curl cut, while Harden only turned to chase after him a clear beat too late.
"There's something here that I think needs