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I responded to Murph at the other board, who was bemoaning that we did not have a small forward who could guard James. I thought I would post it here to:
Murph, guess again. I have been watching, in frame by frame, Delfino's defense of James. Not bad at all. That first drive, to the right, Delfino not only stayed with every move James made, when James finally went up for the shot, Delfino did not just block the shot. He cleanly got both hands on the ball and it should have been a jump ball.
Next, James drive to the left. James lowered his shoulder and got away with it. In a series, this stuff won't be allowed. We will complain after the first game and that will be that.
We also got burned a couple of times because Sheed played off Marshall, which is a mistake. As it turns out, Delfino does not need the help. Next time around, Sheed can stay home on his guy.
Frankly, it amazes me what I saw. Delfino is cat quick. He responded to everything James did immediately and correctly. I am talking instantaneous response to anything James tried to pull. Great balance. And good height and ups at the end of a play to block a shot. (Or in one case, actually grab the ball. Man was that good.)</B></B></B>
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