Former NBA champion Jeff Teague is aware of what it’s wish to face each Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry of their primes.
If he needed to decide one matchup, he’s clear on which he’d slightly cope with.
“They’re each powerful covers, however I’d slightly guard Kyrie [Irving],” Teague stated on his Membership 520 Podcast. “At the very least you recognize the place Kyrie’s going to be. You going to catch him proper at that move, wherever he’s going to be at in ISO. You look a technique, Steph takes off the opposite. And then you definitely received to catch up. He simply causes an excessive amount of havoc as soon as he strikes.”
Teague, who performed 12 seasons within the league, defined that Curry’s nonstop vitality is in contrast to something he’s ever seen.
“Steph is consistently shifting, hitting by screens,” he continued. “You’re terrified of him hitting a 3, so that you don’t wish to go on the market, however you’ve received to be locked in for positive.”
What makes Teague’s comparability fascinating is that Irving is broadly thought to be one of the harmful one-on-one gamers in basketball.
His ball dealing with, step-back jumper and ending skill are thought of second to none. But even with that in thoughts, Teague stood agency in his evaluation.
“It’s tougher to protect these gamers as a result of you need to go round so many screens,” Teague stated. “You all the time consistently getting screened and hit. ISO gamers, it’s simply you and him.”
Defending Irving could depart a participant stranded on an island, however defending Curry usually seems like working by a maze of screens solely to observe him launch a shot in rhythm.
Ultimately, Teague summed it up greatest: defending Curry means chasing shadows, whereas defending Irving means bracing your self for isolation. Both means, it’s a nightmare matchup for anybody.
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