Sentences with phrase «defensive stopper»
A "defensive stopper" is a player in a sports game, usually basketball, who is really good at preventing the other team from scoring points. Full definition
And now they have defensive stopper Jeff Green to take the opponent's best player for the duration of a playoff series.
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The only thing I don't love about Crowder on George is that Crowder is a step slower than he looks... He looks like he could be a defensive stopper but the reality is that the footspeed just isn't there and imo he would really struggle guarding George for any extended period of time.
He sees his role as a captain being as important as his role of a defensive stopper on the playing field.
Allen is regarded as a defensive stopper.
He was ceiling'd as a defensive stopper, and HE deserves all the credit for how he grew, especially through our orgs turmoil; Lauri?
During the playoffs, Fox has averaged 10.1 points on 45.3 % shooting, hit key threes, grabbed 5.1 rebounds per game and emerged as the team's defensive stopper.
On the bench Pearl has walk - on freshman shooting guard Skylar McBee, who provides a three - point touch the Vols lacked a year ago, and junior college transfer Melvin Goins, a defensive stopper at the point.
The guy was not the defensive stopper we need him to be in the playoffs last year.
You will learn how to become a defensive stopper and rebounding machine.
last year), but is known for being a defensive stopper.
The Cavaliers experimented with Ante Zizic, threw Channing Frye out there for a while (not a defensive stopper but a different look than their previous rotation), and limited Dwyane Wade to just 14.
Can you imagine how many more wins we would have this season if Leonard was only sent into the 4th quarter as a «defensive stopper»?
Two years ago, DiVincenzo and Paschall were redshirting and Bridges was a defensive stopper off the bench.
Simon was supposed to be the defensive stopper.
With his length and athletic ability he has all the marking of a defensive stopper, something that Marquette needs desperately on the wing with Markus Howard and Andrew Rowsey in the backcourt.
Here, he was even more obvious with the tactic as he went with two defensive stoppers to screen the back four in Sandro and Etienne Capoue.