Guarding Kobe
Sports Illustrated May 2009
This story could be renamed "Why the Heat Will Repeat as Champs". Its not cause of LeBron or Dwyane. It's because of former NCAA star Shane Battier.
Shane is possibly the most underrated player in the NBA. He goes full out "Moneyball" with how he plays defense, he studies that statistics for hours so he can force offensive players into their least favourite shooting positions.
Unfortunately for Battier, there is no stat for forcing a missed shot so he rarely gets the credit.
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