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Originally Posted by The Mad Viking
Larry Bird was ****ing quick. And smart, and long.
Knowing where a ball will go doesn't help you steal it if you aren't quick enough to get there; and if you're not quick, you can't afford to gamble because you have no chance to recover.
Smarts alone gets you very few steals.
I'm curious what slow players you can think of that average 2 steals per game.
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huh who ever said larry bird was slow? and who said adam was slow. larry wasnt slow. but he wasnt the best athelete either. neither is adam. stay with me here. both have amazing game instincts and both can use anticipation and their high basketball iq to play the passing lanes and get steals. adam may not average 2 setals per game , but he sure as hell has the ability to learn how to play the passing lanes, learn offenses and their schemes, and adjust his defense to better intercept the ball. and dont make larry sound out to be like some sort of super freak quick athelete. he wasnt. he was the best because of his heart and hustle, size wise he wasnt . larry was the best because he was smarter thane veryone else and beacuse he had more desire than everyone else.