Nerder She Wrote: In Defense of Defense
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🗓️ 6 December 2018
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour and Coach David Thorpe
Appreciating Defense
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Rundown:Â
Allen Iverson story time with Coach
Let's talk about defenseÂ
Thunder without Roberson are good
Westbrook has been great
Memphis too
Men in the middle
Marc Gasol
Elasticity
Jaren Jackson is going to be a Hall of Famer
Like a running back
The "Economy of Movement"
Faking effortÂ
Joakim Noah back
If he's healthy...watch out.Â
Motor and energy are off the charts
TimberwolvesÂ
Karl Towns fools gold?Â
Andrew WigginsÂ
Derrick Rose unreal
Dario Saric
Who would have thought?
LakersÂ
Lonzo's defense
Kuzma
Anthony Davis future
Final thoughts
End
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is Jade Hoy from the Back to Back Podcast. |
| 0:07.3 | Thank you for joining us this Thursday for the Nerders She Wrote Pod with Dave Dufour and Coach David Thorpe. |
| 0:13.6 | I got Dave with me here. |
| 0:15.8 | How'd the show go today, Dave? |
| 0:17.5 | A little two-man game, pick and pop with me and coach Thorpe talking NBA defense. |
| 0:22.4 | And we've got some surprising thoughts, at least to Jade, about Jaron Jackson. |
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| 1:38.3 | I think the link works for that. Hello and welcome to the back-to-back podcast Thursday show, Nerger she wrote. |
| 1:41.7 | I am Dave DeFore, your host, joining me as always. |
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