Brian Shaw performed many extraordinary gamers throughout his 14-year NBA stint.
Because the twenty fourth total choose within the 1988 NBA Draft, Brian Shaw entered the league when Michael Jordan was at his astronomical rise.
The Chicago Bulls legend continued to win six NBA championships within the Nineteen Nineties with six tries. Clearly, the present performed in opposition to MJ a number of occasions throughout that period.
Jordan’s insane scoring abilities have turn into a match-up nightmare for many NBA stars of that period. In reality, many consider that Jordan was probably the most troublesome participant to guard hardwoods.
When he just lately appeared on Byron Scott’s Quick Break Podcast, Shaw made the identical admission in Jordan. However he additionally named a quite underrated participant who made life troublesome for him.
“Probably the most troublesome particular person I needed to shield is Michael Jordan, the apparent selection, however a man nobody is aware of. It was a man named Steve Colter,” Shaw stated.
He added:
For context, Steve Colter performed within the NBA for simply eight seasons, together with a stint with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland Path Blazers.
Given Colter’s common of 6.3 factors, 2.0 rebounds and a pair of.8 assists for his profession, you would possibly marvel why he is turn into such a troublesome participant to defend him on the courtroom.
The thrice the NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers detailed Colter’s dribbling methods that he by no means grasps.
“You are going to have a look at him and be like, ‘Oh, yeah, I received him.’ And he got here down and he went by his legs, and he appeared to be doubled or one thing.
“I dropped his knees after which threw the ball behind his again. He is right here and I am there,” Shaw continued.
“So, for some motive, he was somebody who could not catch his cadence and had a tough time defending it,” Shaw concluded.
The present’s revelation proves that statistics do not all the time inform the right story. It additionally highlights the talent hole between NBA gamers and the typical particular person.
