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[QUOTE="DomeStranger, post: 109639, member: 562"]
He contested it, but never even should have let him get it off. He should have been closer. This would have allowed the player to drive past Dion, but with limited time on the shot clock he would have had to pull up for a 2 pointer or drive inside. If he drove to the hoop, the hoop would have been well defended.

I think this was all JB was explaining to him and he wasn't "reaming him out" at all, he was just coaching. I think that Dion wasn't very receptive as he thought he defended it well. And in all fairness to Dion he did defend it well. He just could have defended it better.

Now that's real easy for me and JB to say in hindsight, but the fact is Dion defended the shot better than probably 90% of players in his position would have.

All that said, I don't blame Dion for his defense and I don't blame JB for trying to perfect Dion's defense in that situation. I do think Dion has a problem with accepting criticism (most kids do) when they feel they did nothing wrong. Sometimes you just have to shake your head and listen and say, "OK".
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