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Regarding not knowing how long you can play that sort of defense, please see Ron Artest last night versus LeBron, (while he had a good first quarter, Artest was draped over him the entire game and played great defense the entire game) - DEFENSE!!! I know this is not something that ANYONE can do, but it is something that I expect a defensive stopper to do, which is all I said Finley was NOT... He just seems to really pick it up at times, and can really become emotional, but as a team, the Mavericks really need to see that consistently... I will say that it is very hard to guard these great shooting Bucks though...
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i didn't see the game with artest, so i can't argue very well here, but the link you sent me said:
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James finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes but he couldn't shake free in the fourth quarter from Artest, who was draped all over him.
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so it sounds like artest played spectacular fourth quarter defense, which is what finley did last night. lebron had a very good first quarter and was quiet the rest of the game...redd had a very good third quarter and was quiet the rest of the game. and most of redd's points came off three-pointers, even some that finley contested as well as you can, not driving past finley.
now, i am not saying that fin should make the all-defensive team or anything. i just think that he can be, and has been for most of this season, a good to very good defensive player.