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May 16Liked by Mike Shearer

Great last paragraph. I shared this with a bunch of Knicks fans. They will likely agree with me that Brunson goes straight up when he has a defender on his back. This is a legal play, and I am not biased in the slightest.

Nice article!

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All the Knicks fans I know have said the same thing ha, and my rebuttal is that while most are legal, occasionally it LOOKS like he’s going straight up because he’s immediately hitting the trailing defender, so there’s nowhere for his body to go.

But tomato, tomahto. Every star hunts for every advantage, and if Brunson has found one, good on him regardless of legality!

Thanks for reading, I had a lot of fun with this one. Brunson is such an unusual player in today’s NBA, and I’ve enjoyed watching him dominate these playoffs.

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May 16Liked by Mike Shearer

Nice analysis. Brunson is freaking amazing and watching the clips just highlights it. Thanks

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Thanks for reading!

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