This is inspired by the account on instagram that posts videos about the greatest players in oddly specific situations. Instead of discussing the general greats of the game, who are some players that were elite in strangely particular situations.
Some examples are Jimmy Butler in the playoffs, Shaun Livingston taking a middy, TJ Warren in the bubble, anyone being defended by PG for a game winner etc.
me when Trae young is guarding me
Defensive metrics show that Trae has exactly average defense for a point guard this season btw. He’s getting a lot of steals and has being improving a ton on defense since last season.
There’s way better players to say this about nowadays.