Watch the 0:13 and the 0:51 second mark. Isaiah Thomas is their best player, and he is so limited by his size. If the other team really wants to limit Thomas or shut him down, they can basically prevent him from shooting or just get physical with him. They say cut off the head and the rest of the body falls: well, Thomas is that head, and it isn't that hard to limit him.
Thomas reminds me of the following Michael Jordan and Muggsy Bogues story: "Series was tied at 2 and Hornets had a chance to win game 5 in Chicago. On the biggest possession of the game, Muggsy had the ball with the Hornets down 1. Jordan backed off of him and told him: “shoot it, you f****** midget!” Muggsy shot it, didn’t come close. A year later Mugsy actually told Johnny Bach that he believes that single play ruined his career: his shot never recovered."
Thomas reminds me of the following Michael Jordan and Muggsy Bogues story: "Series was tied at 2 and Hornets had a chance to win game 5 in Chicago. On the biggest possession of the game, Muggsy had the ball with the Hornets down 1. Jordan backed off of him and told him: “shoot it, you f****** midget!” Muggsy shot it, didn’t come close. A year later Mugsy actually told Johnny Bach that he believes that single play ruined his career: his shot never recovered."
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