Hall of Famer's take on Gilgeous-Alexander similar to Dillon Brooks?
Gary Payton offered his opinion on how he'd guard Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Fanatics' Hot Take. Maybe Dillon Brooks has a point.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks is onto something here. Brooks talked after the April 21 practice about looking to “iso” Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for Game 2 of the Suns' playoff series on Wednesday, April 22, at Paycom Center even though his head coach, Jordan Ott, said they can’t play that way versus the defending NBA champions. “Why not?
” said Brooks, when asked why he wants to take Gilgeous-Alexander 1-on1. “He's a good defender overall, but I just like the matchup. Team Canada, we've been going at it for a while.
I won't forget our 1-on-1s that we had in Paris. "You can ask him who got the best of who, but you see a guy like that going hard on the offensive end all game and trying to get a rest on defense, I'll find a way make him use his legs, use his hands, use his mind on that defensive end, most of the time, he's going to break down and then you can go out and make plays. ” "I think it is, but I'm going to iso Shai when I get a chance to.
" Dillon Brooks when asked about Jordan Ott saying the Suns can't "iso" the Thunder and that being a point of emphasis going into Game 2 as he referencing to fellow Canadian, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. "Why not? … pic.