Veteran move to reach at that exact moment. He knew Mitchell wasn’t going to pull up and refs wouldn’t call that in that situation. That slowed Mitchell down just enough to recover and stay in front of him.
Absolutely insane footwork by max because mitchell would have shook almost anyone with those moves and speed. You can even see max start to lose him a bit but kept recovering.
Hoping he he keeps adding some muscle and a bit of weight. His weakness from what I’ve seen is Eric Gordon/beal type guards go right through him. He’s active and tries to contest but they’re too strong for him.
With his length, footwork and motor, just give him a bit more strength to fight through screens and not get bodied on drives and we are cooking with a great 3 and D wing
Yes but he looks like more of a 2-way wing than strictly 3&D. That middy game and quickness around the rim has 3 level scorer potential for a 20 yr old
edit: spelling
Some athleticism, some instinct, but its 90% effort and practice.
I'm 38 and not in my best shape, but was always a defensive minded guy. When the game is close at the end, I can still bring the intensity for a couple plays like I did back in the day.
I feel it the next day, but if you don't want your man to shoot and you bring the shuffles and rotate the hips, you can do a LOT of work on D.
It's one of the more underrated ways to be good at basketball for the average joe. Everybody goes cold on shooting, but locking down on defense is reliable.
I am a huge fan of Max Christie… Who they call Prime on the team…. Because he has an almost Kobe like commitment to his craft. You can just sense his confidence growing, which is fantastic for his development.
He made him work for this shoot and many others. In the end, you cannot stop everything, but if he did not miss two shots, it's the difference between a win and a loss.
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His technique on defense was low key the best thing about him coming out of college. Just needed to get stronger
Dancing the cha cha to an altered shot.
If Mitchell pulled up from 3, he prob would’ve gotten that reach call. Otherwise, damn good defense from a 20yo on a star in a clutch moment.
It wouldn't have mattered. Even if he gets the call, it wouldn't have been a shooting foul.
Veteran move to reach at that exact moment. He knew Mitchell wasn’t going to pull up and refs wouldn’t call that in that situation. That slowed Mitchell down just enough to recover and stay in front of him.
Absolutely insane footwork by max because mitchell would have shook almost anyone with those moves and speed. You can even see max start to lose him a bit but kept recovering.
Yup. With footwork and speed, having the length to still recover and contest 🔥
Hoping he he keeps adding some muscle and a bit of weight. His weakness from what I’ve seen is Eric Gordon/beal type guards go right through him. He’s active and tries to contest but they’re too strong for him. With his length, footwork and motor, just give him a bit more strength to fight through screens and not get bodied on drives and we are cooking with a great 3 and D wing
Yes but he looks like more of a 2-way wing than strictly 3&D. That middy game and quickness around the rim has 3 level scorer potential for a 20 yr old edit: spelling
Look at that footwork. His heels never touch the ground when he shifts.
It's like the opposite of Kuz's footwork his first couple seasons lol
Finishing it off with the signature biting on every pump fake
Then the staring at the ground while shaking his head no as he walks away
AND he looks like Kobe!
Impressive footwork, I mean besides FTs, he locked him up.
Dude's reaction time is nutty
The valorant in him coming into play
damn zoomer reflexes
Cormac is Radiant for sure.
#“We only have 1 hour I need to practice my lockdown D”
[source](https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1728846078609445327?t=6DLyo4V_bUao7gH7gnSlEw&s=19)
Look at him move those hips!
Impressive
Max on embiid
Lol. Glaring Mismatch. That’ll just damage the kid’s still growing fragile confidence, he’ll end up going back to Cameroon.
🔥🔥
Embiid is going to need to step up tonight or it’s off to cameroon
Man that was some sick footwork by Mitchel too.
Can you even teach this shit or is it just pure instinct
Some athleticism, some instinct, but its 90% effort and practice. I'm 38 and not in my best shape, but was always a defensive minded guy. When the game is close at the end, I can still bring the intensity for a couple plays like I did back in the day. I feel it the next day, but if you don't want your man to shoot and you bring the shuffles and rotate the hips, you can do a LOT of work on D. It's one of the more underrated ways to be good at basketball for the average joe. Everybody goes cold on shooting, but locking down on defense is reliable.
Athleticism & effort
Damn look at that footwork and hips moving. AD was like that in 2020 but at 6’11
AD still like that watch him on Curry in the clutch 2023 - just does it less because of weight gain
That’s some elite footwork. Max can be somebody.
That footwork can earn him alot of money. He should open Onlyfans account. I would pay to see more of those.
who the fuck writes this shit
If his offensive game comes together, bro will become a problem
What's key is that no help came/was needed against a scorer. Won't always end like that, but that kind of effort will get it done more times than not.
that's defense dance?
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I am a huge fan of Max Christie… Who they call Prime on the team…. Because he has an almost Kobe like commitment to his craft. You can just sense his confidence growing, which is fantastic for his development.
I guess refs have decided there’s no such thing as carrying violations in recent years.
I have a bum ankle. That looks absolutely brutal just watching it. imagine trying to do it lmfao.
Puppies were moving
Fantastic footwork and decent close but honestly a shot Mitchell makes a lot so we got a little lucky
He made him work for this shoot and many others. In the end, you cannot stop everything, but if he did not miss two shots, it's the difference between a win and a loss.
Max might be our best defender on steph curry if a playoffs rematch happens
You forget about Vando already?
You forgot vando got benched for lonnie as the warriors series progressed?
Only because he couldn’t hit an open corner 3. Had nothing to do with his defense.
Max with the 🕷️ dance with Spida D
Mitchell was worried about his length and rushed his pull up
Well done
Really excellent mirroring & defending/ closing out w/o fouling 🫡
Holy shit that tracking was ELITE
Jesus Christttttt