Shannon Brown Dunks All Over the Golden State Warriors
Last year Shannon Brown emerged as the best player of the Vladimir Radmanovic/Adam Morrison trade for the Lakers.
His solid defense, stellar hustle, and flat out hard work earned him significant minutes during crucial stretches of the Lakers Championship run. But did anyone know he could climb the ladder so viciously and throw down a dunk with such ferocity?
Once I got past Randolph....... (Credit:KCAL9)
Shannon Brown created his opportunity using his reputable defense. He filled the passing lane on a lackadaisical entry pass, tapping the ball out in front of him. He then turns his court vision up the floor while dribbling to start the fast break.
As you will see in the video, Anthony Randolph is clearly not fast enough to catch up to him and front him, so nobody is in position to stop his momentum up the court.
Once Brown turned the corner on Randolph, there are three warriors in the key at a stalemate, standing flat footed, both hovering around Lamar Odom, almost seemingly too petrified to make an aggressive defensive decision committing to stop Brown.
Those guilty: Corey Maggette, Mikki Moore, and Acie Law.
At this point, Brown has already picked up his dribble, and is at the elbow of the key, eyes widened, and he knows he already has the time to take it all the way.
To his credit, one Warrior, although doing so far too late, Mikki Moore steps up. Unfortunately, he does so only to be victimized by Brown.
You can see part of Brown’s hip smack Moore in his head as he acrobatically soars high above him for the dunk. I admit, I wanted to be considerate for Mikki Moore.
Upon further review, however, I decided he deserved zero compassion.
People who cannot protect the paint fail to live up to the namesake of this blog, and for that, sympathy is something they are entirely unworthy of.
I tip my hat to Shannon Brown, who mesmerized me with his leaping ability after living up to the namesake of this site. He got the steal while protecting the paint, and then flipped the coin on to the Warriors.
Shannon Brown is Protect the Paint approved! Enjoy!
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