141: One on one, even DPOY is useless (Vote for monthly pass!)_2

"I really want to shoot you right now, but I don't want to argue with an idiot like you. Listen, instead of letting Roger and Shaq go off at the same time, we can try to shut down one of them. That way, we still have a chance to win."

George Karl's eyes showed some approval, "You take Roger, the shooting guard to help on double-teams, and the other three tighten up in the paint to handle Shaq! If Shaq gets the ball, immediate double team. If Roger drives, collapse on him right away!"

The shooting guard's help defense is a moot point, since Harper and Saru will definitely draw him away to help Roger, they'll never stand on the same side as Roger on offense.

So if the SuperSonics' forwards don't help on Roger, then in the second half, Gary Payton is essentially on one-on-one coverage against Roger.