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Tim Legler

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871 total appearances

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The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

At like a level, like I'm not, I'm not comparing him to Shea Gillespie Alexander, but it's some of that where it's like all of a sudden he's relaxed.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

You're slightly relaxed defensively.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And then when he decides to go, he goes that, that first step and push and acceleration.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

is by guys or he's forcing you into such an overreactionary retreat, he can stop and make an 18-foot jump shot pretty easily.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

That's the first thing.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

That is a special God-given innate athletic quality that's going to create separation for him all the time.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

Totally agree.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

The second one is watch Vijay Edgecombe when he shoots the ball, whether it's at the foul line, a three or something off the dribble, like a pull up.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

How strong...

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

and intentional he is from basically his elbow to his fingertips.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

He is so strong with his follow-through and his wrist.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

Most young shooters come into the league and because things are happening fast, faster than they've ever happened, they don't stay with their shot.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And they flick it and then their hand is down and they're kind of like...

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And they didn't stay with it.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And he has this ability, I guess, because he's just a mature offensive player.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

He's not phased by the speed of the game.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

So he is staying with his release better than most young players do.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And as a result, he's making shots at a really high level right away to start his career, even deep shots and mid-rangers, contested shots, because he's not affected by the pace of this game.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

And that's very rare for a young guard to come into the league.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Shohei Live Experience, Plus the Maxey-V.J. Show, Surprise NBA Contenders, and Early Trends With Tim Legler

They just got completely stripped down by the Sixers off the dribble.