Celtics' Marcus Smart thriving as a defender when switching onto bigs

https://hoopshype.com/2019/11/22/boston-celtics-marcus-smart-defensive-player-of-the-year/






Celtics' Marcus Smart thriving as a defender when switching onto bigs(Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)




By: Bryan Kalbrosky | November 22, 2019




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Thanks for this post Bob. It really cleared something up for me. I can see that Marcus' ability to defend bigs comes from positioning himself in front of them and then doing a pelvic thrust. I  have long thought his defense was other worldly, but those video clips confirmed it. Here is a lyric from the Rocky Horror Picture show which describes just what Marcus does to defend bigs:

(Narrator) It's just a jump to the left.

(Guests) And then a step to the right.

(Narrator) With your hand on your hips.

(Guests) You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust.
They really drive you insane.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.


Now here's an instructional video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w0WPkB3XJ4

You can clearly see Marcus' pelvic thrust demonstrated. All of which leads me to believe Marcus Smart is an extraterrestial from the planet Transylvania.