Semi Ojeleye - a great defense on Giannis

[Green-18]

Maybe stat sheet won't show you but this kid made some great plays on Giannis replacing Horford on him.
Ojeleye made three stops on one possession against Antetokounmpo. First Ojeleye just down a baseline drive, then he took a secondary drive to the middle. Then Antetokounmpo looked to go baseline again, but Ojeleye cut it off and contest a turnaround jumper without fouling. Nothing goes in the books, but those three plays helped Boston to a victory.

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

I'm glad you made this thread.  I was so pumped during those three stops early in the 4th quarter.  It's nice to have an alternative option at the end of the bench to help us defend elite wings.  The good thing for Semi is that he can play extremely aggressively without the fear of getting into foul trouble.

[hpantazo]

A very good job. Incredible reaction/anticipation time to stay in front. It's the basics of defense, staying in front of your man is 90% of the job.

What is the other 10%,
Steph who wants to bomb from 30 feet?

Luck plus the will of the refs is the other 10%

[Surferdad]

He also seems to be good at not going for the up-fake.  Front-court defender is a good role that will earn him minutes.