Both but if you made me choose just one guy I'll take Shane. He makes a greater effort at staying between Roy and the basket.
I think Battier should switch to BRoy if Aldridge catches fire, so that way we can have Artest body up on him. I love Scola but his defense isn't top tier and neither is Landry's - compared to Artest's and Battier's at least.
In general, I'd give the tougher assignment to Battier because Artest it doing more work on the offensive end. Battier can rest at the 3-point line. On a last possession, Roy should have a double-team.
Why? The Blazers have alot of good spot up shooters and you want to risk leaving a man open when you have 2 capable one on one defenders? I'd understand for someone like Kobe. BRoy is good, but he isn't an out of this world cold blooded killer like Kobe.
Ron Artest for sure. If you recall, in the game where Roy hit the prayer in OT to win it for the Blazers in Portland, he had the ball in his hands with a chance to win it in regulation and Artest stopped him by stripping the ball.
i voted Shane based on this. I want the guy who gambles less, who is much less likely to be even close to being called for a foul, and who will stay in front of his man at all costs to be the one there on a final possession. If Shane forces him into a 20% shot and he makes it, so be it.. I don't mind Ron in spurts because he'll average out to a similar defensvie performance I'd imagine, but with higher risk factor per individual possession
ron ron.. he made it look easy too.. i don't really mind roy getting his points.. just as long as no one else hurts us
I want them to mix it up to confuse the hell out of Roy, since both are playing different type of defense.
I remember back when there was a landslide of threads questioning whether Shane could even play in the NBA anymore.... Another time we've all learned the lesson "just hold on".
