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Matisse Thybulle on Luka Doncic: He moves at a snail’s pace

Gina Mizell: Matisse Thybulle on defending Luka Doncic: “You really don’t slow him down, because he moves at a snail’s pace. It’s just being physical with him, because he’s such a big guard. The small movements he does is all he really needs to create advantages.”
Source: Twitter @ginamizell

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Matisse Thybulle on defending Luka Doncic: “You really don’t slow him down, because he moves at a snail’s pace. It’s just being physical with him, because he’s such a big guard. The small movements he does is all he really needs to create advantages.” – 12:27 PM
Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Matisse Thybulle on who Danny Green (@Danny Green) is as a teammate:
“Danny cut his finger open in the middle of the game, and still returned to the bench to talk guys up and coach guys. That is the epitome of Danny.” 🥺 – 11:31 AM
Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Matisse Thybulle joked it’s impossible to slow down Luka Doncic because he plays at a “snail’s pace.”
Thybulle was of course complimentary of Doncic, who he faced in the Olympic bronze medal game this past summer. – 11:27 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
#DidYouKnowFlow: #Mavs PG Luka Dončić had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists in his squad’s 107-98 victory over the #Sixers on Feb. 4. He’s averaging 23.4 points, 7.8 assists and 7.4 rebounds in five career games versus #Philly. pic.twitter.com/oVy0fg7rGt6:27 AM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid brace for Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks … youtu.be/ys-UKO68ezM via @YouTube6:12 AM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
New pod with @YourManDevine on a whole bunch happening around the NBA. Mavs rising, Luka taking another leap, how the Suns are thriving without Chris Paul, the greatness of this rookie class, Knicks talk. Thanks for coming on Dan. – 6:54 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
🗣 Is Luka taking another leap?
🗣 What we’ve learned about the Suns without CP3
🗣 Jalen Green’s development
🗣 RJ Barrett
‘The Void’ with @Kevin O’Connor and @YourManDevine: open.spotify.com/episode/4Oau5F…5:39 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
💯 Luka put on a show in Brooklyn
💯 The surprisingly good Timberwolves
💯 Steph’s ankle injury
#RealOnes with @Logan Murdock and @Bell19Raja: open.spotify.com/episode/6aZ2Zv…5:01 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
#Knicks waiving Luka Samanic after injury-plagued saga, sign Texas Legends star nypost.com/2022/03/17/kni…4:31 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid brace for Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks … youtu.be/ys-UKO68ezM via @YouTube3:56 PM
JD Shaw @JShawNBA
The Knicks have waived two-way big man Luka Samanic, the team announced. – 3:52 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks make it official, waiving Luka Samanic. He was on a two-way contract but never got to the NBA with the team, and has been sidelined with plantar fasciitis at Westchester. – 3:51 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Knicks have a two-way roster spot open as Luka Samanic is being waived. He’s played 1 game in nine weeks due to plantar fasciitis, per source. – 2:50 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Source confirms Knicks are adding Feron Hunt on a 2-way deal and waiving Luka Samanic to make room on the roster for Hunt. Samanic was on a 2-way deal. Jericho Sims is the Knicks’ other 2-way player. Athletic first reported moves. – 2:45 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks waived two-way forward Luka Samanic, a league source tells @The Athletic. Samanic was injured for the rest of the season. – 2:40 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Another game where it looks like Doc Rivers is going with Georges Niang over Matisse Thybulle down the stretch. Something to monitor moving forward, as Rivers seems to prefer having Niang’s shooting over Thybulle’s defense late in games. – 9:12 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Joel Embiid is up to 13 points on 6/7 shooting and Tyrese Maxey has 9 points. Philadelphia leads 30-23 after 1 quarter in Cleveland. Matisse Thybulle had a few opportunities at the basket, but he missed a handful of layups so he has to clean that up a bit. #Sixers7:36 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Very nice move by Tobias Harris there. He looks pretty aggressive here early and it’s a good sign that Matisse Thybulle was able to score off a back cut on the previous possession. Philly up 14-4 to start. #Sixers7:18 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Matisse Thybulle is 1 of the elite defenders in the league, but his offense has always been up and down. Doc Rivers says that if Thybulle wants to keep playing, he has to be dynamic on defense every night. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/15/six… via @SixersWire8:19 PM

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Magic Johnson: By scoring 60 points last night, superstar Karl Anthony-Towns put himself in the running for the NBA’s MVP! -via Twitter @MagicJohnson / March 16, 2022
If the 100-some media members who vote share the same view as the executives, coaches and scouts I contacted, though, this year promises to be no different. More than a half-dozen players have been mentioned as being worthy of the award — Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan and Jayson Tatum — but there was a clear-cut first choice among the majority of my panel: Philadelphia 76ers’ center Embiid. -via FoxSports.com / March 16, 2022

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