TrueHoop TV: Physical dominance

March, 5, 2013

Mar 5

1:12

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By Henry Abbott
ESPN.com
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David Thorpe explains that Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant are similar in that they have physical advantages on almost every possession. That's a good thing, except when the job is not to attack. To a hammer, as they say, everything looks like a nail.

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Began writing about NBA for magazines in 1999

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