Bobby Jones compares guarding Larry Bird to Dr. J. and reveals who he’d like to guard today

Posted Sep 5, 2019
Bobby Jones still occasionally falls into old habits while watching basketball on television. He’ll size up a star player and think about how he’d try to slow him down or shut him down. “I do sometimes. I think ‘why did he not go over here or cut that guy off?” Jones said. “Sometimes guys relax. They’re on their man, but they should be doing more." (Mass Live)

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