Alex Caruso Breaks Down How to Guard The NBA’s Best Scorers 

this dude is so legit. great basketball mind and amazing competitor. hes got a long career ahead of him in the nba.

Dudes gonna be a coach one day

I remember Jrue Holiday did this last year. Great to see AC break down his most valuable skill🔒

We need to normalize more defensive stats. So many defensive guys go way too under appreciated because casuals only care about blocks and steals.

This man went from a meme to an all nba defender

Miss him on the Lakers, glad he’s thriving in Chicago 💯

Crazy how many defensive highlights he's already got with just a few games with the Bulls. Just shows how great he is in defense, Man I sure do miss him in LA but Im rooting for the Bulls with AC and Ball.

This video deserves to go viral. That was just genius on display there in terms of Basketball IQ. Draymond said it the best, defensive players understand the game more as a result of constantly having to predict the competitions offensive schemes. Guys that elevate to this level of understanding usually stick around for their smarts on the floor, Draymond is a perfect example and Caruso is following him. When guys like Draymond or Caruso are in, you can see a spark in team defensive energy, guys are contesting, flying to get into the right spots, and lively. The way how he explained the Julius Randle play was a masterpiece. The task at hand and not trying to overdo that task, esp in a double team situation. Contrast that with the last play of the Lakers where Russell was caught off-guard with his steal attempt, when all he had to do was literally stood in front of Reggie Jackson he overdid the play.

i love how he actually breaks it down and tells why hes so good and doesnt just say the usual "you know its easy when you got great teammates, im really not doing much, its all my teammates." bullshit answer.

this needs to be a series. It's so fascinating to hear players breakdown plays

Lonzo and Caruso are the best defensive backcourt in the NBA right now. If I were a guard, I would hate to play against the Bulls

Can't wait to see his defense and hustle on the court back again.

It kills me that he's not on the floor right now because of a dirty play that lead to an injury.

He's got such a great defensive mind set, he plays so reactively & just uses his instincts to mimic the offensive players movement, whilst also predicting & judging their next move options. He's got a great work ethic too, absolutely relentless & consistent when he's on the court. Honestly one of the most exciting players to watch play the game in the league right now.

Get better soon, GOAT!

He makes defense exciting to watch,hope he can get back soon.

This man’s mindset and competitiveness epitomizes the Chicago Bulls franchise. We we hope we get to keep him for a lonnngg time. ❤️

I fucking love defense and I loved this breakdown. There's so much more mind games and strategy when playing defense, and honestly I love the feeling of killing the momentum of offense. I believe it takes a bigger toll on a player/team's mental when they get frustrated about not being able to score like they usually would.

Hope Alex Caruso has a great career ahead. He is smart and hard working. Definitely becoming a coach.

As a Lakers fan this is bittersweet. I love watching him grow, but miss him on the Lakers.

The fact that he woulda took less money to stay with the Lakers shows how BAD of a GM Pelinka is.

More of these please! Simple details are often overlooked and I realized that it's more complicated than just playing "defense"

Invaluable player, look at bulls defense with him off the floor, so good

I was so upset when the Lakers didn't resign Caruso. Such a good player.

I love this kind of segment that promotes good defense and puts shine on the players that take defense seriously. Dudes a beast and its cool to see his success.

Love breakdowns like this! So insightful. More please! offense, defense, coaching

This was so good. Love to hear more player analysis of plays like this one.

Hope BR do a breakdown of how AC supported the team offense soon! Bulls offense is so lively with him on the floor + not playing iso.

Always great to hear from the G.O.A.T. 💪🐐

AC is awesome, what a player, hope he gets back to 100 % soon, he and Lonzo are vital for the Bulls hope to make a deep playoff run

I love this dude keep working 🏀🔥

Defensive players are the epitome of team players. They understand team defensive concepts such as knowing where the help comes, how unselfish defense is and particularly ball pressure is important to the team's defensive scheme.

Caruso so inspirational!

Alex and Zo will be very important come playoff time. Can't wait for the bulls to be healthy again.

i love watching him defend. honestly he is my favorite player right now, brings so much energy the moment he steps in... I will forever hate Grayson Allen how he almost ended AC's career. get better AC and please stay healthy once you come back

This bulls team is so fun to watch!

This is really cool and we need more of it!!

This is a great vid and I really hope for the time where the league becomes a defensive oriented League like it used to be

This was awesome!

I may need to rewatch this video. Good information and advice from a good defender who is committed to playing defense.

Great breakdown !! Awesome mind and hard worker

love having this dude in Chicago, get healthy G!!

Oh man, we need a defense series from Alex Caruso where he explains the defense on some games!

Winning mindset. Love AC's game and the breakdown on the defensive end.

Do more videos like this please 🔥

this is some awesome content fr

I miss this guy!!! Get well soon Carushow

That was dope mad respect

Crazy skills and understanding of the game.

amazing insight

great vid

Awesome dude

I love watching great defenders do breakdowns on how to guard the best players in the NBA.. so glad the goat is on my hometown team.. can’t wait for him to get back as well as Zo..

I hope you people win....i am rooting for you man! Carushow!

Quality vid

This took defense on a level I never thought about. Awesome video

Fire video

Caruso is pretty much solidifying himself as my favorite current player. Just such a cool guy and growing rapidly in his game

this is awesome

Great inside breakdown

Legend

I enjoyed this content.

Alex you will always be in our hearts L.A misses you

Dam the goat back at it

Thank you for making this possible bleacher rapport! Love this sequence.🔥 Espically as a Lakers man myself. The goat Caruso has a very High game IQ💪🏼🚀🐐 And now that He’s home chillin’ he should have some time left over😆

We miss you Alex! -Sincerely, LA

Over the years I became a true fan of him! Such a humble guy, work ethic, unbelievable high Basketball IQ and the fact while others care about scoring he is doing all the „dirty“ work which is almost forgotten in this new NBA.

I want the CourtOptix of Dorian Finney-Smith!!! These breakdowns are awesome.

Pure respect on this guy

What a great video. We need more defensive work ethic in the current NBA.

Bro I remember last year my last game of the season I got to start and coach was super impressed with my defense so he left me in the game, I got the piont guard to turn it over 12 times 2 of the possessions were important for the other team to win because they were down 2, I also had 9 steals, 1 blk, I had a few more forced turnovers on some other players I think 3 more, had 6 points but idk defense that I can play my way is fun and it’s good to see others frustrated because of it

This was so fun to watch, didn’t realise defence highlights could be jus as entertaining as offence. I shud watch more of these!

quality content

Man, Caruso would be a Helluva coach

showing the effect of defence in stats would be highly appreciated. eg how the defender effects on the ops fg%

I hope he comes back healthy after his wrist injury. Caruso is an interesting player and personality. I’m happy someone like Caruso who was given nothing is succeeding in Chicago.

Yay azure

Soon as caruso and lonzo comes back again the defense is gonna improve substantially than what it is right now

As a Laker fan im proud of Alex, have a good career with the Bulls brother♥️

He could go on any network and instantly make a impact on viewership.

hell yea this guy contests every shot, puts so much pressure on opposing teams, and helps get the Bulls EASY peasy fast break opportunities. GOAT!

My boy ruso 💪🏾

we need him and Zo back because the energy they bring on that side of the ball

miss him so much, how well the bulls played defend with him

🔥🔥🔥

Caruso is such a solid NBA player. Glad to see he’s getting some recognition.

Absolute defensive beast keep it up

Looks like a heck of a lot of work for a measly block or steal. But he is well compensated and his efforts are recognized. Nice production on this!

He plays defense like I do on 2k. Which is crazy because to me the clock and other players are always visible but to him he only has full sight of his match up, so he’s always anticipating other players moves and keeping time while being on ball. Insane really

Alex and GP2 are my favourite guys to watch play on ball defence

I really miss seeing the legend play!!

We NEED to see thybulle do one of these. That kid is the beat defender ive seen in a long time!!

The CaruShow is legit! Good to have him in my favorite NBA team. Hopefully he'll get back healthy soon!

This is so Dope,. And Caruso is the Snake

ART.

The goat frfr

I think it would be dope if they had a All-Defensive showcase during the All-Star weekend where they played a 1on1 knockout kind of game where the best 1on1 scorers go up against the best 1on1 defenders and the game is based on glorifying the best stoppers in the league rather than only showing love to people who can score points. I can dream...

can’t wait to see you back on the court Carushooow

this guy is almost unreal! In all positive sense^^

Get well soon champ!