Payton was about to speak, but Roger interrupted him, "Shut up, don't talk about your Ferrari purchase. My Ferraris are all given by the factory."
Payton: ???
It was his first time encountering someone who could predict trash talk!
4 to 2, just as Sharp had mentioned, Roger was still evolving.
Honestly, the illegal defense rule benefitted guards' low-post play.
If this were the 21st century NBA, where zone defense is allowed, the SuperSonics could easily collapse four players to the edge of the paint. The moment Roger received the ball in the low post, he would be immediately trapped.
Even if Roger could pass the ball out, his teammates wouldn't be able to respond with long shots.
But under the illegal defense rule, even if McKey and Harper couldn't shoot threes, they could still help create space before Roger got the ball.
That's why post-up play was so popular in the '90s.