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Message: [QUOTE="FriarJ, post: 3336504, member: 1304"] Linehan had to be a horror to play against. He made Omar Cook cry (literally) Shortest player I believe to win National Defensive Player of the year. He and Kobe grew up near each other and at he height of his career they asked him to name the best defensive player he had ever faced and he named John Linehan LOL [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.si.com/vault/2002/02/11/318411/prince-of-thieves-providence-guard-john-linehan-is-on-pace-to-seecord-for-steals[/URL] One NBA player already familiar with Linehan is Kobe Bryant. He and Linehan traveled the country as AAU teammates during the summer of 1995. One afternoon they played a game of one-on-one, and Linehan made a lasting impression. When asked during the playoffs last season who was the toughest defender he had ever faced, Bryant replied, "You may laugh, but it's a guy named John Linehan." [/QUOTE]