The thing that bothers me most about Varejeo (and there's a never ending list) is that talent-wise the guy's practically a nothing and yet, just by being a hustling pest (and for some reason refs reward him for this by not calling him for any of the hacking or over-the-backs he does), he's productive. Credit to him for being a top-effort guy and for making the most of his truly limited talent, but what pisses me off is when a guy like KG or Wallace, who have the superior talent, doesn't shut him down.

If you have those abilities, the only thing he can beat you with is hustle and if he does it means you failed to do simple, fundamental things like keep track of your man, box out, match his speed/intensity.

If he beats KG/Wallace to a free ball in the corner, I'll be fuming. If he out-challenges them for a board, I'll be screaming at the TV. He doesn't jump high. He doesn't run fast. He's not overpowering. He's not that great a defender. He's barely an afterthought in the offense. He should be rendered impotent. With adequate effort by Wallace/KG, Varejao should be reasonably shut-down and if it doesn't happen, … well it'll be like a lot of other games, won't it?