Saw him play limited minutes when KU played Villanova in the preseason of his freshman year. It was instantly apparent that he was extremely quick with very quick hands. One of those "this guy is gonna be good" moments.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
I always felt part of what made Mario Chalmers steals numbers so good was Russ Robs on ball pressure forcing passes that they would not have made if they had the time to look.