Who is better on D - Nash or Calderon?
http://blogs.thescore.com/raptorblog...it/#more-10451
(I realize neither are great defenders so keep that in mind in this discussion.)
Stats are not everything but they do not support the claims that Nash is a worse defender than Jose (and Nash did not have a defensive scheme created to cover his weaknesses).
Nash:
OppPER per48 minutes: 13.6
on court point differential: +4.3
off court point differential: -7.7
win%: 60.3
Calderon:
OppPER per48minutes: 17.8
on court point differential: -3.7
off court point differential: -2.7
win%: 38.5
Nash turned 38 in February, is obviously past his prime, and isn’t any better defensively at the point than Jose Calderon (he may even be worse considering Calderon’s defensive improvements this season). Those traits don’t sound like they would normally mesh with a young team that isn’t even sniffing contention yet and is led by a defensive maestro in Dwane Casey.
And about being possibly a worse defender than Jose Calderon, let’s remember that Dwane Casey seems to have constructed a defensive scheme here (and an impressive one at that) that has already had to adapt to a defensively inept point guard.
(I realize neither are great defenders so keep that in mind in this discussion.)
Stats are not everything but they do not support the claims that Nash is a worse defender than Jose (and Nash did not have a defensive scheme created to cover his weaknesses).
Nash:
OppPER per48 minutes: 13.6
on court point differential: +4.3
off court point differential: -7.7
win%: 60.3
Calderon:
OppPER per48minutes: 17.8
on court point differential: -3.7
off court point differential: -2.7
win%: 38.5
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