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[lewro]

Because of LeBron James.

U r faster than I!

[hotfuzz]

Yet somehow Cleveland just won the title with Kyrie Irving and JR smith in the backcourt and Love at PF... Why? Mobility on defense from the bigs, ability to switch out on shooters and defend the 3PT line and hedge effectively on pick and roll. (Talking strictly defense here).

Golden State won with Curry who is not a good defender (certainly worse than Lowry) and Klay who is just average and only rated above average sometimes because he can guard more than one position sort of.

The guard positions are the least important defensively. Bigs play a much more crucial role in anchoring your defense.

But Love is not a good defender....

I mean, he has improved a lot, but still, he's not a plus on that end. He struggles with PnR.

[tDotted]

But Love is not a good defender....

I mean, he has improved a lot, but still, he's not a plus on that end. He struggles with PnR.

The only "mobile" big on their roster is Thompson

[Lupe]

But Love is not a good defender....

I mean, he has improved a lot, but still, he's not a plus on that end. He struggles with PnR.

No, but his impact on the offensive end is large enough and also his best skills (shooting from outside) mesh well enough with the core stars for that to outweigh his defensive deficiencies. He also doesn't play center.

Also Cleveland isn't really a good defensive team in general so maybe not the best example to use on my part.

But again the point remains guards are not the most important for defense, bigs are. They are the last line of defense between the opponent and the basket and all roads lead to the basket. To say a PG or SG is more critical to a top defensive team than a center is just really arguing a point that has no weight or merit.

[tDotted]

No, but his impact on the offensive end is large enough and also his best skills (shooting from outside) mesh well enough with the core stars for that to outweigh his defensive deficiencies. He also doesn't play center.

Also Cleveland isn't really a good defensive team in general so maybe not the best example to use on my part.

But again the point remains guards are not the most important for defense, bigs are. They are the last line of defense between the opponent and the basket and all roads lead to the basket. To say a PG or SG is more critical to a top defensive team than a center is just really arguing a point that has no weight or merit.

Key words are "last line". Legit defensive teams are not made or broken by one player's ability to cover up the defensive mistakes of 4 other guys.

[lewro]

love is a good rebounder. love and frye are not immobile like mozgov or as agile as tt. there are shades of grey. as lupe said, tt is the anchor, outside of lebron but there's no replacement player for him.

[The Great One]

@HPbasketball they're doing better now that they've gone back to Jonas not playing in the 4th. 6-4 when he plays over his mpg average

— Justin Rowan 🇨🇦 (@Cavsanada) December 10, 2016

[Chr1s1anL]

https://twitter.com/william_lou/stat...47482754670592

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[lewro]

Key words are "last line". Legit defensive teams are not made or broken by one player's ability to cover up the defensive mistakes of 4 other guys.

2014-15 sixers were 13th in the league in DRtg (that's not elite but they won 2 more games than the worst team, 27th overall, very poor team by most other metrics). their only +dbpm perimeter players were mcdaniels and mcw (for half the season) and jerami grant for 65 games (their forwards were not great either). Nerlens dbpm was more than double the next best dbpm player on that team. in the 7 games that nerlens missed they gave up +9 opp PTS/gm (or 110.1 opp PTS/gm. the wolves were #30 ranked at 106.5). they won 18 games that yr.

2015-16 he played pf and they were 26th DRtg and won 10 games. #29 in opp PTS/gm at 107.6. Kings were #30. nerlens still was more than double dbpm then their next best player, playing out of position.

2013-14 (nerlens missed that season) they were #30 in opp PTS/gm (109.9) and #26 in DRtg. of players that played at least half the games, spencer hawes had the highest dbpm (.8).

2014-15 noel was a 20 yr old rookie. that's an anchor! one guy can make a huge difference at that position. sixers were significantly worse on defense without nerlens at centre in 2013-14 and 2015-16.

[Mess]

https://twitter.com/william_lou/stat...47482754670592

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1st clip - JV stayed trapped on Bradley for a second or two too long, needs to release sooner and let Norm retake him. Bradley was facing the sidelines before he decides to bail.

2nd clip - Pat does everything great. Hedge was an easier one but great close out on Olynyk.

3rd clip - another good quick hedge but it really has nothing to do with Bebe's contest.

Plus sideline and middle PnR's are not exactly the same & maybe Bradley and Rosier should be handled differently - but mostly JV needs to take off sooner.

[Mess]

@HPbasketball they're doing better now that they've gone back to Jonas not playing in the 4th. 6-4 when he plays over his mpg average

— Justin Rowan ���� (@Cavsanada) December 10, 2016

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[Mess]

2014-15 sixers were 13th in the league in DRtg (that's not elite but they won 2 more games than the worst team, 27th overall, very poor team by most other metrics). their only +dbpm perimeter players were mcdaniels and mcw (for half the season) and jerami grant for 65 games (their forwards were not great either). Nerlens dbpm was more than double the next best dbpm player on that team. in the 7 games that nerlens missed they gave up +9 opp PTS/gm (or 110.1 opp PTS/gm. the wolves were #30 ranked at 106.5). they won 18 games that yr.

2015-16 he played pf and they were 26th DRtg and won 10 games. #29 in opp PTS/gm at 107.6. Kings were #30. nerlens still was more than double dbpm then their next best player, playing out of position.

2013-14 (nerlens missed that season) they were #30 in opp PTS/gm (109.9) and #26 in DRtg. of players that played at least half the games, spencer hawes had the highest dbpm (.8).

2014-15 noel was a 20 yr old rookie. that's an anchor! one guy can make a huge difference at that position. sixers were significantly worse on defense without nerlens at centre in 2013-14 and 2015-16.

Good news - your crush actually might play tomorrow.

[tDotted]

https://twitter.com/william_lou/stat...47482754670592

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Trying to get JV to hedge

2014-15 sixers were 13th in the league in DRtg (that's not elite but they won 2 more games than the worst team, 27th overall, very poor team by most other metrics). their only +dbpm perimeter players were mcdaniels and mcw (for half the season) and jerami grant for 65 games (their forwards were not great either). Nerlens dbpm was more than double the next best dbpm player on that team. in the 7 games that nerlens missed they gave up +9 opp PTS/gm (or 110.1 opp PTS/gm. the wolves were #30 ranked at 106.5). they won 18 games that yr.

2015-16 he played pf and they were 26th DRtg and won 10 games. #29 in opp PTS/gm at 107.6. Kings were #30. nerlens still was more than double dbpm then their next best player, playing out of position.

2013-14 (nerlens missed that season) they were #30 in opp PTS/gm (109.9) and #26 in DRtg. of players that played at least half the games, spencer hawes had the highest dbpm (.8).

2014-15 noel was a 20 yr old rookie. that's an anchor! one guy can make a huge difference at that position. sixers were significantly worse on defense without nerlens at centre in 2013-14 and 2015-16.

When I say "legit defensive team" you may not want to use a shit show like the Sixers as an example.

[lewro]

Trying to get JV to hedge



When I say "legit defensive team" you may not want to use a shit show like the Sixers as an example.

Raps were 25th DRtg (107.7) in 2014-15. Guess that's a diarrhea show.

[lewro]

Good news - your crush actually might play tomorrow.

Yeah, let's see if he's healthy. If not I can use the injury scapegoat, right?