Yay!! DEE-FENSE!!! If only great defenders got as much publicity as mediocre scorers. You have three teams and a deep collection of honorable mentions. Nice - the depth is impressive, that third team is really good.
If the Celtics win the championship, and I'm still at 'if' until they win a close game that counts, it will be due to Mazzella and the Jays trusting that great defensive backcourt - on offense. Derrick is the highlight guy, but Jrue is the steady, relentless glue. Each is a good to almost great point guard, but together their skills and professional effort make the the most balanced Boston backcourt since DJ and Ainge. I love watching Jrue lock up bigger players. And it's not because today's bigs have no post game. Jrue's just a master at position and angles, plus he's stronger than dirty laundry. One caveat: he got burned by Jimmy Butler last year in the playoffs repeatedly, but that could be the Bucks inability to adapt. Leaving the same defender on Jimmy in the playoffs is a no-no.
The Celtics have the bench bodies to play defense well enough to win a championship. Brissett, Tillman and Horford, plus Kornet's engineering school close-out on corner shooters are a nice combo. If I'm Jaden Springer, I'm driving Jrue and DWhite to and from practice to pick their brains and to get them to stay after for graduate school level defense tutorials.
As a Bulls fan I'd trade LaVine straight up for Suggs. Or I'd love to mix Dunn in with Caruso and Ayo and Javonte and just terrorize shooters.
Next year's positionless All Defense team could be all bigs: Gobert, Wemby, Chet, Austin and Draymond. Stay healthy big fellas and don't bite on the first fake.
I’m a Cavs fan so I see him a lot, but I think Jarrett Allen deserves consideration for at least honorable mention. When Mobley is out (as he has been much of the year) most of the rest of the Cavs are pretty average to lousy defenders and Allen has really been keeping the team afloat defensively
Where is Kentavious Caldwell Pope from the Denver Nuggets on your list? It’s amazing to me that outside of Joker how little respect the Nuggets get. Did you know Joker has never played with an All-Star in his whole career. KCP is definitely worthy of an all defensive team and should be on at least one of your lists. The defending champs are in first place in the west and KCP is one reason why.
I don’t see Gordon on the list either. Even Shaq said Gilbert is overrated. I’s take KCP over almost anybody you have on this list. Alex Caruso, great defensive player but not better than KCP and look where the Chicago Bulls are finishing. Doesn’t winning count for anything when people make up these lists? Anyway, you accomplished what you wanted. You got somebody like me to get into a discussion with you because you’re never gonna change my mind and I’m never gonna change yours. Good luck to you.
Yay!! DEE-FENSE!!! If only great defenders got as much publicity as mediocre scorers. You have three teams and a deep collection of honorable mentions. Nice - the depth is impressive, that third team is really good.
If the Celtics win the championship, and I'm still at 'if' until they win a close game that counts, it will be due to Mazzella and the Jays trusting that great defensive backcourt - on offense. Derrick is the highlight guy, but Jrue is the steady, relentless glue. Each is a good to almost great point guard, but together their skills and professional effort make the the most balanced Boston backcourt since DJ and Ainge. I love watching Jrue lock up bigger players. And it's not because today's bigs have no post game. Jrue's just a master at position and angles, plus he's stronger than dirty laundry. One caveat: he got burned by Jimmy Butler last year in the playoffs repeatedly, but that could be the Bucks inability to adapt. Leaving the same defender on Jimmy in the playoffs is a no-no.
The Celtics have the bench bodies to play defense well enough to win a championship. Brissett, Tillman and Horford, plus Kornet's engineering school close-out on corner shooters are a nice combo. If I'm Jaden Springer, I'm driving Jrue and DWhite to and from practice to pick their brains and to get them to stay after for graduate school level defense tutorials.
As a Bulls fan I'd trade LaVine straight up for Suggs. Or I'd love to mix Dunn in with Caruso and Ayo and Javonte and just terrorize shooters.
Next year's positionless All Defense team could be all bigs: Gobert, Wemby, Chet, Austin and Draymond. Stay healthy big fellas and don't bite on the first fake.
Leading the league in steals and deflections, while dominating the offensive end ... SGA deserves mention. Great list, great reasoning though.
I’m a Cavs fan so I see him a lot, but I think Jarrett Allen deserves consideration for at least honorable mention. When Mobley is out (as he has been much of the year) most of the rest of the Cavs are pretty average to lousy defenders and Allen has really been keeping the team afloat defensively
Where is Kentavious Caldwell Pope from the Denver Nuggets on your list? It’s amazing to me that outside of Joker how little respect the Nuggets get. Did you know Joker has never played with an All-Star in his whole career. KCP is definitely worthy of an all defensive team and should be on at least one of your lists. The defending champs are in first place in the west and KCP is one reason why.
I don’t see Gordon on the list either. Even Shaq said Gilbert is overrated. I’s take KCP over almost anybody you have on this list. Alex Caruso, great defensive player but not better than KCP and look where the Chicago Bulls are finishing. Doesn’t winning count for anything when people make up these lists? Anyway, you accomplished what you wanted. You got somebody like me to get into a discussion with you because you’re never gonna change my mind and I’m never gonna change yours. Good luck to you.