416Klawzz
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He did well this series, but ran out of gasOf the starters he was best guarding on the perimeter... if he was the weakest link on the perimeter we would have won the series easily.
He did well this series, but ran out of gasOf the starters he was best guarding on the perimeter... if he was the weakest link on the perimeter we would have won the series easily.
He was probably the most active/hardest working, but definitely not the most effective, only Donovan was worse. Surprisingly our defender that Dallas shot the worst when he was defending was Clarkson.Of the starters he was best guarding on the perimeter... if he was the weakest link on the perimeter we would have won the series easily.
He was guarding Luka and Brunson while Mike and Donovan got Bullock/DFS etc. Royce spent some time on those guys too... JC wasn't a starter, which is what I was talking about. I just don't see Bogey as a liability in this series. Seemed like Donovan, Mike, Rudy were all hunted more... Rudy is hunted in part so he can't come help.He was probably the most active/hardest working, but definitely not the most effective, only Donovan was worse. Surprisingly our defender that Dallas shot the worst when he was defending was Clarkson.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/d...s&TeamID=1610612762&sort=PCT_PLUSMINUS&dir=-1
He guarded the second most fga on our team. So good on him for stepping up and taking on that challenge. I think he is a better on ball defender than off ball, so that was a good adjustment by Quin. He still isn't super effective. I'm not sure I would call him a liability, but you probably need much better perimeter defenders out of your other positions if you want to keep him next to Donovan. In my opinion, you probably can't play both him and Donovan together and have a good defensive team.He was guarding Luka and Brunson while Mike and Donovan got Bullock/DFS etc. Royce spent some time on those guys too... JC wasn't a starter, which is what I was talking about. I just don't see Bogey as a liability in this series. Seemed like Donovan, Mike, Rudy were all hunted more... Rudy is hunted in part so he can't come help.
I think he held up fine on possibly the toughest guy to guard in the league... I don't see that as a liability.
With Luka its tough... I just can't get with the narrative that he is a liability. I think we need better defenders.He guarded the second most fga on our team. So good on him for stepping up and taking on that challenge. I think he is a better on ball defender than off ball, so that was a good adjustment by Quin. He still isn't super effective. I'm not sure I would call him a liability, but you probably need much better perimeter defenders out of your other positions if you want to keep him next to Donovan. In my opinion, you probably can't play both him and Donovan together and have a good defensive team.
This is why building around Donovan is so hard. He has to be surrounded by great defenders who can also shoot and play make. Those guys are not easy to find or cheap.With Luka its tough... I just can't get with the narrative that he is a liability. I think we need better defenders.
TBH if we are playing Donovan I'm not sure we can have a good defense in the playoffs. He was really bad... like Trae Young bad. I think its the thing that concerns me most about him. Physically capable but its just not working.
There are like 10 in the league lol... you ain't getting any cheap. And its exactly why I agree with you.This is why building around Donovan is so hard. He has to be surrounded by great defenders who can also shoot and play make. Those guys are not easy to find or cheap.
It’s why they drafted McDaniels. Oh wait.There are like 10 in the league lol... you ain't getting any cheap. And its exactly why I agree with you.
The super funny line in TJs interview the other day was Jazz are going to surround Donovan with long defenders that can shoot... yeah no ****... they been trying with limited assets to do that... it hasn't worked.