Were there many great players with a small wingspan for their size?
IMO it is far more important to know when and where to be, when to start jumping, rather than using your wingspan to recover from bad positioning and bad timing. But given two players are in exactly same position at same time and jump at the same time, it is obviously the difference, and it is clearly an advantage. I wouldn't list that as a primary attribute however. If you do know how to position well, and time your defense well, then the wingspan is advantage.
From the video T. Bey does make some great defensive reads with great timing, that was far more important than his wingspan. Bane does so as well. What worries me about T. Bey is that players that cant contribute both ways, but are defensive specialists, will not be able to contribute and start, unless they really transform their offensive game. MKG being a great example to that. Bane just looks like a two way player in every aspect of the game, he would start day one IMO. I think the same applies to Sadiq Bey and Haliburton. Its obvious tyler Bey has more athleticism, and the potential is there. Many times we get distracted by that and forget about skills. However, there are obviously instances where the skill comes with time in NBA and these players can and do turn into stars.
IMO it is far more important to know when and where to be, when to start jumping, rather than using your wingspan to recover from bad positioning and bad timing. But given two players are in exactly same position at same time and jump at the same time, it is obviously the difference, and it is clearly an advantage. I wouldn't list that as a primary attribute however. If you do know how to position well, and time your defense well, then the wingspan is advantage.
From the video T. Bey does make some great defensive reads with great timing, that was far more important than his wingspan. Bane does so as well. What worries me about T. Bey is that players that cant contribute both ways, but are defensive specialists, will not be able to contribute and start, unless they really transform their offensive game. MKG being a great example to that. Bane just looks like a two way player in every aspect of the game, he would start day one IMO. I think the same applies to Sadiq Bey and Haliburton. Its obvious tyler Bey has more athleticism, and the potential is there. Many times we get distracted by that and forget about skills. However, there are obviously instances where the skill comes with time in NBA and these players can and do turn into stars.