03-21-2021, 07:21 PM
(03-21-2021, 06:10 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: On off is a terrible stat to look at Richardson's defense. He will struggle in that category because he is primarily matched vs the best guard the opposition can muster. Against Portland he was on The floor vs Dame all night and that will make your on-off look worse than the players left on the floor when you leave. They aren't guarding Dame-Time...
There is SOME truth to this...but the reality is also that GOOD defenders can at least slow down stars enough to keep their teams in the game. JR has not done that so far this year. But he is adjusting to a new system and teammates so it also isn't fair to totally blame him and say he cannot improve. But he has massively underperformed defensively this year.