05-26-2021, 12:35 AM
(05-26-2021, 12:24 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: So far in this series, Luka has been better than Kawhi Leonard, and believe it or not, THJ has been better than Paul George.
I went with THJ for this one.
This. Looking at the numbers it is close and Kawhi is obviously still a way better defender but that´s not the whole story. The Mavs put Maxi or Melli on Kawhi and live with the results. He makes incredible shots against good contests. If he drives the defense collapses late and tries to limit kick out opportunities. The Mavs aren´t changing the entire defensive scheme to stop Kawhi. It´s still man defense.
Luka on the other hand is the single focus of the Clippers game plan and they still haven´t found anything that works. They are trapping him. Trying to blitz him. Doubling. Changing the matchup. Nothing works. He dictates the game. It´s not RC that needs to make adjustments. It´s Lue. Luka is forcing the Clippers bigs of the floor. When the bigs are out he is going after the smaller guards and takes advantage of PatBev and Jackson. And if nothing else opens up he still scores on above average efficiency against PG or Kawhi. The complete package on offense.