01-05-2023, 10:26 AM
(01-04-2023, 10:25 PM)mvossman Wrote: I think you are making huge assumptions regarding his defense based on his size. Generally being undersized is a huge hit to defense, but he makes up for it with strength and anticipation. In the industry he is considered an excellent perimeter defender and the advanced stats bear it out.
Yeah he's got a strong base similar to Lowry so he can hold up in the post I know, but you said it in your earlier post, he guards 1-3. That's completely size related. If we didn't have FVV but instead Josh Green was the smallest guy on the team, he guards 1-4 and that changes the defensive scheme and what the team has to cover for etc. Also I'd be weary of FVV advanced defensive metrics, you'd really have to do some deep dive into them because he's been playing next to the Toronto Longboys his entire career. I don't think you're gonna get some kinda great deal from the Raptors for FVV. Better off spending assets on a 2 way wing. I'd personally be pretty annoyed if they let JB go and ended up with FVV a year later.