01-31-2024, 02:02 PM
(01-31-2024, 12:52 PM)mvossman Wrote: The Kuz "success" at defense was longer ago, it was as a bench player and the advanced stats are not terribly impressed with his defense even in his LA days (DARKO hates him). I think there is more reason to believe in Murray than Kuz, but there were plenty on here concerned with his recent defense as well.
Last I checked, Haliburton led the league in DARKO and Kyrie and Luka were both top 10 (I may not be using the best source). Advanced defensive metrics are certainly valuable when starting to look at a player but they aren't something I take as seriously as the eye test when it comes to defense. It's just a very tough thing to measure with numbers.