06-17-2021, 11:48 AM
(06-17-2021, 08:49 AM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: Simmons made Defensive 1st Team All NBA and Thybulle made All NBA Defensive 2nd Team, and with the season on the line deep in the playoffs the Hawks win the games because they have two guards in Lou Williams and Trae Young who can go get a bucket in the final 5 minutes while Thybulle and Simmons can't.
Despite his age and all his defensive warts, I think DeRozan is going to get PAID this offseason because he has a skillset that is absolutely essential need in playoff basketball. I don't care how great your team defense or your collective 3P% is, if you don't have a guy who can go get a bucket in the final 3 minutes your team is fatally flawed if your goal is to win a title.
Offense >>> Defense particularly in today's NBA. Not only the 3 point line but going the rim defense is much more dependent on the way the refs call the games and today the rules interpretations favor the offensive player more than ever. .
A great defender can get a couple of calls against him and has to go sit down or risk not being there by the end.
If a great offensive player is draining 3's and making his free throws, there's nothing a ref could do really to alter the results.