11-25-2022, 08:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-25-2022, 08:44 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(11-25-2022, 08:34 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Yes.
He has improved in steals and deflections but those numbers do NOT make a "good defender."
This statement is laughable:
"Doncic in his fifth season quietly has transformed into a well-above-average defensive player."
This is just not remotely true unless you are only including the 30% of the time he plays with full effort.
On/Off numbers also tell us that he is the best among the non big starters. DFS, Bullock and SD are all worse. At least offers the question if Luka´s numbers aren´t impacted by the atrocious defense of his fellow starters. I used to think that it was the other way around. The way Bullock and DFS started the season I am not sure if that is still the case.
Personally I think he improved but I would also agree that he still coasts too much to make a positive impact. Especially when it comes to transition defense. Amount of time his teammates have to defend 4vs5 because Luka is slow to get back is infuriating.
But for one possession when he is fully engaged I would have him in the best defensive lineup of the team.