11-26-2022, 06:55 PM
(11-26-2022, 11:41 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Isn´t it the opposite. If you just focus on steals, blocks and rebounds. You look at a couple of plays per game. But what about all the other possessions that will never show up in the boxscore.
Some of the worst defenders have lead the league in steals or rebounds. Even blocks. Mavs should know because they continue to sign bigmen that fit into this category (DAJ, McGee).
My point was that everything counts. The posessions that dont show up, and the ones that do show up. Take an example of a defender that moves well and locks down and challenges well every shot. That is good in its own and important, but it's not being the complete defender. Complete defenders do that and in addition take the basketball away from opponents in various ways. Luka has the making of a complete defender IMO. Rebounding, blocking and stealing the ball, you are not a complete defender without contributing well in this.