Kings keep Cassipi, have some pieces.
Kings keep Cassipi, have some pieces.
Last edited by thethe; 07-06-2015 at 08:22 AM.
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Its odd to me that the perception is that John Wall is this all world defensive player and that Westbrook is a bad one while the Drtg for their careers are identical.
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Listen, I don't think that Westbrook has shown to be a consistent good defensive player. I know he has all the ability to be the best one though.
I'm just wondering why doesn't it show up in the stats? Aren't you a guy that quotes Ortg/Drtg all the time?
Does it not work in this instance to prove a point?
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Wizards defense with Wall on court: 102.4 pts per 100 possessions
Wizards defense with Wall off court: 109.8 pts per 100 possessions
Thunder defense with Westbrook on court: 108.5 pts per 100 possessions
Thunder defense with Westbrook off court: 104.1 pts per 100 possessions
"Yes, I did think Aldrich was good UNTIL I SAW HIM PLAY. "- thethe
Last edited by thethe; 07-06-2015 at 08:58 AM.
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•Out of necessity (owing to a lack of defensive data in the basic boxscore), individual Defensive Ratings are heavily influenced by the team's defensive efficiency. They assume that all teammates are equally good (per minute) at forcing non-steal turnovers and non-block misses, as well as assuming that all teammates face the same number of total possessions per minute.
•Perhaps as a byproduct, big men tend to have the best Defensive Ratings (although Oliver notes that history's best defensive teams were generally anchored by dominant defensive big men, suggesting that those types of players are the most important to a team's defensive success). A corollary to this is that excellent perimeter defenders who don't steal the ball a lot — for instance, Joe Dumars or Doug Christie — are underrated defensively by DRtg, and are prone to look only as good as their team's overall defense performs.
"Yes, I did think Aldrich was good UNTIL I SAW HIM PLAY. "- thethe