04-07-2022, 01:29 PM
(04-07-2022, 01:19 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think this is a valid point.
But, I'd put Powell on the list of "plus defenders," too. Much more so than Bullock. I know that won't be popular, but I believe it and would feel like a coward if I didn't state it.
I think the disconnect between DP's value in the current defensive system and the forum's opinion of his defense is based on what folks look for in a defensive center. People see DP's size, see him get scored on inside some, see a bigger center get an offensive rebound and conclude that DP sucks and can't play defense. Folks can't get past their vision of what a center is "supposed to be" so that they could look objectively at what this current defensive system is good at, which includes what DP is good at.
Not very astute ^^^^