(02-15-2022, 03:23 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Clint Capela dropping truth bombs about defense. We should always keep his words in mind. "Individual" defense isn't really all that critical at the end of the day. It is always about how are FIVE guys moving and working together.This got me to thinking. Everyone now knows to play a big off the court you have to get the favorable switch and attack them. Why hasn't that been figured out yet? It's a team defense problem to solve, I mean, isn't that big there to be the ultimate team defender? To help all the others out with that last line of defense? Why then do his teammates leave him on that island to go against some of the best players on the opposite team?
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...4033314819
I watch highlight reels with guys like Gobert being left on that island and getting blown by (he almost fully recovers, and sometimes he does). If everyone knows the fastest feet on the opposing team is going up against the slowest feet on your team, why can't that guy get help from his teammates?
Just a thought about that "tide" change going away from having a big on the floor. There are some talented bigs out there being played off the floor because no coach will sit down and figure this out IMO.