11-08-2021, 03:11 PM
Powell is not a bad defender. He just isn't a rim protector, and is miscast in that role. Sometimes he is miscast by the team, but more often he is miscast in the imaginations of fans, in my experience.
Here is an example of what he does well on defense, and what slays me is that every team in the league is looking for guys who can do exactly this. While he's not the best defender of this sort in the sport, he's better than average, imo, and it's a fairly rare skill set.
https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...46021?s=20
Here is an example of what he does well on defense, and what slays me is that every team in the league is looking for guys who can do exactly this. While he's not the best defender of this sort in the sport, he's better than average, imo, and it's a fairly rare skill set.
https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...46021?s=20