06-07-2021, 11:12 AM
(06-06-2021, 10:44 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: You might be right but i have always been super low on DeRozan. One of the worst defenders in the league. So bad that Pop moved him to the PF spot. Desperately trying to hide him on defense.
I call that position flex! I think you can hide him if your other positions are good defenders. Modern NBA offenses have at least one catch and shoot guy these days that you can hide him on. If he can rotate then he can play okay team defense.
It's not great but honestly this playoff series was more about offense than defense. Mavs didn't have a guy that could make plays or shoot with confidence outside of Luka. Rick was able to compensate on defense some by using big bodies and doing a fair bit of zone. You can do some scheming to mitigate defensive issues especially if we upgrade the personnel in the other 3 spots. You can only scheme so much on offense if guys are scared to shoot.