Why hasn't our perimeter defense improved one bit this season?
- Thread starter GoSACtown
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Look at our guards. The only one who actually LIKES to play D is a raw 2nd round pick. No mater how hard IT TRIES to guard the 3 pt line most guys will shoot right over him. Finely the two other chuckers were never interested in playing D and more often than not they just look lost scrambling after their man. In short we really need to bring in at least one defensive guard.
Personnel is a reasonable explanation. I'm still disappointed with how bad we are at basic defensive concepts. You won't see worse transition defense then whatever we were doing to start things off tonight. The effort on that end also routinely sucks. Most nights it's hard to see much if any of what Malone's been preaching.
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Simple, our guys cheat off outside shooters way too much (it's not just Ben). They are always mixing in the paint to double up, hoping for knock aways, steals, or maybe rebound numbers. They just can't always get back to shooters in time.
Screens are gonna happen, we can forgive a few there... but the wide open stuff is just overlooking the obvious.
Screens are gonna happen, we can forgive a few there... but the wide open stuff is just overlooking the obvious.
Well, that explains it. 
Primarily, I think it's on the players. Either they don't understand the concept of defense, OR they don't like the concept of defense, OR they just haven't played together enough to trust each other. I personally think a group of players becomes a team capable of defending only when they trust one another. Every once in a while I see a glimmer of hope that this will change, but there needs to be at least one player out there to guide the way out of the darkness and into the light of day as far as defense is concerned.
Primarily, I think it's on the players. Either they don't understand the concept of defense, OR they don't like the concept of defense, OR they just haven't played together enough to trust each other. I personally think a group of players becomes a team capable of defending only when they trust one another. Every once in a while I see a glimmer of hope that this will change, but there needs to be at least one player out there to guide the way out of the darkness and into the light of day as far as defense is concerned.
The solution is not go and out and get defensive specialists. It's to get legit two way players. And play d as a team.
A specialist is limited in everything else he does. You gain one thing and lose everything else. Neither Douglas or mbah a moute made us any better in the wins column.
The real problem is just a complete lack of chemistry. It wasn't there before the new guys joined, and it's even worse now. It starts with IT and cousins on d.
Teams like the spurs manage to have great team d without having great individual defenders. We are less than the sum of our parts.
Anyone still harboring playoff delusions?
A specialist is limited in everything else he does. You gain one thing and lose everything else. Neither Douglas or mbah a moute made us any better in the wins column.
The real problem is just a complete lack of chemistry. It wasn't there before the new guys joined, and it's even worse now. It starts with IT and cousins on d.
Teams like the spurs manage to have great team d without having great individual defenders. We are less than the sum of our parts.
Anyone still harboring playoff delusions?
I just can't agree with that. The modern NBA rules make it nearly impossible to prevent dribble penetration to at least fifteen feet. The guards are only partially at fault for allowing the live ball to get into the lane, but it's a team problem there. The lack of a real rim protector is the number one problem (and part of the reason I think Acy might make a real case for major minutes as the dime-store Josh Smith PF for the team). With a rim protector, you force contested layups or 15-20 foot jumpers, the worst shots in basketball. Without it, you give up free throws and layups.
Once you get a rim protector, the perimeter guys can gamble more by chasing guys off the three point line because they know that nothing free will come in the paint. Someone compared the team to Golden State in the game thread yesterday.
re: Chalmers, do not want. Not only is he an incorrigible dirtbag, but he also blows his assignments and rotations far too often. I watched the heat/pacers game last night and Chalmers was just dreadful on the defensive end.
Once you get a rim protector, the perimeter guys can gamble more by chasing guys off the three point line because they know that nothing free will come in the paint. Someone compared the team to Golden State in the game thread yesterday.
re: Chalmers, do not want. Not only is he an incorrigible dirtbag, but he also blows his assignments and rotations far too often. I watched the heat/pacers game last night and Chalmers was just dreadful on the defensive end.