bajaden
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Let me first say that I plagiarized this information from another site. But I thought it was interesting enough to post. There were three Kings that ranked in the top 25 in the NBA in isolation defense.
1. Omri Casspi: Believe it or not he was ranked number 10. He allowed just 0.63 points scored and caused turnovers on 14% of those possessions. He held his opponents to 31.1% shooting.
2. Jason Thompson: Yeah, believe it or not he came in at number 19 on the list. His opponents only scored 0.66 points and he held them to 33.6% shooting. Away from the post he only fouled 5.5% of the time. While in the post he fouled 11% of the time. He was good at stopping the ball out of the post and forcing the player to take a jump shot. Obviously his post defense still needs some work. But congrats on what he did accomplish.
3. Tyreke Evans: He barely made the list at number 25. But hey, he's on it. His opponents scored only 0.68 points against him while he held them to 31.2% shooting. He caused turnovers on 20% of his isolation plays.
I'm not sure what the defining numbers are, because I don't see a lot of difference in some of the numbers. I would assume that its the points allowed number that ranks the player. Of course there's a lot more to defense than just isolation plays, but if you have three players on the floor that are able to defend isolation, its a step in the right direction.
1. Omri Casspi: Believe it or not he was ranked number 10. He allowed just 0.63 points scored and caused turnovers on 14% of those possessions. He held his opponents to 31.1% shooting.
2. Jason Thompson: Yeah, believe it or not he came in at number 19 on the list. His opponents only scored 0.66 points and he held them to 33.6% shooting. Away from the post he only fouled 5.5% of the time. While in the post he fouled 11% of the time. He was good at stopping the ball out of the post and forcing the player to take a jump shot. Obviously his post defense still needs some work. But congrats on what he did accomplish.
3. Tyreke Evans: He barely made the list at number 25. But hey, he's on it. His opponents scored only 0.68 points against him while he held them to 31.2% shooting. He caused turnovers on 20% of his isolation plays.
I'm not sure what the defining numbers are, because I don't see a lot of difference in some of the numbers. I would assume that its the points allowed number that ranks the player. Of course there's a lot more to defense than just isolation plays, but if you have three players on the floor that are able to defend isolation, its a step in the right direction.
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