Magic Giannison wrote:Milbuck wrote:Magic Giannison wrote:Not sure if you did but if you saw the game with NT Giannis was guarding the opponent PG quite successfully. All he needs is to get used to it and its gonna be fine .
He can switch on to PGs for stretches but he's not guarding high level NBA point guards over full games. Westbrook, Curry, CP3, Kyrie, Lillard, Wall, Lowry, etc...all the upper level guys will torch him. Maybe not on individual plays here and there but full games he's getting lit up.
It's just so unnecessary, there's no reason to put him on PGs, all you do is completely waste his length when it could be used to protect the rim and wear him out like crazy chasing around guys like a foot shorter than him.
Yeah i agree with you i just think its gonna be such a huge advantage if we could use him to guard PGs in some lineups,maybe big ones.
I think Cp3 Kyrie and wall are type are his biggest weakness as they are very quick for him and have exceptional handles .I think he can do better against Westbrook and Lillard not sure about Curry and Lowry.
The real question si in which games we can take advantage of it, so far we know that GSW is weak against the long lineups.
You need a long player on Curry, but a long player that can stick to him like glue and maintain that energy constantly. Because of that Curry would be a nightmare for Giannis. Dude is in constant motion all the time, all over the court through tight spaces around several (illegal) screens. Curry is the exact type of guy Giannis shouldn't be guarding. Not only would be impossible in many of Golden State's sets where Curry is going from corner to corner through multiple screens...you'd tire out Giannis by the end of the 1st Q chasing him around.
He might be OK against Wall or someone who isn't gonna dance on you as much as a Kyrie or Curry and is more of a pure attacker, but meh. All seems unnecessary. Brogdon has been an awesome defender, he's such a better option for that.
