zimpy27 wrote:Bloodbather wrote:Gobert deserves it. Comparable impact and his team has been ranked #1 defensively pretty much the whole season. Though Wemby would definitely a have strong case if Gobert wasn't around, which is crazy considering how low his team ranks. The on-off is insane.
Who is backing up Wemby when he sits?Spurs just have no other bigs that are even average defenders. Spurs are a non-serious team and are poor defensively.
You can't win a DPOY without your team being a top 10 defensive team. You'd have to have unbelievable defensive numbers to even win it without your team being top 5.
True. I don’t know who comes in to create this giant gap when people use on-court vs off-court numbers.
Defensive Rating
1. Rudy Gobert • MIN 104.3
2. Victor Wembanyama • SAS 106.7
3. Naz Reid • MIN 107.7
… and the Spurs replacement for Wemby is not in the Top 20. Obviously some of Naz numbers are buoyed by playing some minutes with Gobert, but for most of the season, it was KAT and Rudy. Defense is such a team effort, so it’s had to pick any single person out and give him team credit. It will always be a little subjective.
Worse, with this methodology, multiple players could claim #1 Defense over the same 15-game time period. I imagine they are comparing the Wemby numbers (with starters), to the average team defense of all players (including reserves). Pick a different good defensive starter, and you might find others who are also “1 DEF On, #15 DEF Off”