AshBlackstone wrote:The Other Ankle wrote:Vuc is pretty good at everything, including passing and defence. He will continue to improve as well, because his game is rooted in skill and intelligence and he works hard to improve. Also, he's like 6' 10", not 7 foot.
Vucevic is not good on defense. The metrics support that.
This is the unpopular opinion thread, right? I don't think he's bad. The paint-clogging metrics don't think he's bad. And the new (interim) coach doesn't think he's bad at all as quoted in the Sentinel story about the defensive improvement of the team.
It is true that he doesn't trap the pick and roll tremendously or soar and block a lot of shots. But he's intelligent and gives good effort. He's not bad now and he's improving. I noticed his first year here that he got called on lots of touch fouls while actually playing the ball honestly. He was playing his man and defending their moves, but couldn't catch a break. Now he holds his ground better with far fewer fouls. I'm sure that he has been working on his defense as well as his offense this whole time. We're lucky to have him!
So where are the whiners who say he can't pass either? He's starting to zip the ball with some authority I noticed before the current "injury".