Our Defense is not that Good. These stats Keep Us in the Games?

[Todd3]

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

we are below avarage in perimeter defense too, so maybe kcp should not be a sacred cow? Hollis thompson is 39.5% career 3-point shooter and ESPN scout report says "Thompson is probably Philadelphia's best individual wing defender. A lanky 6-foot-8, Thompson has good size for a shooting guard, though he's a bit on the slight side to defend bigger small forwards. He accepts the challenge defensively and can be pesky, blocking the occasional shot. However, Thompson is a poor defensive rebounder"

I can't agree with you on our team defense as we rank 9th in defensive efficiency and 9th in points allowed. So I'm not sure what stats you are using that make you think otherwise. If being top 10 in drtg and points allowed doesn't equal good defense then what does?

However, I'm all aboard the Hollis bandwagon with you. He is exactly who we should be pursuing. With Colangelo there now though it won't be so easy to pilfer them.

[pistontr]

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

we are below avarage in perimeter defense too, so maybe kcp should not be a sacred cow? Hollis thompson is 39.5% career 3-point shooter and ESPN scout report says "Thompson is probably Philadelphia's best individual wing defender. A lanky 6-foot-8, Thompson has good size for a shooting guard, though he's a bit on the slight side to defend bigger small forwards. He accepts the challenge defensively and can be pesky, blocking the occasional shot. However, Thompson is a poor defensive rebounder"

I can't agree with you on our team defense as we rank 9th in defensive efficiency and 9th in points allowed. So I'm not sure what stats you are using that make you think otherwise. If being top 10 in drtg and points allowed doesn't equal good defense then what does?

However, I'm all aboard the Hollis bandwagon with you. He is exactly who we should be pursuing. With Colangelo there now though it won't be so easy to pilfer them.

Opponents 3-point Field Goal Percentage Leaders?
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

[El Chivo]

Only sixers I'd touch, Okafor apart, is Covington. It hurts that he was drafted by Grand Rapids Drive and we lost him.

[Todd3]

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

we are below avarage in perimeter defense too, so maybe kcp should not be a sacred cow? Hollis thompson is 39.5% career 3-point shooter and ESPN scout report says "Thompson is probably Philadelphia's best individual wing defender. A lanky 6-foot-8, Thompson has good size for a shooting guard, though he's a bit on the slight side to defend bigger small forwards. He accepts the challenge defensively and can be pesky, blocking the occasional shot. However, Thompson is a poor defensive rebounder"

I can't agree with you on our team defense as we rank 9th in defensive efficiency and 9th in points allowed. So I'm not sure what stats you are using that make you think otherwise. If being top 10 in drtg and points allowed doesn't equal good defense then what does?

However, I'm all aboard the Hollis bandwagon with you. He is exactly who we should be pursuing. With Colangelo there now though it won't be so easy to pilfer them.

Opponents 3-point Field Goal Percentage Leaders?
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

So 1 poor defensive stat outweighs the fact that we are the 6th best defense overall? (currently)

A team doesn't have to be great in every category to be a great defense. There are a lot of great offenses that aren't great at everything either.

What you are doing is called nit-picking.

[pistontr]

I can't agree with you on our team defense as we rank 9th in defensive efficiency and 9th in points allowed. So I'm not sure what stats you are using that make you think otherwise. If being top 10 in drtg and points allowed doesn't equal good defense then what does?

However, I'm all aboard the Hollis bandwagon with you. He is exactly who we should be pursuing. With Colangelo there now though it won't be so easy to pilfer them.

Opponents 3-point Field Goal Percentage Leaders?
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/defense-per-game/sort/threePointFieldGoalPctOpponent

So 1 poor defensive stat outweighs the fact that we are the 6th best defense overall? (currently)

A team doesn't have to be great in every category to be a great defense. There are a lot of great offenses that aren't great at everything either.

What you are doing is called nit-picking.

I have not said we are a bad defensive team . I have said we are below avarage in perimeter defense so maybe we overrate kcp's defense. his shooting bad so he is not sacred cow.