Gomagic44 wrote:76ciology wrote:I know he's got burned a handful of times off the PnR. But when you think about it Noel is close to being the best PnR defender on eyetest (I don't have access to the numbers). I mean, when the ball handler drives he either swipes it or challenges his shot at rim. If the handler decides to pull-up he can challenge it with his length. Basically the better move against Noel is to take that challenged pull-up jumper than to take it inside and challenge him in the paint where he can either swipe the ball from you via steals or block.
He's really a very versatile defender and a very special defender that can anchor a team's defense. I haven't seen one like this since Pippen and prime gerald wallace/Kirilenko.
But his offense needs work. And it starts by having a more consistent jumper and FT.
I hope he's near as good as you describe. I haven't seen much of him, but I wanted us to draft him, so I hope he does that for you:)
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You guys got a good player there in Dipo. A very good 2 way player, can create on offense and is a lockdown defender.
No question on Noel's defense against guards off PnR, they usually get swiped or blocked. The problem lies more on his post defense but the post player needs to get the pass first or make sure the ball don't get swiped by Noel off the dribble at the post and it's not that easy against Noel.
I just think Noel with his incredible speed and quickness combined with great shotblocking makes him a very unique player, not really comparable to Camby who was a very good defender in his own right, just a bit more one-dimensional.