StuffTheDragon wrote:gaspar wrote:StuffTheDragon wrote:Pains me to say, Orlando is not a contender. I'm talking the Bulls.
VC with his "defense" wouldn't sniff the court in Chicago.
Except by all metrics he was an above average defender for the Magic last year. The Suns are a garbage team with garbage defensive strategies. He'd try harder, naturally, for a true contender, like he did last year when he averaged 18 points on 50% + shooting and above average defense (minus his injury riddled month of January where he tried playing through a separated shoulder).
What metrics are you talking about? Because based on Defensive Rating VC (with DRtg of 105) was Magic's 8th best defender out of 12 players who played for Orlando last season.
And no, he wasn't shooting 50%+ for the Magic. Last season VC was Magic's worst shooter and his FG% was 42.8%. He was even worse than Shard.
It's always someone else's fault, never Carter's. On offense it's Nash not sharing the ball and on defense it's Suns' "garbage defensive strategies".