Duke4life831 wrote:Texas Chuck wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:The back and forth between Edwards and Ingram last night was very fun to watch.
Edwards just has IT. That crazy athleticism, that big body, to go with a good base of skills. When you see him get that fire lit under him, damn is he fun to watch.
Also ya not seeing this “horrible on defense” thing either. I feel like many act like if you’re not a stud defender, that must make you a horrible defender. He seems pretty okay on that end from what I’ve seen. Teams aren’t running their offense to purposely get him into actions to take advantage of him. I don’t see him continually getting beat off the dribble or getting lost on rotations. Ya I don’t see him making a huge impact defensively, but he just started his 2nd season, shouldn’t really expect that yet. Seems just fine on that end in my opinion.
He's like most offensive-oriented young players. His physical tools allow him to be okayish on ball, but off ball you can see him get caught ball watching a bit and his rotations aren't always crisp.
But yeah big difference between being a young, 2nd year guy who hasn't quite put it all together and being a player other teams constantly attempt to put into PNR action to hunt.
He's not a good defender currently, but he's not a major liability and weakspot. I mean if we are brutally honest, his two offensive co-stars are bigger targets at that end.
Ya don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s a good defender yet. Seeing him, he looks like your average 2nd year defender. A few mental lapses here and there, but nothing to be worried about. Again seems pretty okay on that end.
It’s usually pretty easy to tell who are the truly bad defenders. The opposing offenses make it pretty clear. When you see an opposing offense constantly putting a defender into actions and trying to run their offense against that player. You know that offense watched tape and came to the conclusion the easiest way to get a bucket is to attack that player.
I’m not seeing teams do that against Edwards. And ya they definitely do it against KAT. I mean the Pels were spamming PnRs against KAT and just having JV go one on one against him non stop.
Ya Edwards doesnt look like a Thybulle kind of stud defender from day one. But he doesn’t look useless out there either. Just looks like your average 2nd year player on the defensive side. His defense isn’t really newsworthy (positively or negatively).
Nba teams only play “playoff atmosphere “ certain times suiting the regular season. Edward’s is exciting on offense. But the true test is when teams want to actually play and pick on defenders.
Towns is exposed simply because he’s literally the last line of defense as a center. So centers can’t hide like wings on defense.
But with real playoff basketball everyone who is deem weak defensively will be picked on big time.
Problem for timberwolves is KAT and dlo already play very little defense. So teams already know to pick on them. Eventually they will start attacking Edwards. Will Edwards pickup the defensive intensity when he gets picked on.
Because it’s all about saving energy on offense. Good offensive players like to take plays off on defense to conserve energy
