Is Nikola Vucevic a Good Defender?

[nicnac215]

2018-19
Def On/Off = -0.01 (ranked 9th on his team)
Def RPM = +3.28 (ranked 12th in the league)
Def RAPM = N/A

His DRAPM is also quite good this season: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQdG8Zv84zqKEzETDjd8KPsClcw9bPETX9v_x_KEAxjv9NrFaWikOoiSaciy1jbMiygg2D-V8DUQn0O/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true

IMO he improved a lot on defense this year, his effort is better and maybe it is so because of "contract year magic".

Or a competent head coach with a better defensive scheme, as well as Issac helping protect the rim.

[Scalabrine]

I dont think youre gonna find enough people on here that watch Vucevic's defense enough to have a legit opinion here. It's mostly gonna be people talking out of their butt.

I dont understand why the general opinion is that you have to see a ton of a player to get a good read on them. This is especially true for evaluating whether or not a player has high BBIQ, which Vuc certainly does on the defensive end.

I love statistics, but you are trying to say that it's easier to rate a players basketball IQ by NOT watching them play?

Tell me how...

[FNQ]

I dont think youre gonna find enough people on here that watch Vucevic's defense enough to have a legit opinion here. It's mostly gonna be people talking out of their butt.

I dont understand why the general opinion is that you have to see a ton of a player to get a good read on them. This is especially true for evaluating whether or not a player has high BBIQ, which Vuc certainly does on the defensive end.

I love statistics, but you are trying to say that it's easier to rate a players basketball IQ by NOT watching them play?

Tell me how...

That's a weird interpretation of what I said.

I probably see Vuc play 4-5 times a year. He is a high BBIQ player. Unlike streak shooters, shot blockers, or lower BBIQ players, a high BBIQ player is usually pretty consistent. So do I need to see him more than 5 times a year to get a good feel for why a player's a good defender? I really dont think you have to see a player more than a few times to get a good handle on who they are as a player. And when they are the best player on said team, you obviously will focus on them more than say, a DJ Augustin.