A tribute to the best defense in basketball

Ticket · Post #21 » by **Ticket** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:52 pm

Very enjoyable breakdown of primo team D in action

zoyathedestroya · Post #22 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:21 am

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #23 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:22 am

The Boston Celtics just held the #1 ranked offense in the league to 97 points (just 83 points when Snyder emptied the bench) on 40% shooting from the field and 22% from three. Pour in 10 blocks, 8 steals and 2 offensive fouls drawn :nod:

I feel bad for Gobert. He's going to get crapped on for the porous Utah defense in the playoffs and "getting exposed when teams go small" when it's just that nobody on the Jazz can stay in front of their man and he has to go help on like three drives on every possession.

Ticket · Post #24 » by **Ticket** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:32 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:The Boston Celtics just held the #1 ranked offense in the league to 97 points (just 83 points when Snyder emptied the bench) on 40% shooting from the field and 22% from three. Pour in 10 blocks, 8 steals and 2 offensive fouls drawn

I feel bad for Gobert. He's going to get crapped on for the porous Utah defense in the playoffs and "getting exposed when teams go small" when it's just that nobody on the Jazz can stay in front of their man and he has to go help on like three drives on every possession.

Mitchell and Clarkson are a joke defensively

greenroom31 · Post #25 » by **greenroom31** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:58 pm

Great sequence from last night's game:

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zoyathedestroya · Post #26 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:20 pm

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They have the #1 offense in the league.

Asian Celtic · Post #27 » by **Asian Celtic** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:16 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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They have the #1 offense in the league.

I know it's not popular here but found this on the Celtics Reddit and couldn't help but chuckle because this is **** true.

Post #28 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:08 pm

Are we still the Best Defense, without Rob Williams (until he returns)?

sam_I_am · Post #29 » by **sam_I_am** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 1:42 pm

Parliament10 wrote:Are we still the Best Defense, without Rob Williams (until he returns)?

I think we are ranked 12-16 in the league since his injury.

playa-hater · Post #30 » by **playa-hater** » Mon Apr 4, 2022 2:28 pm

Parliament10 wrote:Are we still the Best Defense, without Rob Williams (until he returns)?

Wouldn't that be theoretically impossible, unless you believe RW has no impact on defense.

I am still in the RW for DPOY camp.. at minimum I hope RW still gets a ton of votes, even if he doesn't win it. Really want him to feel appreciated and recognized outside the Celtic fan base.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #31 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Thu Apr 7, 2022 8:06 am

The Celtics defensive rating for every game since Timelord got injured:
Toronto 108.5
Miami 103.9
Indiana 124.2
Washington 106.3
Chicago 95.9
As a comparison point the best non-Celtics defenses this year have a 106.7 defensive rating.

Even with the Indiana hiccup they have a 107.8 defensive rating over the past 5 games which is 5th in the league in that span.

steefP2 · Post #32 » by **steefP2** » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:39 pm

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Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #33 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:09 pm

End of regular season stats update

#1 in Defensive rating (106.2)
#1 in Opponent FG% (43.4)
#1 in Opponent Assists (21.6)
#1 in Opponent PPG (104.5)
#1 in Opponent eFG% (50.1)
#1 in Opponent FG% (43.4)
#1 in Opponent 2P% (49.8)
#1 in Opponent 3P% (33.7)
#1 in Opponent FG% inside 10 feet (54.1)
#1 in Opponent FG% in tight coverage (48.4)
#1 in Opponent 2FG% in tight coverage (49.8)
#1 in Opponent 3FG% in tight coverage (23.5)
#1 in Opponent FG% in very tight coverage (39.1)
#1 in Opponent 2FG% in tight coverage (39.4)
#1 in Opponent FG% when touch time is 6+ seconds (40.6)
#1 in Opponent FG% after 7+ dribbles (40.7)
#1 in Opponent 3FG% after 7+ dribbles (26.6)
#1 in Opponent isolation PPP (0.8)
#1 in Opponent isolation frequency (8.9 %)
T-#1 in Contested defensive rebounds (9.0)
T-#1 in Opponent field goals within 5ft (15.4)
#2 in Opponent spot up PPP (0.96)
#2 in Defensive Boxouts (8.3)
#2 in Opponent points in the paint (42.5)
#2 in Blocks (5.8)
#2 in Contested shots (55.1)
#2 in Contested 2P shots (33.5)
#2 in FG% allowed in the paint (non restricted area) (39.7)
#3 in Opponent FGM (38.2)
#3 in Opponent field goals in the restricted area (13.9)
T-#3 in Opponent second chance points (12.5)
#4 in Opponent FG frequency when touch time is 6+ seconds (16.1)
#4 in Opponent FG frequency after 7+ dribbles (12.6)
#4 in FG% allowed in the midrange (38.9)
T-#4 in Opponent transition PPP (1.07)
T-#4 in Opponent pick & roll roll man PPP (1.07)
T-#4 in Defensive rebounds (35.5)
#5 in Fouls committed (18.5)
#6 in FG% allowed corner threes (36.4)
T-#6 in Defensive loose balls recovered (3.0)
#7 in Opponent points off turnovers (15.2)
T-#7 in Opponent fastbreak points (11.5)
T-#7 in Contested 3P shots (21.6)
T-#8 in Charges drawn (0.52)

Distance based shot defense:
#5 in FG% allowed within 5ft (61.6)
#3 in FG% allowed 5-9 ft (38.5)
#2 in FG% allowed 10-14ft (39.6)
T-#9 in FG% allowed 15-19ft (40.6)
#2 in FG% allowed 20-24ft (35.2)
#7 in FG% allowed 25-29ft (34.0)

31 games holding their opponents below 100 points
9 games holding their opponents below 90 points
4 games holding their opponents below 80 points

Bring on the playoffs !

zoyathedestroya · Post #34 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:18 pm

Not enough charges drawn. Bums.

Green89 · Post #35 » by **Green89** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:03 am

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Jaqua92 · Post #36 » by **Jaqua92** » Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:42 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #37 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:44 pm

Irving and Durant are going to make shots regardless of the defensive pressure they face so I'm not mad about the 54/46/79 shooting splits by the Nets. That was a beautiful stop at the end:

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Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #38 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:36 pm

So I haven't really highlighted individuals in this thread because I believe defense is a team effort, but in honor of Marcus Smart's DPOY trophy, here's a bunch of highlights. All Marcus videos are great obviously but I recommed the first one in particular. Just a masterclass in how to defend on the perimeter by the best to do it (with quite a few tricks that can be applied to your game). Some great stuff on the mental aspect of defense as well (and damn he's quick).

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Slax · Post #39 » by **Slax** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:03 am

This is one of the greatest defenses of all time. There, I said it. No ordinary defense - not even the typical best defense in the league in any given year - can do what we are doing to KD right now. Hot take? Maybe, but I'm standing by it.

London2Boston · Post #40 » by **London2Boston** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:09 am

What they are doing to arguably the greatest scorer in history is actually unreal.