stuporman wrote:You noticed the way AD altered so many shots and Knicks players shied away from attacking the rim because of his presence in the paint? That's the same way other teams react to Mitch that iHart, for all he has shown in toughness and energy, doesn't provide the same deterrent.
Even if iHart is resigned as the starter going forward there's an element of paint dominance that Mitch has which few others in the league bring and would be a luxury to have coming off the bench, so enough of the trading him as a throw in nonsense, you people have such short memories.
Go to nba.com
Sort defensive fg% inside 6ft
Do it for last year and this year and ‘21. Look up ihart and Mitch
You’ll be surprised. Just fyi the analytics data does not support (and never has) Mitch being significantly better defender.
You can sort iso, pnr, shots inside 6ft. I’ve looked at them all over the last 2 years.
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/defense-dash-lt6?CF=PLAYER_POSITION*NE*G:GP*G*30&dir=A&sort=PLUSMINUS





























