HotelVitale wrote:jasonxxx102 wrote:HotelVitale wrote: Gotcha, so you think he's been 6 times worse than Carrington on defense so far this year, and that you don't need to look at anything but his wingspan to confirm that.
He is noticeably and measurably worse. Is it 6x or 2x or 10x? Who cares. You decide I'm not gonna argue with you over how many times worse one player is over the other. If you want to do that, go for it.
C'mon, bud, I gave you attitude because you made the odd decision to argue exactly that, and because your literal argument for it was 'yes McCain is aboslutely 6 times worse than Carrington on defense, and the reason is that his wingpsan and height are smaller.' It's right there.
If you meant to say something subtler than that, or based on some observations or whatever, I'm all ears. I am actually interested in McCain vs other rookies on defense, and I do think he's been pretty bad. But can't do much work with 'everyone knows every small guard ever is horrendous in defense while every medium-big one is great.'
I mean, you don’t have to agree with it but that general statement is true. Small guards with below average wingspans are almost always poor defenders
If you want to see something specifically just watch McCains hips. His lateral and rotational hip movement is just very slow. He’s a stockier guy for someone who’s only 6’2 and he just moves awkwardly. Short player with a small wingspan and slow hips is a recipe for defensive disaster no matter how you want to look at it
