Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:hands11 wrote:All this talk of defensive personnel like we don't have any.
Really our only big problem is we start AJ at PF.
Put Haywood at center with even Blatche and things change dramatically.
Now we will have McGee as a second option down there. This changes everything. We can protect the paint man up with 7 footers. This is more like what Cleveland throws at you. Even if we keep Etan and DSong, they are fine as filler to back up that core.
Add to that DMAC, NY, and Critter and you have at 6 defensive players.
3 post. 3 perimeter
with the right coach demanding he play some, Gilbert will be better. CB can be ok also. If DSleezy returns healthy he should be ok also.
We don't have a team of terrible defenders. We have a bad scheme and this year no true center and AJ at PF.
I concur, hands, except with Nick being a perimeter defender. He's not a good defender.
Not sure how far out on the perimeter we are talking about but how about this....
Stick this one in your back pocket and lets see if your right next year.
I'm not saying he can cover Chris Paul ( who can ) but with his height, athleticism and long arms, I think he is a good defender already and will be better once the system is addressed and players return.
We aren't likely to see much M James next year. DSong isn't going to be our starting center. And hopefully AJ isn't going to log nearly as many minutes at PF.
A perimeter defender should only have to guard the perimeter, not all the way down to the post. Your center and power forward should clean that mess up for you. A perimeter defender should be able to channel his opponent down the funnel if he gets beat.
When we are healthy and if we line them up right, we always have the post covered.
Haywood, McGee, Blatche, DSong and Etan, and maybe more.
You go one strong and one mobile to cover the weak side.
Strong are Haywood, Etan, DSong
Mobile are McGee and Blatche.
Haywood/Blatche
McGee/DSong or Etan
And if you really want to lock things up.
Haywood/McGee - not many are going into the post against those two.
Let's see how much stronger McGee comes back next year. I say he puts on around 10 lbs of strength lean muscle.