SacKingZZZ wrote:c3j3h wrote:SacKingZZZ wrote:Allen Crabbe is one of the few players out there that fits and fill needs. He shoots well from 3, and he plays defense. Anything other than a player like that is a waste of time and money at this point. Spend away. Yes it will look bad if they massively overpay, but oh well.
Except for the part where he doesn't actually play defense. I have no idea where people are getting that idea from. He was not even an adequate defender by any definition of the word.
On top of that, the guy has played 1 full season in the NBA despite being a 3-year veteran. He's started 17 games out of 147 games played...He doesn't pass the ball well. He doesn't get to the rim. He doesn't create his own offense. He's a spot-up shooter that came off the bench and chilled at the 3p line on a great 3p shooting team.
How exactly does that amount to a huge contract?
How much have you watched him play? I've watched him quite a bit and his defense is pretty good and he tries hard, it's certainly better than anything the Kings have on the wing currently.
If the Kings play it right, all he, or anyone else in his situation would have to do is spread and wait for a Cuz double team. The sign says "OPEN" all night long.
I don't remember exactly how many Blazers games I watched, maybe 20? But every single defensive metric out there says that not only was he not good defensively at all, but the Blazers gave up more points while he was on the floor than they did while he was on the bench.
And once again, it seems like you're referring to your "eye test" over stats. Since your eye test told me that Courtney Lee/Solomon Hill is a better defensive duo than Kawhi Leonard/Danny Green, I think I'm gonna stick with the stats
