Rockmaninoff wrote:Bob8 wrote:Rockmaninoff wrote:I don't think it's unreasonable.
Number 1, can we take the height advantage up to a 7 footer and say it's easier to hide them because they're taller, or does it just apply to 6'8" 3s?
Number 2, the previous pages have posts about how switching is the thing in the NBA, so that applies to defense too, right? Like couldn't a height "advantage" be negated by forced switches?
And C, does athleticism matter, or is it easier to hide a taller player regardless?
Finally, the IT Celtics example was meant to show that a team can be great defensively in aggregate even with the smallest worst defender.
Normally you’re not hiding 7 footer, but you expect from him to be rim protector.
You can try to explain why Trae has that worse defensive stats than Luka? Do you think that their advanced stats is at least little correlated with their different bodies?
My understanding of advanced defensive stats that attempt to parse out individual defense from box score priors and +/- is:
a) they are not entirely reliable
b) especially in small samples
3) especially without priors
I do think Luka is currently a better defender though, due to his BBIQ and experience. Also the Mavs had a better defensive team up until the recent trade.
The difference is almost as big in offensive advanced stats too. ORPM; Luka is 17th in the league with 2.98, Trae has 0.78. OBPM; Luka 3.0, Trae -0.1.
50 games is not that small sample and difference is really big in offense and defense.
