Blazers- Best Defense in NBA

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Okay so here is the update after the Laker game...

1.) Portland: 1st in Opponent's PPG @ 96.4 - GS: is 11th @ 98.2 = 2.2 better
2.) Portland: 2nd in Opponent's Average Scoring Margin @ -.7.4 - GS: is 1st @ -11.0 = 2.6 worse

I will edit

 

[Boob-No-More]

It's interesting that both teams (POR and GSW) didn't really lose much ground defensively when their starting centers went down. Losing Bogut hurt GSW's defense more than losing Rolo hurt ours, but Bogut is back now and they're easing him back into the lineup. Right now, GSW has Andrew Bogut, David Lee and Andre Iguodala coming off their bench. That's just sick. I suspect that once Bogut is back in shape, hell be starting and Speights will be back to the bench. Bogut gives them much better defense, and passing, with the starters and Speights gives them a great scorer off the bench with the second unit.

GSW has better 1-on-1 defenders in Bogut, Green and Iguodala, but I like Stotts' system as it doesn't rely on great individual defenders and lets us weather injuries better.

BNM

 

[magnifier661]

It's interesting that both teams (POR and GSW) didn't really lose much ground defensively when their starting centers went down. Losing Bogut hurt GSW's defense more than losing Rolo hurt ours, but Bogut is back now and they're easing him back into the lineup. Right now, GSW has Andrew Bogut, David Lee and Andre Iguodala coming off their bench. That's just sick. I suspect that once Bogut is back in shape, hell be starting and Speights will be back to the bench. Bogut gives them much better defense, and passing, with the starters and Speights gives them a great scorer off the bench with the second unit.

GSW has better 1-on-1 defenders in Bogut, Green and Iguodala, but I like Stotts' system as it doesn't rely on great individual defenders and lets us weather injuries better.

BNM

Yep and we don't rely on steals either. The trap swarm defense isn't our game. Nice post BNM