Ok, for the record, you’ve not convinced me of any of your points regarding his defense. You seem to have interpreted a stat to fit your own definition here and did not address the fact that smart defense isn’t intended to just stay in front of premier iso guards.
However, since you’ve conceded the possibility of…

There isn’t a player in the league who can defend the Westbrook/Irving/Wall/Walker-type ISO guard on their own. You know what teams need to defend ISO guards? Team defense. Paint protectors.
Rubio’s career has always been “helped” by tragically poor interior defense. Now, KAT is showing that he can be that guy (and oh…

Team defense is defense. And he’s really, really good at it. Like, the best at his position. But you stick with that eye test of yours.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics…

Ricky: Not the problem.
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http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/240312…