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Is Georges Niang Good at Defense Now?

Saint Cy of JFC said:
Also, I think we've always underrated his defense. Stastically he's always been right around average according to advanced stats. It was only in the playoffs last year that he really got exposed.
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He wasn't like terrible there but he was hunted last year. This year when they target him he has stone walled a lot of guys. He's now taking it a half step further by actively getting into guys and disrupting while staying in front of guys. I'd say he has gone from poor/below average to reasonably above average this year.

He also gets threes off in a volume and accuracy that is like 90th percentile in the league.

If the season ended right now I would say he gets around 4-5M on a multiyear deal. Could go up if he has a good playoff run.
 
I'd prefer Niang to Bojan, honestly. Niang is actually disruptive defensively and gives great effort all the time, athleticism be da$ned. Bojan is the second coming of a more unathletic Boozer on defense and has a no rebound gene to go along with it. Has made huge plays down the stretch a few times; Milwaukee and houston come to mind. But it would be sad to keep Bojan and his contract and lose Niang. Everyone can't stay. TOO much money committed, and buyouts arent' clamoring to come here and that's not likely to change.
 
I've been both impressed with and happy for Niang as this season has progressed. He has gained confidence on both ends of the floor. I think this will bode well for us in the playoffs if this isn't a flukey thing. I'm hoping it holds true. The dude is a testament to grit and determination. Give him all credit due.
 
MilesDeep said:
I'd prefer Niang to Bojan, honestly. Niang is actually disruptive defensively and gives great effort all the time, athleticism be da$ned. Bojan is the second coming of a more unathletic Boozer on defense and has a no rebound gene to go along with it. Has made huge plays down the stretch a few times; Milwaukee and houston come to mind. But it would be sad to keep Bojan and his contract and lose Niang. Everyone can't stay. TOO much money committed, and buyouts arent' clamoring to come here and that's not likely to change.
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You're smoking crack.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Definitely Bogey
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I would love Bogey at his current price if Utah was better/bigger/more athletic defensively. I just think it's not ideal to have him/Joe/Niang/runts(Conley/Mitch)/Clarkson on the floor together, could possibly be the reason the Jazz don't win the chip, but I'm still optimistic.
 
MilesDeep said:
I'd prefer Niang to Bojan, honestly. Niang is actually disruptive defensively and gives great effort all the time, athleticism be da$ned. Bojan is the second coming of a more unathletic Boozer on defense and has a no rebound gene to go along with it. Has made huge plays down the stretch a few times; Milwaukee and houston come to mind. But it would be sad to keep Bojan and his contract and lose Niang. Everyone can't stay. TOO much money committed, and buyouts arent' clamoring to come here and that's not likely to change.
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:rolleyes: ok
 
Yes and no. It's the Rudy Gobert effect at its best. Players don't really have to play any serious perimeter D on this team under most circumstances because Rudy will meet their opponents at the rim. Put him on another team I'm sure he will get exposed more. But for us, he's done just about enough to stay on the floor. Same thing can't be said about a lot of our better players who could become frustrating to watch at times.
 
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