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Donovan's Defense

He sucks on D. End of story.

Adam Morrison was a good offensive player in college, not the NBA.

Things don't always translate
 
Donovan has a great wingspan for his size that should allow him to defend most SGs. It doesn't matter though because he just has poor awareness. He is often out of position, ball-watching, sleeping and getting back-cut as a result. He stops and looks at where he should go when he is in rotation and therefore is late most of the time. When he acts like he is focused on D and tries to exert himself, he goes beyond what he should do and breaks down the defense, like helping 2 pass away.

I don't think his defensive struggles can be chalked up to effort. He needs to spend an off-season studying defense, practicing and needs to carry that awareness into the season.
 
Have y'all seen Don "try"? He still sucks even when he tries lmao. it's not really an effort thing, tho that is trash too. He just lacks basketball IQ in a broad sense (very good scoring IQ and good at reading kick outs on drives, but that's it).
 
Don excuse makers are wild. "Rudy hurt his feelings so he doesn't play defense".

And this the player y'all will lick a pole in the middle of a snow storm for?
 
YoungJefe said:
I think there are two big issues for Donovan defensively:

1.) He's tiny for a two guard and Conley/Don just can't matchup with most backcourts, if we move him to PG I think he'd be better.
2.) He was asked to carry such a huge scoring/offensive load as Conley faded down the stretch, hard to ask him to carry the offense and be a lock down defender.
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Nobody here is saying he should be a lock down defender. Most of us are just going for, ‘not a turnstile’. Most of us are just going for, ‘give a little effort’. We all know he’s capable of being a good defender, and the reason he hasn’t been, is because of his effort.
 
RandyForRubio said:
Nobody here is saying he should be a lock down defender. Most of us are just going for, ‘not a turnstile’. Most of us are just going for, ‘give a little effort’. We all know he’s capable of being a good defender, and the reason he hasn’t been, is because of his effort.
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He isn't capable
 
Donovan broke character following Kobe's 'Detail' piece on him before the Rockets series his rookie year. It's been Mamba mentality ever since and he ain't no Kobe. The Kobe curse is alive in Donovan.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Have y'all seen Don "try"? He still sucks even when he tries lmao. it's not really an effort thing, tho that is trash too. He just lacks basketball IQ in a broad sense (very good scoring IQ and good at reading kick outs on drives, but that's it).
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He has weak ankles and weak hips more than anything.
 
SteakNEggs said:
Meh... Ain't no coming back from @LoPo admitting Donovan is the least mature player in the history of any sport by his own words. If a guy let's let's another guy affect his life like lopo said Rudy affected Donovans that child like.

I disagree with him on saying Donovan is that amazingly immature and agree with you that both he and Rudy are guilty, but to let a guy take completely over his entire game and life like lopo has said a few times?! That's weak, that's not leadership, that's being a coward.

Again I disagree with lopo but if he's right....
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Don't misquote me. I said Don and Rudy were both immature.

The bug dumbass who touched all the microphones and his teammates' belongings in the lockerroom is the most immature player I've ever seen.

He should cry about it publicly. Or complain to the media again like a toddler. Rudy is the behind the scenes cancer who is now gone. Celebrate

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