I think it's cool. It's also cool to make fun of Kanter. We can both have nice things.
He's made solid progress this year, imho. It's clear he wants it.
You say Jabbar, I'm retreating, but Wilt was competing against unathletic 6'5"s before Jabbar came along. And then it was kinda all about Jabbar and Wilt became a sideshow shooting underhand free throws from the top of the key.
Since we’re back to the Nationality references like Stifle Tower how about………THE FRENCH STICKLER?????
Gobert has won it too many times (combined with getting robbed with second places) in a row. It's pretty much impossible for him to win it this year unless we're the best defensive team by a mile. Especially considering we melted in the playoffs after being the #1 seed against the clippers and especially in game 6 with an impossible to lose lead when the narrative is that Gobert was exploited and that lost us the game. There is no way for him to win DPOY with this years regular season accolades. He needs to win in the playoffs big to get this again.Monthly NBA DPOY Ladder. Rudy at #2, behind Green. Interesting when you read between the lines the bottom-line take on Green is "well he was DPOY before and has been on lots of all defense teams, and since his team has the best defense, he must be the DPOY. Of course we can't point to anything he does better than everyone else, he's just the best defender, because reasons". Yes my homer glasses are firmly in place, that is the purpose of this thread after all. However the hyperbole is minor when you get into the meat of it. With Gober it is all about all-world and other-worldly measurable tangible results. With Green it is about, you know, Golden State on the rise again so of course he is the DPOY, just like of course Curry is the MVP. They are likely locks to win those unless the team has a true melt-down, but imo it is largely the nostalgia factor more than necessarily being the ones who deserve the awards the most.
And somehow, in November they had Gobert outside the top 3. Kind of a funny stance considering he was well into the best season of his career and he just won the DPOY. The anti-Jazz sentiment is strong. Did LBJ and Durrant co-write this piece? Sure feels like a playground dis, and those guys are pros at being grade-school bullies.
Anyway, here is the article.
Defensive Player Ladder: Draymond Green still No. 1; Rudy Gobert and Matisse Thybulle rise
The Warriors' versatile forward holds the top spot in this month's ranking of the NBA's best defenders.www.nba.com
Huh, so his team mates are not making any statements about him being the best defensive player, but he just is, you know? I mean who else could it be? Duh!
Tangible stats and stifling defense. But you know, not good enough to be the best. To be the best you have to, uh, be recognized as the best for some reason?
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I'm curious why you think this? Have you watched him play?
According to On/Off the GSW defense is actually better without Green on the court.
I’ve watched 5 or 6 games. The defense just communicates and calls audibles so well, and Green’s influence is all over that. They have 3 or 4 styles they can throw at you, and they can alter things on-the-fly. It pretty beautiful. And historically great so far.
LolSince we’re back to the Nationality references like Stifle Tower how about………THE FRENCH STICKLER?????
All kinds of richly ribald metaphorical inferences especially when you say it fast, I mean shock value alone.
