He was pretty good. First half I saw a block, a nice block our for a rebound, affected many shots, helped on a steal dont know if he were credited or the teammate he tapped it to was. I am sleepy and need to get to bed so cut it short at the 30 point lead in second half.
I only notices two mistakes or negative plays.
1). He failed to block out his guy and allowed a offensive rebound and shot attempt which was missed.
2). the 260 pound player leaned into him once just enough to get a shot off that he banked in.
Other than that, not one mistake. I'd say the 6 or 7 contributions on D far outweighed the two mistakes. I don't think he is a liability on D at all....though I never really though he was last year, either. You just don't play 200 minutes and have a 16.5 plus minus if you are a liability on D. Math is an exact science and the concept that he was a liability on D and the numbers don't add up. I say he is an asset on D that needs playing time to become an even bigger asset.
I only notices two mistakes or negative plays.
1). He failed to block out his guy and allowed a offensive rebound and shot attempt which was missed.
2). the 260 pound player leaned into him once just enough to get a shot off that he banked in.
Other than that, not one mistake. I'd say the 6 or 7 contributions on D far outweighed the two mistakes. I don't think he is a liability on D at all....though I never really though he was last year, either. You just don't play 200 minutes and have a 16.5 plus minus if you are a liability on D. Math is an exact science and the concept that he was a liability on D and the numbers don't add up. I say he is an asset on D that needs playing time to become an even bigger asset.
