One of the leagues best on defense?

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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    This was in the thunder vs blazers preview on espn. I never thought we were even close to one of the best. That's awesome!
     
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    That's a surprise. Fourth best at defending the perimeter.....but we're sixth WORST at opponent FG%. Not a surprise.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    We are awful at defending the paint all season. We were terrible at guarding the pick and roll as well.
     
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    Honestly, at the beginning of the season, I thought our pick and roll coverage was excellent. Guys fought through the picks and covered their men. I don't know what happened, exactly. Maybe it was a dream I had.....
     
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    Could be tired legs too. I mean we have 4 players in the +35 minute category. Also Matthews injured his ankle and he seems a tad slower than at the beginning of the season.
     
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    If this team just had an interior defender.....

    This is why I'm in favor of dealing LA if we could get an interior defender. I really don't think we'd miss his offense much. I think with Maynor, Claver and Leonard, we really have a decent bench and we've solved our backup PG issue. Now we just need a real center.
     
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    We force our opponents off the three point line, right to the basket.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    After the other team makes 50 inside shots, we're good at making them miss their one outside shot.
     

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