(The original text was published on December 9. The author is Dan Favale in the bleachers. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
Dan Favale in the bleachers had previously taken stock of the players with the worst performance in the basket guard. Now, follow the same method to take stock of the league’s best basket guard at present.
As of the match on December 5th, the average score of each shot of the league around RIM was slightly higher than 1.3 points. Comparing each player’s performance of limiting the opponent’s score per shot around rim with the league average level, you can calculate whether it is higher or lower than the league average level and what the difference is. In order to consider the number of defense times and defense efficiency at the same time, calculate the difference between each shot score of the defensive object and the average level of the alliance, and then take the number of defense times.
For example, brother Alphabet’s defensive object scored 0.98 points per shot near rim, minus 0.98 points with the league average (slightly higher than 1.3), then, taking the total number of times that brother alphabet defended under the basket (80 times), he finally got his help to the team lost 26.42 points near rim. With such excellent performance, can Brother alphabet enter the top ten list? Wait and see.
Tenth place: jarert-Allen (Knight)
Help the team lose 27.55 points near Rim
I hope that the appearance of Jarret Allen will not surprise anyone. Because of his existence, many of the opponent’s moves around RIM failed to make a move. Any shot that dares to fight against him, the success rate is not as good as guessing the front and back of the coin. The opponent’s defense against Allen under the basket is only 49.4%, and 52 players in the league who have more close-range shots than Allen’s defense are not as good as him. With the deepening of the season, jarert-Allen’s ranking is expected to continue to rise. The recent back injury caused him to miss 5 games, and he has missed 7 games so far in the season, so the total number of defense of Allen in the basket is obviously not as good as other players in this list.
Ninth place: Clint Capella (Eagle)
Help the team lose 28.03 points near Rim
Capella sometimes has a high output of cap, but his key value is that he can always interfere with any way you can imagine by his own ability. Capella in the peak period can return to the inside line in time to interfere with the throwing near rim and fight for the rebound after taking off the outside shooter. When Capella was present, the frequency of the opponent attacking the basket was significantly reduced by 6.7%. Among all the players who played more than 250 minutes this season, Capella ranked fourth in the league. Capella’s deterrent force in the basket is not his only value. The opponent shot 55.3% of Capella’s defense in the basket. Although the hit rate is not very low, Capella wins a stable defense, and the total number of defense under the basket is very large.
Eighth place: pysmann-biyongbo (Sun)
Help the team lose 28.14 points near Rim
Compared with Yongbo’s basket, the total number of defense (66 times) is very small, ranking out of 90 in the league. However, the opponent’s defense hit rate under the basket is really too low, only. Among all the 96 players who defend under the basket at least than Yongbo, his figure is the best. Compared with Yongbo’s defense under the basket, the opponent only got 0.88 points each time. This figure is not only the first in this list, it is also the first among more than 290 players in the league who have defended at least 25 close shots. Whether biyongbo can stay in this list in the future remains to be discussed. He has only recently become the part-time main force in the sun rotation lineup. Sun Coach Monty Williams prefers to use the same positions of Ayton and Landale. Even so, it deserves more praise than Yongbo’s performance of sticking to the inside line. He can not only interfere with his opponent’s shooting around rim, but also spare no effort to run on the court to suppress those big men and dual-capable men who think they are faster than Yongbo.
Seventh place: Jay Smith (Walker)
Help the team lose 28.6 points near Rim
Yes, I didn’t expect Jay Smith to be on the list either. The data shows that the opponent’s defense against Jay Smith under the basket was 50.5 percent field goal percentage. Jay Smith defended nearly 100 times in the basket, with an average of 1.01 points for his opponent each time, significantly lower than the league average (1.3 points). Jay Smith and Miles Turner worked well together. Smith could suddenly shoot out of the basket and interfere with the opponent’s attack basket. Simplify the role of Jay Smith on the court, so that he can concentrate on using his speed and courage to do the task of defending the gate without being distracted by other things. Jay Smith is also very defensive when facing smaller opponents. He seems to enjoy this opportunity to defend small-sized players, whether because of relieve a garrison or simple dislocation.
Sixth place: Jayden-Mike Daniels (Forest Wolf)
Help the team lose 28.77 points near Rim
With the deepening of the season, Mike Daniels’s overall defense has indeed improved, especially his performance in protecting the basket. Gobel is the only player of Timberwolves who defends at a close range of goal attempts than McDaniels in the basket. The opponent defends McDaniels in the basket with a hit rate of less than 50%. At the same time, jarert-Allen and bi Yongbo are the only two players in this list, which can limit the opponent’s score per shot to lower than Mike Daniels. As a player with a flanking figure, it is strange to enter this top 10 list. Look at Mike Daniels’s match. It makes sense that he can be selected. McDaniels was calm when jumping vertically to interfere with shooting. He felt that the pace of the game slowed down in his eyes. He always responded half a shot faster than others.
Fifth place: Nicholas Claxton (basketable Nets)
Help the team lose 31.25 points near Rim
Do you still remember that basketable nets gave xqiao Dan a premium contract and robbed a lot of Clarkston’s playing time? Clarkston’s performance won respect. He may be the big player in the league who is best at relieve a garrison except Dream Green. His slender body may be crushed in some low-level one-on-one competitions, but his combination of speed, figure and arm stretch is relatively rare, and he knows how to take advantage of these advantages. Clarkston can quickly withdraw from the defense in the bottom corner to the basket, which is very similar to Celtic Lowell. When Claxton was put on the court basketable nets, the opponent would indeed attack the basket more frequently, but it was also because of the defensive defects of the surrounding teammates, which erased some of Claxton’s advantages in the basket. The opponent’s defense against Clarkston under the basket was 54.5 percent field goal percentage. More importantly, Claxston ranked in the top 12 of the league in the total number of defense in the basket. It was impressive to think about how many basketball defense tasks he had undertaken.
Fourth place: Raymond Green (warrior)
Help the team lose 32.44 points near Rim
Stability is the nature of the defenders of Green’s generation. When the 32-year-old dream-chasing Green was on the outside line, it was obvious that the pace had slowed down. However, he still tried hard to prevent every round. His standing position was very tricky, as if he could predict the future after five seconds. Dream Green’s player and vision helped him play better in the basket. Perhaps there was no better defender than him. Dream-chasing Green can move from interfering with a big player’s shot to a bottom-line empty hand instantly, and then screw up the opponent’s two different shot opportunities within a few seconds. If Dream Green didn’t do so much on the defensive end, he would probably top this list. When he was on the court, the opponent was facing dream Green’s defense under the basket. The field goal percentage was only 49.5%, which was the lowest among the players who had defended at least 100 shots in the basket so far. Dream Green is still the cornerstone of the whole warrior’s defensive end. I don’t know why, it is obvious that green is not as tall as many point guards, but he still occupies a dominant position in protecting baskets.
Third place: ibica-zubatz (Clippers)
Help the team lose 33.25 points near Rim
Recently, there have been many rumors about Turner joining the Clippers, but Turner is definitely a great player for the Clippers. Zubatz is not the kind of person who is often praised for his performance on the defensive side, and this situation should be changed. Zubatz’s steps are faster than people think. Due to some other restrictions, the Clippers have simplified zubatz’s duties. Put zubatz out of the penalty area, and he will run everywhere, ready to rotate the defense and destroy the opponent’s attack at any time. The opponent’s defense against zubatz under the basket was not bad at field goal percentage (53.8%). Considering zubatz defended so many times under the basket, this performance was already very good. When zubatz was present, the frequency of opponents attacking the Clippers basket dropped by 11.4%. This figure is very exaggerated. There are no other players in the league, zubatz’s role on the court cannot be ignored.
Second place: Domantas-Sabonis (King)
Help the team lose 37.88 points near Rim
The opponent’s defense against Sabonis under the basket can only get 1.08 points per shot on average, ranking in the top three in this list, second only to Capella (1.11 points) and Claxton (1.09 points). The opponent’s defense against Sabonis under the basket was 54.1 percent field goal percentage. Similarly, Sabonis’s total defense in the basket helped him rank. Although the whole King team is not the elite of the basketball defense, they have done a good job in limiting the opponent’s chances of getting a shot in the basket. Sabonis’s figure, player and underestimated horizontal mobility agility play a great role in it.
First place: Brook-Lopes (Bucks)
Help the team lose 44.58 points near Rim
At this stage, the performance of grand Lopes is incredible relative to his whole career. During basketable nets, he was regarded as a center who moved slowly and focused on attack. He could neither shoot three points nor defend so well. After leaving basketable nets and the Lakers one after another, grand Lopes has become a qualified space player, but it is not a core player of the team. When he joined the Bucks in 2018, he signed a two-year special contract. Then in the 2019-20 season, grand Lopez has become a formidable basket protector, a key figure in the stag’s defense strength to compete for the championship, and has been selected as the best defensive team. Skipping the 2021-22 season, big Lopes missed most of the games due to back injuries. Although back injuries did not greatly reduce his value, it was undoubtedly a big challenge for him in the next few years. Fast forward to the present. The 34-year-old major Lopes has already played the 15th NBA season, but quietly topped the top of the annual defensive player odds list. There are only two players who have more total defense in the basket than big Lopes, and the opponent’s defense against big Lopes under the basket is 52.1 percent field goal percentage. Even if the total number of defense is not considered, this is also elite data. Big Lopes is one of the best basket guards in NBA at present.
Original: Dan Favale
Compile: Li Taibai
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