The truth. Gee was starting because Scott knew what he was getting and when it was time to yank him he already had to many other changes to the starting line to make another change on a team that looking for another high pick.
Gee had a -6.4 differential . his counterparts shot 56% from the sf position and 53% from the guard position.
of course you can counter that saying Gee had to guard point guards and other crap assignments. You can also counter that you question 82games lgame log entries.
so we can move on over to mysynergy who has a more accurate logging system .
we see an overapp defensive ppp of .95 . we see that Spot up play he gave up a 1.09. this is relavent because it shows that gee still doesnt know how to apply pressure to impact opponents shots.
Gee isnt going to win any efficiency battles in the nba. yes the top 5 small forwards in the game are pretty gruesome to defend but what about the rest?. at least we know Casspi and CJ have a chance iagainst these guys.. all you can do with gee is assign him to a point guard and watch him at least be on the guy but still get burned up. so even Gees versatility doesnt really benefit the team .
Gee was a placeholder starter on a young team who did what scott wanted him to. he certainly wasnt the only option or even the best option. You guys can critisize Scott for rookie mistakes on the defensive end all ya want but his biggest deficiency was how he handled the Small forward position.
Gee looked okay surrounded by alot of scrubs but once that talent around him got better. Gee looked less than run of the mill
and for the stats are rubbish guys.. how come Gees defensive effectiveness didnt improve when Livingston and ellington shared the court. both were competent defenders giving better coverage than the rookie and sophomore. Gee should of stood out in these lineups.. yet he didnt. the lineups looked much better and was more effective when either Casspi or miles was out there wiith them