@Tornicade @BimboColesHair
I've seen his opponent PER a lot concerning Dion's defense, how much does that really prove Dion is an above-average defender?
An opponent PER of 14.2 at SG is
slightly above-average, but that's looking at
every single shooting guard in the entire league. 28 of the 30 NBA teams (including the Cavs) had a player start at shooting guard for them with a lower opponent PER than Dion's 14.2 against SGs last year:
ATL - Kyle Korver - 12.8
BRK - Joe Johnson - 13.8
BOS - Jordan Crawford - 10.9
CHA - Gerald Henderson - 11.1
CHI - Jimmy Butler - 11.0
CLE - C.J. Miles- 13.5
DAL - Monta Ellis -12.9
DEN - Evan Fournier - 13.6
DET - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - 13.6
GS - Klay Thompson - 12.4
HOU - James Harden - 13.9
IND - Lance Stephenson - 11.0
LAC - J.J. Reddick - 10.8
LAL - Kent Bazemore - 13.1
MEM - Courtney Lee - 12.1
MIA - Ray Allen - 12.1
MIL - O.J. Mayo - 12.8
MIN - Kevin Martin - 12.8
NO - Anthony Morrow -12.8
NYK - J.R. Smith - 13.2
OKC - Thabo Sefolosha - 15.0
ORL - E'Twaun Moore - 13.5
PHI - Elliot Williams - 13.5
PHO - Goran Dragic - 10.3
POR - Wesley Matthews - 12.9
SAC - Marcus Thornton - 13.7
SA - Danny Green - 11.0
TOR - DeMar DeRozan - 12.7
UTA - Gordon Hayward - 14.6
WAS - Bradley Beal -13.2
So many red flags in there I don't even know where to begin. There's pretty clearly a problem with using opponent PER as a reasonable judge of defensive abilities- James Harden (13.9) does not defend shooting guards anywhere near as well Avery Bradley as (17.2), how on Earth does he have a lower opponent PER?