foucault87
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@Derek hit it on the head. Gobert is an elite rim protector and if you surround him with average perimeter defenders, you've got a top 10 defense. We saw that a few years ago when Utah had Crowder and Royce out there.
Last few years, they have had absolute trash. Mitchell can't defend anyone despite his great physical profile. Conely has lost a lot of steps. Jingles, Bogdanovic, and Clarkson have never been good on defense. Royce O'neal is fine but he can't defend everyone. Danuel House, a player who is probably worse on D than Okoro, was a critical defensive lynchpin for them last year. Gobert might have actually been their best perimeter defender. You ended up with a scenario where Gobert has to make sure he switches, defends the secondary pass, defends the rim, and defends the perimeter. No single player is capable of all that. Just an absolute no win scenario for him, especially with guys like Shaq clowning him without appreciating what his positives were.
Anyway, Utah rant over but Sexton/Mitchell would be a hilariously bad pairing and basically be an open lane to the rim at all times.
Last few years, they have had absolute trash. Mitchell can't defend anyone despite his great physical profile. Conely has lost a lot of steps. Jingles, Bogdanovic, and Clarkson have never been good on defense. Royce O'neal is fine but he can't defend everyone. Danuel House, a player who is probably worse on D than Okoro, was a critical defensive lynchpin for them last year. Gobert might have actually been their best perimeter defender. You ended up with a scenario where Gobert has to make sure he switches, defends the secondary pass, defends the rim, and defends the perimeter. No single player is capable of all that. Just an absolute no win scenario for him, especially with guys like Shaq clowning him without appreciating what his positives were.
Anyway, Utah rant over but Sexton/Mitchell would be a hilariously bad pairing and basically be an open lane to the rim at all times.