I'm not. He was getting a lot of help. Plus JJ is definately not as good on Kobe or MacGrady. Who are really the most likely we will see in the finals. We should wait for those matchups before we say DWest has been a good defender. He is not as bad as I thought, but still wait and see.
Of course help is needed in any defense. I am tired of these types of statements. Its all about rotations and help in the NBA since the rules have swayed to the offense (ie handchecking). Certain players get free passes for being physical like Artest and Bowen but the majority like West do not get free passes, therefore help is needed for west just like most.
I'm amazed that West just had a great rebound game against one of the top scorers in the league (JJ came in averaging 26) and we have negative things to say. Dwest gets 19 against JJ's 4 points...and he still gets negative things said about him. Joe Johnson had 3 turnovers and shot 1-8 Its okay when rip or whoever scored 23 and Delonte gets 10 but this game, we shouldn't say anything negative. The game was never in doubt. Lets celebrate! 3 days off til the next game.
Mo/West 42 points, 9 assists, 1 to (in garbage time), 7 rebounds, 16-29 fg, 5-12 3p, 5-5 FT.
Bibby/JJ 14 points, 6 assists, 3 to, 3 rebounds, 5-17 fg, 2-6 3p.
That pretty much sums up the game.
PS. We should also know that Hawks were on the 2nd game of a back to back.