Vs: Topikki kaikelle turhalle 2
Mielenkiintoinen artikkeli, jossa tarkastellaan D. Leen (kaikista tilastoista huolimatta heikkoa) puolustuspelaamista.
http://www.warriorsworld.net/david-lee-and-defense/
Erityisesti seuraavasta sitaatista tulee elävästi Kartanon Herrojen puolustussysteemi mieleen:
[quote author="http://www.warriorsworld.net/david-lee-and-defense/"]Defense is more system-based than offense. The term “on a string” is often used to describe how five men should move at once, as though telepathically connected.
Offenses of the read-and-react variety certainly exist, but it’s just not the same. Offense is about plunging forth into a space, attacking when the opportunity arises. One man can sometimes find the space with minimal help. But when the D-string is sturdy, spaces are like Cohan’s accomplishments—few and miniscule.
What happens when there is no string? The New York Knicks happen. The Golden State Warriors happen. It’s chaos that gives way to points. In a chaotic defensive structure, doing right accomplishes about as much as loafing. If Player A makes the correct rotation, Player B stays home, Player C makes the incorrect rotation, Player D gambles for a steal and player E ogles crowd cleavage, then what the hell good was the correct rotation? There are holes all around, no matter what Player A did. He might as well have cleavage-gazed.[/quote]