for someone that athletic why is Westbrook such a shytty defender?

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Hes a good defender for the most part but he has too many lapses, gambles too much. Same way he does on offense in the 4th quarter of games

Westbrook is still a great player, just needs to tweak his game a little down the stretch, be more disciplined
 

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It's all about effort and want to with these players. Russy has all the tools to be a lockdown dominant defender. It's all up to him if he wants to use his gifts to his advantage.
 

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It's all mental for him. If he just has to stay on someone one on one he's not bad. It's off the ball when he really just shuts the bed.
 

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Always, in fact there isn't a single all star level point guard in the league that is considered a good defender except for Chris Paul 4 years ago.

No Gary Payton's in this generation .
You do have people like Beverly who are great defenders but trash on offense, but no two way guards. Wall and rose were closest but even they are meh defensively.
Lowry.
 

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Bad footwork is correctable

Defense is about effort
I agree. I'm saying that you still have to learn good technique on defense. LeBron used to be an awful defender when he was young. Then the cavs hired Mike brown to help him learn to play defense. Effort is the most important part of defense, but you still have to learn good principles on defense, such as when and how to rotate over.
 

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Lowry is a really good point guard. but i don't feel like lowry is a legit allstar. I mean when irving is hurt and wall missing the playoffs, and no shooting guards to speak of outside of Wade, he can get in by default. but if he was in the west with real guard competition he would never make the allstar team.
But he is a good defender
 

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Lowry is a really good point guard. but i don't feel like lowry is a legit allstar. I mean when irving is hurt and wall missing the playoffs, and no shooting guards to speak of outside of Wade, he can get in by default. but if he was in the west with real guard competition he would never make the allstar team.
But he is a good defender
:snoop:Lowry was the 3rd best point guard in the NBA this year behind Westbrook and Curry. Check the numbers and check the Raptors' record.
 

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Defense is 1/3 mental (effort/discipline), 1/3 footwork, 1/3 physical ability. Westbrook fails 2/3 of those.
 

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Gambles for steals too much. Terrible off the ball, and when on the ball just let's his man shoot, or let's him go by so he can try and get a steal.

Terrible technique and doesn't respect the opposing player he's guarding
 

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:snoop:Lowry was the 3rd best point guard in the NBA this year behind Westbrook and Curry. Check the numbers and check the Raptors' record.
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Thats your opinion
Personally i rank the NBA's point guards like this. You say check the record. :heh:
Curry had the best record and who shytted on him? Kyrie. Chris Paul and the Clippers would easily beat the Raptors in a Playoff Series even though they had a worse record.

1A:Curry
1B:Westbrook
2:Paul
3:Irving
4:Lillard
5A:Wall
5B:Lowry
6:Walker
7:Thomas/Bledsoe/Knight/Dragic
 

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Always, in fact there isn't a single all star level point guard in the league that is considered a good defender except for Chris Paul 4 years ago.

No Gary Payton's in this generation .
You do have people like Beverly who are great defenders but trash on offense, but no two way guards. Wall and rose were closest but even they are meh defensively.

Chris Paul , Rondo , Rose , ... Conley

Marcelo heurtas :pachaha:
 
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