Have you ever played basketball?
Why would Kobe waste his time guarding a guy who is calling for a pick n roll every play and passes half the time?
Guys like Nash are stopped by playing team defense. They're not stopped by one guy because they're not playing one on one. They're playing 5 on 5. They call for screens every play which puts pressure on the team defense to rotate properly more than it does put pressure on the guy guarding him to stay in front of him. Kobe's an elite one on one defender. He's the guy you put on guys like Kyrie that like to break down the defense one on one to score. You don't waste a guy like Kobe on Nash who is calling for picks every play like a bytch or a guy like Ray Allen who is running around screens all day.
I swear to god some of ya'll have never even played in the playground with the way ya'll talk about basketball. You're literally talking like a person whose never played the game at any level.
Being able to guard the pick and roll to read defenses, fight through screens, have awareness, and help defense are parts of your defensive ability.
You aren’t a great defender if you don’t know how to handle screens or properly communicate.
