Why Klay Thompson is the most overrated defender in the NBA

[get these nets]

nah, Klay has the right mentality and size to be a good defensive player, and he is.

There were stretches of games where the offense woud go through Steph or Dray and Klay is just go out there focusing 100% of defense. Literally forcing the star perimenter player on the other side to have to work for every single bucket

He has excellent defensive instincts. Being a deadly outside shooter himself, I notice he rarely gets caught with head fakes/pumpfakes.

 

[idonttouchgrass]

Championship against a team with delladevoa as the 2nd best player

Kyrie or Wade never stepped into bron’s team, consequently winning 2 finals mvps and causing bron to beg for them to play injured

imagine being the best player in the world and losing to three overated frauds

 

[OaklandCertified]

Analytic Nerd alert!

 

[Floyd Pinkerton]

Lmao so Klay is overrated, Draymond is a system player and Curry is soft...

And they ran the toughest conference in the NBA for 5 years

Neg

Oochie wally or one mic

 

[Bigblackted4]

Wrong....Iggy, Draymond, Looney, and McKennie held Dame to 22ppg that series. You didn't watch the series. Dame has torched Klay for 59 and 51 points plenty of times.

The Pelicans gave the world the blueprint 2 years ago. Trap/Ice the PnR and Double on any isolation every time on Dame no matter what the score or time in the game. OKC was too stubborn to do it, partially because I think Westbrook won't allow his ego to say that he needs help every PnR. Jrue and Rondo had no problem swallowing their pride. Denver learned their lesson after game 1 when he dropped 39 and said CJ is going to have to beat them and in game 7 CJ did

Saying Mckinnie invalidates you, he’s a terrible defender that’s why they cut him

 

[Mordith]

*They won a Championship,

*Against a Cavs team that was missing it's 2nd and 3rd best players...

 

[El Coupeacabra]

*Against a Cavs team that was missing it's 2nd and 3rd best players...

Lmao who's name is on the trophy my dude

When both teams came through healthy who was up 3-1?

Which team's superstar was run out of his hometown after all was said and done?

 

[Don Homer]

Lmao who's name is on the trophy my dude

When both teams came through healthy who was up 3-1?

Which team's superstar was run out of his hometown after all was said and done?

which player got to play GM and handcraft a team to his liking, to only have his stans cry about how he doesnt get help

.....and THEN got run out his hometown?

 

[Greenhornet]

Does this count for anything relevant though?

because a substantial, well grounded, tall SG who can stay in front of you and push you to one side... or get his hand in your space during shots is more reliable than the flashy shyt


one cat said kyrie went off on him
as if Kyrie aint cooking 99.9% of the world

yall cats on this board are the fukking worst man ... this shyt is an asylum

 

[Mordith]

When both teams came through healthy who was up 3-1?

Lmao who's name is on the trophy my dude?

Who's team had to call KD in the parking lot the night they lost that same Finals in tears?

 

[JA_Carter]

Eye test > all these pointless cac analytical stats. He’s an excellent 1 on 1 defender and average help defender. What made the warriors so great was the elite defense from Iggy, Klay & Draymond. None of these analytical stats will change my mind

 

[Miggs]

Saying Mckinnie invalidates you, he’s a terrible defender that’s why they cut him

HE said Alfonzo fuggin McKinnie

The nikka whos so great they waived him to sign Marquiss Chriss...

 

[VegetasHairline]

This is the NBA....no place for stats or analysis

How narratives are built in the NBA:

A commentator like Mark Jackson says klay is a great defender.

This is echoed by some talk show hosts

People on Twitter echo this bs further

It becomes accepted as fact

The same shyt can be said about LeBron being the GOAT.

 

[100Percent]

nikka held dame to 19 ppg

These nikkas don't actually watch basketball

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

yeah truth X 1000. Klay is decent but he isn't as athletic or have the foot speed to defend all those PGs that steph refuses to guard.

came in here to mention the foot speed. It took one post for someone to call it out