Lol the one legged Kobe tour was really something else
Sartheking
Kobe in his last year huh.
winston73182
What a dominant run by J-Crossover
BBallHunter
Sharpe and Simons huh. Sharpe was at least a rookie though.
AggravatingFinding71
Crawford really holding down that top spot
flapjackbandit00
Interesting to see rookies and young guys pop up and then quickly figure it out and get off the list
Critical-Adhole
Darko is 100% NOT the most predictive model lol
redbrick
Outside of Blake/CP3’s health issues, the Clippers sticking w Jamal Crawford was probably one of the biggest contributors to their disappointing Lob City run.
He’s like the go-to example for a style over substance player.
North-Maximum-6958
Booker has come a really long way as a defender
LINGLING_LINGLING
no harden or steph? wow maybe ppl were just overreacting
FoesiesBtw
This is basically just a roast chart
Humbugalarm
Pretty significant overlap with 6th man of the Year lists
WigginsDickRider
was not disappointed. the first name that came to mind was J-crossover. When he played for us he won us a game with clutch shooting but probably lost like 10 with his “defense”. I know it was just a corpse of his by then and I don’t mean it in a malicious way and also let’s be real even in his prime he was a terrible defender, but still his 50 piece with the suns is one of my favorite nba games
MichelleMcLaine
Kind of surprised to see Arron Afflalo up there. I didn’t necessarily watch him a whole bunch, but I thought he had a 3 and D rep.
grudgepacker
OP, this is very cool — would you be able (and willing) to do it again but without including any guards? Or maybe with a height criteria like players 6’5 and above? Would be very interesting to see where forwards/bigs end up landing
eroder11
Interesting how so many of these players fit the same archetype of 6th man combo guards who score in bunches off the bench. It makes sense why most of them aren’t starters.
Kdog122025
If anyone was wondering, this is why Trae Young isn’t on the U.S. team.
Peixe11
Bagley being basically the only big man is not a good look. Well done Vlade.
Milan_Leri
So Jason Terry was one of the worst defenders in the league in 2011, the year he stopped LBJ in the finals?
E-Miles
A lot of rookies, vets in their last few years, and small guards rotating on this
BuffaloBrain884
Once I saw Trae Young’s name pop up I knew he was rising to the top lol
sathan1
TRAE YOUNG FROM THE TOP ROPE
Devoidoxatom
So 6th man microwave scorers are the worst defenders loll
grrrmo
Hate to be that guy **not really** But this type of visualization is not appropriate for this type of data. This is more appropriate for cumulative stats like home runs where the the values increase over time but also persist.
Itslikelennonsaid
Motherfuckers can score. You think the worst defenders would.be no name players in and out of the league in a minute but most of these were recognisable names that had longevity. Offense over defense I’d imagine the same info graphic for the worst offensive players would be littered with guys who barely lasted in the league and defensive centers that are not names.
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Jamal Crawford is generational
J Crossover with a real longevity stat
Dominant decade by Jamal
Lol the one legged Kobe tour was really something else
Kobe in his last year huh.
What a dominant run by J-Crossover
Sharpe and Simons huh. Sharpe was at least a rookie though.
Crawford really holding down that top spot
Interesting to see rookies and young guys pop up and then quickly figure it out and get off the list
Darko is 100% NOT the most predictive model lol
Outside of Blake/CP3’s health issues, the Clippers sticking w Jamal Crawford was probably one of the biggest contributors to their disappointing Lob City run.
He’s like the go-to example for a style over substance player.
Booker has come a really long way as a defender
no harden or steph? wow maybe ppl were just overreacting
This is basically just a roast chart
Pretty significant overlap with 6th man of the Year lists
was not disappointed. the first name that came to mind was J-crossover. When he played for us he won us a game with clutch shooting but probably lost like 10 with his “defense”. I know it was just a corpse of his by then and I don’t mean it in a malicious way and also let’s be real even in his prime he was a terrible defender, but still his 50 piece with the suns is one of my favorite nba games
Kind of surprised to see Arron Afflalo up there. I didn’t necessarily watch him a whole bunch, but I thought he had a 3 and D rep.
OP, this is very cool — would you be able (and willing) to do it again but without including any guards? Or maybe with a height criteria like players 6’5 and above? Would be very interesting to see where forwards/bigs end up landing
Interesting how so many of these players fit the same archetype of 6th man combo guards who score in bunches off the bench. It makes sense why most of them aren’t starters.
If anyone was wondering, this is why Trae Young isn’t on the U.S. team.
Bagley being basically the only big man is not a good look. Well done Vlade.
So Jason Terry was one of the worst defenders in the league in 2011, the year he stopped LBJ in the finals?
A lot of rookies, vets in their last few years, and small guards rotating on this
Once I saw Trae Young’s name pop up I knew he was rising to the top lol
TRAE YOUNG FROM THE TOP ROPE
So 6th man microwave scorers are the worst defenders loll
Hate to be that guy **not really** But this type of visualization is not appropriate for this type of data. This is more appropriate for cumulative stats like home runs where the the values increase over time but also persist.
Motherfuckers can score. You think the worst defenders would.be no name players in and out of the league in a minute but most of these were recognisable names that had longevity. Offense over defense I’d imagine the same info graphic for the worst offensive players would be littered with guys who barely lasted in the league and defensive centers that are not names.
worst defenders is just all guards