I’m very confused why people in this sub act like keeping Highsmith wasn’t a big deal. Those stats track what we saw last year. He’s a very good option at a very good price.
OblivionNA
Highsmith was our second best defender last year in my opinion. Always tasked with guarding the 1st or 2nd option when on the court, always got them to beg for switches to get him to go away lol
Remember that Knicks game where Highsmith was tasked with Brunson, and you had Brunson asking for a switch every single possession because he was getting absolutely clamped. I remember.
johnnymatrix
I love Highsmith. Perfect wing defender with some switchability
TheSavageBeast83
3rd? But can’t get All Defense?
Sound like Adolf Silver helping out Wyc and the Celtikkks
Heatsincebirth
I remember watching games while on this sub and all of us dapin up his defensive stops and 3s. Several games when the other team got hit and are shooting went cold we were all itching for Spo to put him back in…
ihatenazis69
Locksmith ain’t no joke
ihatenazis69
And the 🤡s at r/nba say that caleb is better
KindParamedic6657
I liked they we brought him back. But still not a believe in his 3 point shot. He looked like he lost confidence during the BOS series. I think he can make wide open ones but under pressure I have questions still need a bigger sample size of more than one season with mins. And not too high on his shot mechanics. Set shot, kinda slow, hitchy and inconsistent on the form he uses.
aretheregods
Highsmith is an awesome defender. And he’s not absolutely terrible offensively – because of his 3pt %. He’s kind of like Alex Caruso (although Caruso is a much better defender than him, which makes up for his negative offensive on/off numbers)
The problem is that Highsmith just doesn’t do anything else on offense other than catch and shoot 3s. He can’t create his own shot consistently. He’s an overall negative on offensive on/off numbers.
A great perimeter defender isn’t that important unless you already have an awesome offensive player to make up for their lack of creation. Think about Draymond Green on the Warriors or Dennis Rodman on the Bulls. You would need to have great defenders at basically every position for it to even matter without awesome offense (See the early 2000s Pistons).
As much as we love great defenders, they’re almost useless in basketball without awesome offensive players or a team full of great defenders.
The ultimate goal of the game is to outscore the opponent. And a great perimeter defender doesn’t move the needle enough to really matter ultimately.
Maybe if someone on the team can average 25+ next season or lots of players average 17+, then the Highsmith deal will look great.
Barring that, players like him just are not that important to actually winning the average game. He can’t create his own points and he can’t simultaneously stop every perimeter player on the opposing team like a big man can do at the basket.
avinash240
This is a broken defensive stat. I don’t know why people keep using it.
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I’m very confused why people in this sub act like keeping Highsmith wasn’t a big deal. Those stats track what we saw last year. He’s a very good option at a very good price.
Highsmith was our second best defender last year in my opinion. Always tasked with guarding the 1st or 2nd option when on the court, always got them to beg for switches to get him to go away lol
Remember that Knicks game where Highsmith was tasked with Brunson, and you had Brunson asking for a switch every single possession because he was getting absolutely clamped. I remember.
I love Highsmith. Perfect wing defender with some switchability
3rd? But can’t get All Defense?
Sound like Adolf Silver helping out Wyc and the Celtikkks
I remember watching games while on this sub and all of us dapin up his defensive stops and 3s. Several games when the other team got hit and are shooting went cold we were all itching for Spo to put him back in…
Locksmith ain’t no joke
And the 🤡s at r/nba say that caleb is better
I liked they we brought him back. But still not a believe in his 3 point shot. He looked like he lost confidence during the BOS series. I think he can make wide open ones but under pressure I have questions still need a bigger sample size of more than one season with mins. And not too high on his shot mechanics. Set shot, kinda slow, hitchy and inconsistent on the form he uses.
Highsmith is an awesome defender. And he’s not absolutely terrible offensively – because of his 3pt %.
He’s kind of like Alex Caruso (although Caruso is a much better defender than him, which makes up for his negative offensive on/off numbers)
The problem is that Highsmith just doesn’t do anything else on offense other than catch and shoot 3s. He can’t create his own shot consistently. He’s an overall negative on offensive on/off numbers.
A great perimeter defender isn’t that important unless you already have an awesome offensive player to make up for their lack of creation. Think about Draymond Green on the Warriors or Dennis Rodman on the Bulls. You would need to have great defenders at basically every position for it to even matter without awesome offense (See the early 2000s Pistons).
As much as we love great defenders, they’re almost useless in basketball without awesome offensive players or a team full of great defenders.
The ultimate goal of the game is to outscore the opponent. And a great perimeter defender doesn’t move the needle enough to really matter ultimately.
Maybe if someone on the team can average 25+ next season or lots of players average 17+, then the Highsmith deal will look great.
Barring that, players like him just are not that important to actually winning the average game. He can’t create his own points and he can’t simultaneously stop every perimeter player on the opposing team like a big man can do at the basket.
This is a broken defensive stat. I don’t know why people keep using it.