Gobert is 7'3. He should be able to shoot over Draymond Green and score with no problem Green is a position defender against guys his size. He isn't a shot blocker.

Is anyone in your club but you?

Is anyone in your club but you?

I detest Green but you have be blind to think he's top 3 in the league defensively. He should have won DPOY over Leonard last year and will deservedly get it this year.

I will say I dislike the idea I sometimes see floated that he could go blow-for-blow with Rodman when people do Bulls-Warriors fantasy match-ups. Green's a hothead and exactly the kind of guy Rodman would prey on mentally.

When they play Cleveland he has to shut or even guard LeBron then. They guys I listed take that cover. If he is a top 3 guy then he has to guard Lebron. If they are placing Iggy on him then how is Green the better defender?

i've always believed you make him a 1a or #2 option on a bad team and he would fail big time.

When they play Cleveland he has to shut or even guard LeBron then. They guys I listed take that cover. If he is a top 3 guy then he has to guard Lebron. If they are placing Iggy on him then how is Green the better defender?

This is overly simplistic and you should know better. When people say Green's one of the best defenders, that doesn't mean he automatically must be matched against the best player on the other team. What makes him so good is specifically his work as a frontcourt defensive anchor who also happens to defend stretch bigs better than anyone in the league. The Warriors whole system potentially breaks down if and when you simply match him with Lebron, especially because his help defense and ability to shut down or switch on pick and rolls is absolutely crucial.

If you want to deny that he's effective at all in those one-on-one matchups however, through the first 4 games of the finals, Lebron was 5/14 with 4 turnovers when defended by Green. In game 7, Lebron had 0 points on 12 possessions that Green guarded him. He was statistically the number 1 post and ISO defender in the league last season for a reason.

This is overly simplistic and you should know better. When people say Green's one of the best defenders, that doesn't mean he automatically must be matched against the best player on the other team. What makes him so good is specifically his work as a frontcourt defensive anchor who also happens to defend stretch bigs better than anyone in the league. The Warriors whole system potentially breaks down if and when you simply match him with Lebron, especially because his help defense and ability to shut down or switch on pick and rolls is absolutely crucial.

If you want to deny that he's effective at all in those one-on-one matchups however, through the first 4 games of the finals, Lebron was 5/14 with 4 turnovers when defended by Green. In game 7, Lebron had 0 points on 12 possessions that Green guarded him. He was statistically the number 1 post and ISO defender in the league last season for a reason.

This is overly simplistic and you should know better. When people say Green's one of the best defenders, that doesn't mean he automatically must be matched against the best player on the other team. What makes him so good is specifically his work as a frontcourt defensive anchor who also happens to defend stretch bigs better than anyone in the league. The Warriors whole system potentially breaks down if and when you simply match him with Lebron, especially because his help defense and ability to shut down or switch on pick and rolls is absolutely crucial.

If you want to deny that he's effective at all in those one-on-one matchups however, through the first 4 games of the finals, Lebron was 5/14 with 4 turnovers when defended by Green. In game 7, Lebron had 0 points on 12 possessions that Green guarded him. He was statistically the number 1 post and ISO defender in the league last season for a reason.

Correct me if I am wrong. but didn't Thibs and Adams want Green? But they wound up with Marquis Teague

But when Draymond was the primary defender, Iguodala was helping (like hell) with him, wasn't he?

This happens all the time. Let's face it: the LBJs, Durants, Kobes, etc., are unstoppable, no matter who guards them. Getting beat by those kinds of players doesn't diminish your standing in any way as a top flight defensive player. The defender is at a disadvantage anyways given that his back is toward the goal he's defending, and also because the rules favor offense. LTG's standards in this regard tend to be simplistic - it's not a cage match.

Saw quite a few instances yesterday where top defender needed help in order to guard Lamarcus Aldridge. They were actually doubling Aldridge with Durant when he took Green in the post.

Green shut Aldridge down after Kawhi went out of the game. The Spurs were 3-11 against Green on one on one plays.