Comments on: Brandon Knight’s defense has been very, very overlooked

By: G

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:17:09 +0000

I’m shocked.

By: I HATE FRANK

I HATE FRANK — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:57:33 +0000

I’ve said it all season…. Knight plays very good defense…just because he rack up steals or blocks mean he isn’t defending ….. People will look at guard who play passing lanes or reach a lot for steals…BUT they give up the driving lane…

By: Revken

Revken — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:48:06 +0000

I don’t Knight has played many minutes with Drummond, so I doubt that this applies. It looks like the stats say he’s improved as a defender. On offense they don’t show much improvement, but that’s a different issue. Overall, any improvement is nice to see. But better defense shows hard work, and that desserves some praise.

By: Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:17:05 +0000

Wowowowow Brandon Knight is out tonight!

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:12:03 +0000

I recognize that there aren’t a lot of stats to adequately show defensive performance. I was referring to the last bit of the article:

• Isolation (295th to 97th)
• Pick-and-roll ballhandler (167th to 106th)
• Post-up (220th to 92nd)
• Spot-up (303rd to 194th)
• Handoff (42nd to 9th)

By: Desolation Row

Desolation Row — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:06:27 +0000

Are you talking about defensive stats? Haven’t dug in, but based off the stats in the article, it seems like they have improved — at least relative to the rest of the league. Not bad improvement, and I’ll take a guy who can develop into a lock-down defender and average 13-15 ppg on solid 3 pt shooting. Bodes well for his future, IMO.

As for offensive stats, well maybe it’s just him still getting used to the pro game as a primary ball-handler. If he was in college, he’d be a junior.

By: jerrific

jerrific — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:57:13 +0000

I’m not saying Knight hasn’t improved, but Drummond’s presence probably has something to do with this. Drummond makes point guards a little less aggressive and more hesitant to drive and create just by being on the floor. Maybe Knight has improved defensively, but as tarsier mentioned his stats are pretty much identical to last season. I wonder how those stats would vary between when Drummond is on and off the floor.

By: tarsier

tarsier — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:33:57 +0000

Interesting. So why do you suppose his stats are pretty much identical to last season if he has improved his game in so many ways?

By: Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:25:04 +0000

Nice article! Lets see how he defends Wade tonight, I hope he doesn’t get into foul trouble early; we really need him. Stuckey also needs to step up!

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:13:00 +0000

Good piece, I always thought his D was underrated. Glad to see that its not just my delusional thinking. This is why BK will be just fine at the SG position if thats where he needs to play. Sure the dwyane wade’s of the league will give him fits, but who don’t they give fits to? BK definitely needs to be part of the future here in Detroit, he’s gonna be a good player that gives his all every time, which will lead to him being better than people bill him to be.