The Lakers last season without AD might have been one of the worst defenses in NBA history ngl
outsidehere
But somehow he wasn’t DPOY worthy
pettyPettington3rd
But but his teams defense and placement
Ok_Board9845
If AD has the best defense in the league he gets no credit. Giannis gets it despite having Brook Lopez, it’s deserved even though Eric Bledsoe gets blamed, and they needed to trade for Jrue Holiday to improve. Gobert gets it, but when it comes to the playoffs, his teammates get all the blame on defense. JJJ shouldn’t have even sniffed one. That one was a meme
TreeLankaPresidente
It’s infuriating that Gobert keeps getting DPOY and AD never does.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched teams go 5 out against him in crunch time and make him absolutely useless.
Moreover, I remember that game in ‘22 where 6’6” Stanley Johnson was cooking Gobert in the POST.
Meanwhile, I’ve seen AD man handle dudes like Embiid in one game and successfully guard dudes like Steph on the perimeter in another.
A_Omega_73
true 2020 and 2024 DPOY
roniadotnet
Anthony Defense!
omnipresent29
The worst part is now the media’s gonna want to give Wemby the award instead of AD
Temet21
But people in the sub think he’s disappointing and doesn’t dominate the way he should…….. clowns
LudwigNasche
I’m not sure if the rumor we have a deal for Capela on the table is real, but I wouldn’t really mind a player like him to be Davis backup also sharing the floor with him.
I mean, he is a solid defensive player and rebounder that can also finish his lobs.
SanusiAwang
But failed to defend the Joker
popcornpotatoo250
This is the proof why scoring titles doesn’t mean anything in Jordan-Lebron argument. FMVP is the maximum that can count. Regular season titles equates to nothing because of this.
Miserable-Lawyer-233
Cranjis isn’t a basketball professional—he’s just another Lakers fan with a website. The data on Bball-Index is inconsistent and unreliable, with different numbers for the same stats in different places, so it’s hard to tell which (if any) is accurate. Many of the statistical categories on his site are incomplete, and most of the metrics are based on formulas he created, making them questionable at best. So in this context, his metrics are irrelevant—especially since Cranjis, as a Lakers fan, is using his own unreliable data to boost a Lakers player. Keep in mind, Bball-Index isn’t used by anyone in the NBA or the media. The only person promoting Cranjis’ site is Cranjis.
There are three key things Cranjis conveniently ignores—either because he doesn’t know, lacks access to the data, or is intentionally avoiding it because he’s biased in favor of Anthony Davis:
**1, AD gave up the most threes on the Lakers** both in the regular season and playoffs.
**2. When AD was on the floor, opponents shot significantly better from three**—+3.3% in the regular season and a staggering +23.4% better in the playoffs, with even worse numbers from non-corner threes.
How could Cranjis—or anyone—argue for Anthony Davis’ defensive prowess when the reality is our defense collapsed, giving up +23.3 points per 100 possessions when he was on the floor? In a three-point-heavy era, AD is the Lakers’ worst three-point defender, getting buried under threes in the playoffs, and Cranjis wants to hype up his ‘Help Defense Talent’ metric? The whole idea is absurd.
karl_hungas
I think you meant ADPOYMVP
GreenRabite
It’s such a farce that this guy might not win a DPOY. effing is man
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The Lakers last season without AD might have been one of the worst defenses in NBA history ngl
But somehow he wasn’t DPOY worthy
But but his teams defense and placement
If AD has the best defense in the league he gets no credit. Giannis gets it despite having Brook Lopez, it’s deserved even though Eric Bledsoe gets blamed, and they needed to trade for Jrue Holiday to improve. Gobert gets it, but when it comes to the playoffs, his teammates get all the blame on defense. JJJ shouldn’t have even sniffed one. That one was a meme
It’s infuriating that Gobert keeps getting DPOY and AD never does.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched teams go 5 out against him in crunch time and make him absolutely useless.
Moreover, I remember that game in ‘22 where 6’6” Stanley Johnson was cooking Gobert in the POST.
Meanwhile, I’ve seen AD man handle dudes like Embiid in one game and successfully guard dudes like Steph on the perimeter in another.
true 2020 and 2024 DPOY
Anthony Defense!
The worst part is now the media’s gonna want to give Wemby the award instead of AD
But people in the sub think he’s disappointing and doesn’t dominate the way he should…….. clowns
I’m not sure if the rumor we have a deal for Capela on the table is real, but I wouldn’t really mind a player like him to be Davis backup also sharing the floor with him.
I mean, he is a solid defensive player and rebounder that can also finish his lobs.
But failed to defend the Joker
This is the proof why scoring titles doesn’t mean anything in Jordan-Lebron argument. FMVP is the maximum that can count. Regular season titles equates to nothing because of this.
Cranjis isn’t a basketball professional—he’s just another Lakers fan with a website. The data on Bball-Index is inconsistent and unreliable, with different numbers for the same stats in different places, so it’s hard to tell which (if any) is accurate. Many of the statistical categories on his site are incomplete, and most of the metrics are based on formulas he created, making them questionable at best. So in this context, his metrics are irrelevant—especially since Cranjis, as a Lakers fan, is using his own unreliable data to boost a Lakers player. Keep in mind, Bball-Index isn’t used by anyone in the NBA or the media. The only person promoting Cranjis’ site is Cranjis.
There are three key things Cranjis conveniently ignores—either because he doesn’t know, lacks access to the data, or is intentionally avoiding it because he’s biased in favor of Anthony Davis:
**1, AD gave up the most threes on the Lakers** both in the regular season and playoffs.
*(See visual proof* [*here*](https://i.postimg.cc/qMJD5VTT/AD-threes-allowed-scrub-level.png)*)*
**2. When AD was on the floor, opponents shot significantly better from three**—+3.3% in the regular season and a staggering +23.4% better in the playoffs, with even worse numbers from non-corner threes.
*(Visual evidence* [*here*](https://i.postimg.cc/Y9BbNT3T/AD-playoff-disaster.png)*)*
**3. AD ranked 5th in points allowed per 100 possessions during the regular season but dead last in the playoffs**.
*(Data breakdown* [*here*](https://i.postimg.cc/C1CJcJr5/AD-PP100-Suckage.png)*)*
How could Cranjis—or anyone—argue for Anthony Davis’ defensive prowess when the reality is our defense collapsed, giving up +23.3 points per 100 possessions when he was on the floor? In a three-point-heavy era, AD is the Lakers’ worst three-point defender, getting buried under threes in the playoffs, and Cranjis wants to hype up his ‘Help Defense Talent’ metric? The whole idea is absurd.
I think you meant ADPOYMVP
It’s such a farce that this guy might not win a DPOY. effing is man
What is defensive playmaking?