Lakers now is t-5th Defense rating
9-8 vs .500 teams (tied most wins vs .500 teams)
Given the energy depleting effect Bron gave the pels, my dawg AD also disrupted bunnys at the rim for pels making em miss layups for his contests. Zion had a couple lays on him but thats it. Without him i honestly believe atleast 10 games played will be L’s
The AD slander is so blown out of proportions when he is this good defensively. Especially bums like Stephen A on tnt postgame whining abt younger dudes not being fit unlike Lebron, AND has the audacity to point it AD smh.. i thought the criticism was on Zion for underperforming.. i swear the coverage on AD not commending his defense, as consistently as they talk shit on his offense is overblown.
Thank you Jesus for AD. Deserves a shit ton more respect.
by juicewar01
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ADPOY szn is here 😤🔥🙏💛💜
Basketball gods please keep him healthy and it’s his!
Not ‘We’.
Better get that DPOY award he badly deserves this year
And we’ve played the majority of the season without our full defensive unit and Lebron coasting on defence because his energy was needed on the other end.
I think top 5 underrates us.
Lakers had 67 points at halftime and people were crying about him only having 6 points.
is a reminder that he’s also an incredible team player. His ability to create opportunities for his teammates is often overlooked. It’s not just about the points he scores, but the impact he has on the entire team. Truly a superstar in every sense of the word.
People say he’s not alpha personality type or “taking the torch” from Lebron, but he dominates every game on the defensive end.
AD is actually a power bottom.
It’s DPOY season 💪🏼
Exactly. If we are winning and AD is dominant on defense, it’s fine
If he plays most games and we have a top 5 record he def gets dpoy
He goes underappreciated even in this sub
I hope he gets DPOY man 🔒
WE knew AD is the best defensive player in the league but what really has impacted this defense other than him is Cam Reddish. Dude actually being good is a real positive.
when was the last time the team have the MVP and DPOY in the same team?
Rodman x Jordan? no? not sure.
Had to walk back a lot of my hate this morning.. without All Defense defense game would’ve been to close for comfort.
He also gets shat on so much for missing time but he’s 1st in the entire league in total minutes played right now.
we need to start making some noise so he can win dpoy
I rarely, if ever, criticize AD.
LAL fans and the general mainstream media ask too much from him. They keep calling him “inconsistent” when **he drops statlines like 15/15/5/2/2 on 50% shooting (while still doing amazing defense beyond the box score).**
They praise Gobert (who’s pure defense) and Bam (just a worse, albeit younger, version of AD).
They praise all kinds of bigs over AD, when really only Embiid is a suitable comparison (both brilliant at offense and defense when playing at their best, but Embiid has a way deeper offensive bag).
We don’t need more from the injury-prone to AD to win-it-all. We just need him to stay healthy and do what he does. What we really are missing is a tertiary scorer, quality backup bigs, quality playmakers (other than Bron), and 3-pt shooting.
**AD’s stats and defensive effort are more than enough to satisfy the role of 1st- or 2nd-best player on a championship team. He’s better, for example, than EVERYONE on the Pelicans.**
Honestly, I don’t mind the inconsistent offense as long as he shows up consistently on the defensive end which is what he’s doing this season.
Our team has enough offensive firepower as is.
AD is obviously going for the DPOY and I absolutely love it!
Most of us dont get blinded. Anyone who knows anything never talks about his lack of defense. He always brings that. Its just his inconsistent offense is much more noticeable in a league w offensive dominance and on a team where AD is tasked with being a 1A from time to time.
In traditional stats I think he’s 2nd in rebounds and 1st in blocks last time I checked. He’s a monster.
The last 3 games we are the first in defensive ratting.