A side effect of Moody being in and out of the rotation again this season was his significant growth as a defender flying completely under the radar. His footwork and lateral foot speed have vastly improved, as has his court awareness and anticipation. He’s become a legitimately elite defender.
by taygads
@Golden State Warriors
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>He’s become a legitimately elite defender.
Let’s pump the brakes here. He’s really good sometimes but is overall still inconsistent. He has learnt to use his length and strength better and if can keep that consistency up, they’ll be plenty of mins for him (here or Utah) but he still needs to be a better 3pt shooter than 32% on open 3s
ELITE defender LOL.
Come on man. Like GET real.
ELITE DEFENDERS?
There’s literally maybe 30 of those in the ENTIRE league, you think Moody is one of them?
Iâm very high on Moody. Iâm still struggling to see where he finds more minutes on our current roster.
Agreed, we saw some great on-ball defense from Moody last year. I can see why you say “elite”. Honestly though, to be “elite” you have to play more and in critical situations to prove that. Off-ball I wouldn’t say elite I would say average(which is still fine!), I think he needs work there. He can develop for sure. I hope he can play some more this year.
Totally bullshit.
The weird negative replies whenever you post about Moody is honestly so perplexing to me.
Please someone explain to me if “Moody doesn’t get consistent minutes because he hasn’t proved himself to Kerr to deserve it” then why has he been used to contribute (and successfully) in EVERY post season that he’s been in the league?? If he was not good enough throughout the regular season to deserve more minutes, then why was he used and contributing in the play-in game this past season??
Rant over
He is a defender, technically speaking, when the other team has the ball.
Damn so I was one of the only people who noticed this as well. Hence why my impression of Moodys value was still as high as Podz. For example
Find a girl who love you like u/taygads loves Mosey Moody
On a serious note though, thanks for the HLs.
Lol, what?! Half these highlights are just the other team doing something stupid.
I applaud Moodyâs motor and maturity and think that Klayâs struggles and attitude last season warranted him losing some of his minutes to Moses, but imo, the reasons Moody struggled to breakthrough on this roster are apparent on court:
– Thereâs no one thing he does really well that demands playing time
– He doesnât have the lateral quickness to stay in front of laterally quick guys on D
– He can do team defense (and there are numerous instances in that reel of his guy blowing past him, but at least he funneled the guy toward the help), but if the rest of his court mates are too checked out, old or inexperienced to also play team defense, he becomes a liability because of the point above
– He mostly shines at times when the rest of the team is really underperforming, so his hustle stands out more
I’m more sold on Moses than kuminga long term
He deserved all of Klays minutes
I am a Moses Moody fan and I will root for him no matter what. I’m still hopeful he has a role on this team and a future here. Sure the off-season signings may crowd the rotation and put him in a position to have to fight for minutes again but even if Slo-Mo takes all of Saric / Looney minutes from last year (unlikely but I think he will be deployed more as a play-making forward / big rather than a wing), Melton and Podz soak up all of the CP3 minutes from last year, that still leaves Moody and Hield to step in to Klay’s vacated minutes.
All this is to say I hope he has more of a spot in the rotation than appears right now. #MooseyMody4life
Anybody can be really elite if you just show the highlights. Moody has the potential, but we can’t really rely on potential; if you watched him last season, he is still inconsistent on reads and still mishaps on schemes. I get his potential and tools are high, but potential is still just a potential.