Who's the better defender? Topic

pallas
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Player 1:
68 ATH
77 SPD
51 DEF

Player 2:
66 ATH
59 SPD
86 DEF

I'm assuming it's Player 2, but the point of my question is, how much weight do we put on speed in defending?
6/9/2017 5:37 PM
Derek_Koenig
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IMO it depends on the position they regularly will be playing. What is the block rating for both?
6/9/2017 6:22 PM
pallas
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Posted by Derek_Koenig on 6/9/2017 6:22:00 PM (view original):
IMO it depends on the position they regularly will be playing. What is the block rating for both?
Both players are interchanged PG and SG. Player 1 has 14 SB and Player 2 has 10 SB.

This is DIII.
6/9/2017 6:34 PM
cubcub113
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Player 2 for sure. Speed is worth a ton but not that much.
6/9/2017 6:36 PM
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Player 1 will get more steals, but gives up more points, and fouls more.

If both are starters, I would tend to put player 2 on the guard I'd like to shut down.
6/9/2017 10:17 PM
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What about playing them against different kinds of matchups? Would you guys put player 1 against a perimeter shooter and player 2 against a passer or inside shooter who tries to get fouled? Or other different kinds of matchups?
6/9/2017 11:58 PM
pallas
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Posted by mikvitu on 6/9/2017 11:58:00 PM (view original):
What about playing them against different kinds of matchups? Would you guys put player 1 against a perimeter shooter and player 2 against a passer or inside shooter who tries to get fouled? Or other different kinds of matchups?
Like pkoopman suggested, I usually put player 2 on whomever is the more offensive threat, since their BH and P are fairly comparable. I don't think much beyond that. I build my teams with an ATH and DEF foundation, with M2M, so most of the one-on-one matchups are in my favor.
6/10/2017 12:46 AM
Derek_Koenig
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Typically i would prefer player 1 as a PG and player 2 as a SG if you planned on playing them at guard.
With that being said i would prefer the higher defensive rating in man to man.
6/10/2017 11:20 AM
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