Posted by Trentonjoe on 3/18/2018 1:56:00 AM (view original):
Defensive setting as well....- defenses draw more fouls.
I don't think this is exclusively true. If your team is perfectly well balanced and your opponents is too, this may be the case, but when your opponent has high distro to his guards and you have a slower backcourt if you run a + your perimeter defenders are more likely to foul.
That said, I think speed does play a factor in perimeter defense. Not sure if it's on par with ATH, DEF, and IQ but it's definitely a factor. IQ is also way more important than some people realize. I've had senior starters with sub-40 DEF and 40-60 ATH with A+ defensive IQ's average fewer fouls per game than freshman starters with 70+ ATH/DEF and D/C IQ's.