cjswan232482
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Its crazy. The truth is individual perimeter defense is not worth much in today's NBA. Why?
Teams switch so much on pick and roll, that its easy to avoid an elite perimeter defender by just running Pick and Role.
You can easily neutralize a great perimeter player by putting the player he is guarding into the 3-point corner. At that point this 'great' defender will be stuck in the corner also.
The difference between the best perimeter defender (Kawhi) and an above average perimeter defender (Trevor Ariza) is very small in high level playoff games. But the difference between the best perimeter scorers (KD, Curry) and an above average perimeter scorer is MASSIVE.
Even the best perimeter defender has no answer against elite perimeter offensive players. This is a fact.
Your defense is only as good as your weakest link. You could have the best perimeter defender in the league but if you have a single weak link in your defense it does not matter. While elite level offensive players can make up for a single weak offensive player.
Interior defense is much more important than perimeter defense. Having an elite big who can rim protect and switch on pick and roll is much more valuable than a shutdown perimeter defender.
Team defense is much more important than individual perimeter defense. Again teams will pick on your weakest link.