Inside the Defensive Mind of Iggy

[jonathanlambert33]

Andre Iguodala doesn't scream. Neither does his defense. It is silent, precise and deadly.

He's not a menacing player who screams on every play, nor is he a hulking beast who intimidates. His traditional numbers aren't gaudy; no monster rebound or block numbers. He's not the first name out of people's mouths when they talk about the great defenders in this league, and against all logic, he has but a single All-Defensive Team award in his career.

(Nothing may show how terrible the voting for that award is better than that. Oh, wait, Serge Ibaka was second in voting last year. Nevermind.)

Defense isn't flashy; it doesn't earn contracts, sponsorships or sell T-shirts. It's what is most often attributed to winning in the NBA, yet few people really spend the time to look at what players do defensively.

It doesn't take long to see what Andre Iguodala does well defensively. It does take time to see how much of it he does. For that, you have to go a little deeper.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/21622844/behind-the-screen-inside-the-defensive-mind-of-andre-iguodala

 

[Pugz]

would you agree hes the best overall defender in the league?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

would you agree hes the best overall defender in the league?

I don't know about the best, but he's up there. He actually struggled a bit last year in Denver, but I think a lot of that has to do with the way they played. It will be interesting to see if he can keep up the pace he's off too this year. He's got a lot of miles on his body so I think you'll probably see him start to fall off as the season goes on like he did last year.