Lavine has all the physical tools to be one of the best 1v1 defenders in the league. Good defenders often have a combination of these physical tools and good instincts. Why isn’t he much better in this regard?
Lavine has all the physical tools to be one of the best 1v1 defenders in the league. Good defenders often have a combination of these physical tools and good instincts. Why isn’t he much better in this regard?
He is an offensive minded player. focuses all his energy on offense, and laxes on defense, just the basic contest, swipe, or rebound when the ball goes his way.
With his athleticism, he can block, rebound, or be an offball defender, he just lazy on defense that way and conserves his energy for bursts on scoring.