Oh really? Stats tell a different story: http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/leaders/def-rtg-player-career.html :grin: imo D-Mo is too soft to guard those NBA center. He is just not NBA ready.
Dmo had a disappointing game, but in his defense, he had been out for a week or so. He was one of the top players in summer-league. His opponents last night were around the same caliber (bench players). Let's give him a few games before condemning him to d-league shall we? Having said that, his ability to play 5 is in question. Perhaps he'll prove me wrong.
his ability to play 5 has always been in question, just like Lin's ability to play 3. You might pull it off offensively depending on the system, but I don't think that anyone with any clue thought that Donatas would be a solid center defensively.
While speculation now is fun, its really going to be December before any sensible evaluation can be made. Another poll at that point would be interesting in contrast to this one.