Who is our best perimeter defender?

they probably thought was Corey Brewer

 

Parsons might be our best, but he was better his rookie year. Especially at closing out. He was a close out ninja.

 

Sadly, our best wing defender is only 6'1". His name is Patrick Beverley, and no one else comes close, except for Parsons, back when he was trying to earn starter minutes. Maybe Brewer- if only Mchale would actually use him to secure leads

 

I honestly can't recall...did Parsons get the toughest defender night in and night out in his rookie campaign? If not (and I don't think he did), I'd say this has at least some to do with him getting the toughest guys now.

 

Would've said Brewer, but he doesn't get PT so Parsons.

 

Some numbers from Synergy, which track defenders against players who get FGA, TOV, or FTAs.

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[SIZE="1"]Francisco Garcia
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[B]Play Type           Play/100poss   %Play    Number    PPP      %SF       %TO       %Score[/B]
Overall             13.5           100.0%    201      1.00     9.0%      9.5%      43.8%
Isolation           1.4            10.4%     21       1.05     19.0%     19.0%     52.4%
P&R Ball Handler    3.2            23.9%     48       0.63     6.3%      20.8%     31.3%
Spot-Up             5.0            37.3%     75       1.29     8.0%      2.7%      49.3%
Off Screen          1.5            10.9%     22       0.73     13.6%     9.1%      36.4%
Other               2.4            17.5%     35       1.03     6.0%      3.2%      48.6%
                                                                                   
James Harden
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[B]Play Type           Play/100poss   %Play    Number    PPP      %SF       %TO       %Score[/B]
Overall             15.6           100.0%    372      0.83     3.0%      9.7%      36.6%
Isolation           1.4            8.9%      33       1.06     9.1%      12.1%     51.5%
P&R Ball Handler    4.1            26.6%     99       0.67     4.0%      14.1%     31.3%
Spot-Up             5.1            32.8%     122      0.92     0.8%      4.9%      35.2%
Off Screen          2.1            13.7%     51       0.88     0.0%      3.9%      37.3%
Other               4.5            18.0%     67       0.75     4.8%      15.2%     39.1%
                                                                                   
Chandler Parsons
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[B]Play Type           Play/100poss   %Play    Number    PPP      %SF       %TO       %Score[/B]
Overall             15.8           100.0%    404      0.85     4.0%      9.9%      38.4%
Isolation           1.7            10.9%     44       0.70     2.3%      11.4%     31.8%
P&R Ball Handler    4.2            26.5%     107      0.73     5.6%      15.9%     34.6%
Spot-Up             4.8            30.7%     124      0.75     2.4%      3.2%      31.5%
Off Screen          1.9            12.1%     49       1.10     6.1%      4.1%      44.9%
Other               5.4            19.8%     80       1.10     4.0%      15.0%     53.8%[/SIZE]

Based on this, I would say Garcia fouls too much, especially on spot-up shots and off screens. He does look to be an aggressive defender, forcing more turnover against isolation, pick-and-roll, and off screens, compared to Harden and Parsons, but at the cost of fouling a lot more.

Parsons looks good for the most part for the 4 plays types I focused on.

 

Honestly think Brewer will be a borderline NBA player or completely out of the league player in one or two years.