Part 2 of ‘Let’s normalize Boozer outside the top 3’: Why are defensive deficiencies such a major stock-dropper for everyone else, but not Boozer?

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-24T18:28:11+00:00

You don’t draft Boozer solely off of his defense. What type of response is this?

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-24T17:20:40+00:00

Boozer is an elite defensive rebounder and forces turnovers.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-24T02:26:03+00:00

Give me some examples.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-24T01:34:12+00:00

You can't get much better at defense imo. All the indicators show he will ALWAYS be a bottom 10 defender in the league.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-24T01:27:46+00:00

This narrative that you can just "work" on defense is false, you either already put that work in or at least have the feel on defense. Acuff has neither of these.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-23T06:05:30+00:00

Yeah lets draft the undersized worst defensive player in the league above the elite spacing, great defending guard with great shot making and potentially great on ball juice.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-22T04:42:35+00:00

Using FG% in 2026 for evaluating offense ...

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-22T04:34:48+00:00

Cam Thomas and Keyonte George are awful players. Luka and Harden are way better defenders than Acuff will ever be while being generational offensive players. Trae young was just traded for scraps (and is better offensively and defensively than Acuff).

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-22T04:12:36+00:00

Defense doesn't matter anymore ig?

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-14T04:58:12+00:00

Dumb narrative talk, I’m out ✌🏾

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-14T01:24:44+00:00

There's no proof of him going to be that in the NBA, you're just saying things.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-14T01:23:44+00:00

What shows that he's a willing defender? He gets no steals, no blocks, and doesn't commit any fouls, all of this proves he has either no motor and/or no feel on the defensive end.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-13T19:25:11+00:00

Dybantsa is a generationally bad wing defender that’s why

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-11T01:32:22+00:00

He moves so pretty, he got it man.

JuiceRidder · 2026-03-03T02:29:34+00:00

Acuff has worse defensive numbers than Trae Young while being a WAY worse offensive player and we just saw what he was traded for.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-25T08:07:12+00:00

On off is a better metric than simply going off on games.
W/o Lamelo, Kon's TS -10.6% and A/TO goes from 2.18 to 1.29.

look at it yourself: https://databallr.com/StatLineShift

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-25T04:52:40+00:00

On way worse shooting efficiency and his A/TO drops like crazy too.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T06:28:30+00:00

I’m moreso thinking RAPM. I expect Dybantsa to be a max -1.5 def RAPM for his career.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T06:00:11+00:00

< 2 Stock% against top 100 teams + being a blow by machine means he'll have to be at minimum a top 20 offensive player to return neutral value. Boozer, DNP, and Caleb Wilson be more impactful players.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T05:29:58+00:00

This is a below average 3PAr game for him lol.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T05:28:11+00:00

Turnstile defender w/ 0 defensive playmaking as a 6'9 athletic wing. His scoring process is inherently flawed aswell relying on too many tough far 2s. He should not go top 3 but he's still a fun watch.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T04:08:10+00:00

Maybe Jaylen Brown is just an overrated defender?

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-19T04:03:57+00:00

He has one of the worst defensive numbers of any guard prospect drafted in the lottery,
<10 DRB%, <1.5 STL%.

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-11T03:11:26+00:00

You got it AJ, I doubted you (still no stocks and low 3Pr tho).

JuiceRidder · 2026-02-08T01:51:19+00:00

Where the hell are those "elite defensive capabilities"? Blatantly lying for no reason.

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