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Originally Posted by Bayliss
Are you really going to use Defensive win shares? And that 7 points difference was more in the fact that they didn't play a center last year except him.
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1. Defensive Win Shares are a fine supplemental stat when contextualized.
2. Well, that's not true. The Grizz had a very good defender in Ed Davis backing him up for part of the season. Before that, Speights/Haddadi were average at best. But it's not like Tyson is NY was backed up by a good center, either. It doesn't diminish the stat.
Here's another perspective on the importance of Gasol's defense.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/3/15/41...er-of-the-year