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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
Boban is not helping you defensively.
Dude can't get to shooters and even internally he gives up a lot of layups and dunks.
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We'll just agree to disagree. Anybody with 2 eyes who pays attention will notice the fact that the offense is completely aware of Boban when he is under the basket. Players will either not drive or kick out early rather than go straight at him. Is this 100% fool proof? Not at all, but compared to every other center on the roster, Boban is a noticeable difference in the bulk size and deterrent department. If you can't see this with your own eyes, I can't help you.
The majority of times you see layups against Boban are because he is out of position defensively, and he is not quick enough to recover. This is exactly why the Mavs should play a zone. The closer he is to the basket, the less time he needs to react and the shorter the distance he needs to cover to be able to defend. Boban's biggest defensive issue is the defensive system. He's a square peg that the coaches try to fit in a round hole by having him switch off in man and go to the perimeter. I don't know why this is such a difficult thing for you to grasp. It's not as if you can break out stats chock full of minutes with Boban and the Mavs executing a zone defense; yet you continue with your unproven assertions. Don't worry, RC agrees with you.