Mavs trade for Christian Wood

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Interesting reading Rockets fans trash Wood esp on clutchfans. They posted two months where the opposing center did well against him. No doubt, Wood isn't a good man defender and not a good defender overall.

My issue is what if Wood played great defense for them, and they won 30-40 games? Those fans would hate on him even more because he wasn't helping them tank. Sorry, but you can't have it both ways.

Like it's a fair question...how many bad/rebuilding teams play good defense? I'm gonna guess not many. Rockets were 29/30 on d last season. One guy ain't gonna change a crap culture of losing, and he certainly can't anchor a defense by himself.

If you put Gobert on the Rockets, then they won't suddenly be a top defensive team. It has to be a system that players buy into. And I'm not sure I take Gobert over Wood because we saw what happens with a slow, big center that can't score in the playoffs. If Gobert shoots threes, then we're out in the first round. That is just more important in today's NBA than a guy who blocks shots.