Ripp wrote:Another question I have...why do Bosh and Bargnani have such terrible defensive chemistry together? I know Amir is our best defender, but Bosh and Bargs have been playing together since 2006. WTF are they so bad together, despite having played for nearly four years together? It is mindboggling, to me.
Finally, perhaps we should just ensure that when Bosh and Bargs are on the floor at the same time, we have amazing defense at the 1, 2 and 3? I.e., Jack/Weems/Wright/Bosh/Bargs? That way Bosh and Bargs have less to deal with, and can focus only on guarding their own men. I don't have any data to support this particular lineup, just pure speculation.
Defensive players understand where to be and can read what's happening on the floor. Bosh / Rasho have worked well together on D, Bosh / Amir have worked well on D, even JO and Bosh had some good moments in their short time together. Hell, take a look at the D Bosh played in the olympics next to D12, excellent.
It all comes down to defensive IQ.