Caruso, Jrue, GP2 are top 3 for me
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Not Caruso (he’s bald)
When Philly trades for him and he’s the finals mvp I’m going to bump this comment
How could he be a good defensive guard if he can’t even guard against male pattern baldness smh
Jalen Suggs is another name worth mentioning
GP2 or Caruso
Not a chance! OP wants guards, not sure why you tried sneaking a center in there
2 centers, by some standards
If we’re talking overall defense by a guard as opposed to just best defense of guards, Marcus Smart should 100% be mentioned here.
yea Smart should def be on the list. How well is Jrue Holiday filling that gap?
Oh Jrue’s been great so far. He also fits better in our new defensive scheme than I think Smart would while Smart was a better fit for our schemes under Ime.
They share a lot of similarities as defenders, but I’ve always felt that Jrue is a better lockdown guy while Smart thrives as a defensive playmaker. Kerr has compared him to Draymond in that sense.
Jrue is this more steady overwhelming defensive presence where you put him on a guy and he’s just stifling play after play. Smart thrived in chaos and as a disrupter, he didn’t too often shut a single star down throughout the game, but he could blow up plays like nobody else in the nba imo.
Gp2
Former Lakers Caruso and KCP
James Harden or D’Lo
It’s gotta be Caruso with his ability to do everything from manoeuvring screens, to steals, blocks, physicality and staying in front of the ball. Not to mention he can basically guard anyone on the court regardless of size (with the exception of a few centres probably) he did a pretty good job on giannis a year or so ago
I lowkey think DWhite is better than Jrue