Mavs get Parsons

[coogrfan]

That's not true at all. Parsons got the starting gig as a mere pup BASED ON DEFENSE.
Your personal pity party aside he had the 2nd fewest missed assignments on the Rockets in year 1(behind only Battier).

He is not a shut down wing defender because he's a bigger, less quick guy but he is far from terrible and came out of a defensive system at Florida.

At 36 minutes a game he wasn't as good defensively last year. But he was still far better than Lin or Harden who were the other starting perimeter defenders.

You couldn't hardly find a Rocket fan last year that didn't think he was the best 2 way player on that team.

Being a better defender than Lin or Harden isn't much of an achievement. . . .

Your assessment of Parsons first year w/the Rox is spot on, but since then his performance on D has fallen off the proverbial cliff. His commitment to defense seemed to decline as his role in the offense increased. No one who followed Houston on a regular basis last was particularly surprised by the way our season ended.



I will say this: I know Parsons is capable of being a much better defender than he showed last season. Maybe Carlisle can get that out of him.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Solid on defense? Hardly. Parsons is a dreadful perimeter defender.

compared to james harden, he's a juggernaut....
at least he can play team defense well enough...

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Being a better defender than Lin or Harden isn't much of an achievement. . . .

Ha! I can respect that comment!