fightinfunbags
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The best defense of Joker though is likely at the offensive end with either DLo/AD pick and roll or LeBron/AD pick and roll. Jokic can be victimized in pick and roll. One of two things will happen. Either you get Jokic in foul trouble limiting his minutes or he’s worried about getting in foul trouble so he isn’t as aggressive playing it. You’ll get a lot of drop coverage for either Bron/DLo/AD midrange.If I’m the Lakers, I put Vanderbilt on Jokic. Jokic needs to be defended as if he’s a unique perimeter player that has the ability to post. Vanderbilt’s one of the top 5 guys out there to be able to handle the perimeter while also bringing size. This allows them to hide AD on Aaron Gordon and be a rim defender. The tougher cover for the Lakers in my eyes is Murray. So maybe the Lakers don’t see it my way and put AD on Joker so Vanderbilt can play Murray. It will be interesting to see how they play it.
Either way…the reason I’ve been bullish on the Lakers since making the playoffs after the play in is that when you look around, they’re the only Western squad with a plus level playoff caliber defense.
If the Sixers should be lucky enough to advance in Game 7. I will be rooting for the Nuggets in this series because I think the Lakers defense makes them the tougher draw for the Sixers.