Pioneer10
Come home Sideshow Bob
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I gave you a variety of stats you gave me one. Whose trolling whom?
He had 2 good post plays against Tristan Thompson. I am glad you were impressed with that I wasn't.
Im not sure where you get Elite rim protector. when its the only role he has defensively and Quite a few others do it just as often at a better rate.
Here is a ranking of rim protectors .
http://www.nba.com/2015/news/hca/01/19/the-list-top-10-rim-protectors/index.html
Drummond didn't make that list.
this current tracker shows him ranked 30th behind JJ hickson
http://nyloncalculus.com/stats/rim-protection/
That's far from an elite rim protector.
The only thing Drummond does elite is putbacks and uncontested layups offensively.
The problem with rim protection stats like nylon calculus is doesn't take teammates into account. Detroit plays small ball with such notable defenders as Ilyasova and Morris at the 4 spot. They're best defenders outside of Drummond are Pope and Tolliver whom no one classifies as stoppers ala Shumpert or Lebron. Yet despite this Detroit is a good defensive team (ranked 10th) and Drummond is the key to this. He's got the 8 best defensive RAPM in the league and he jumps to the 4th among those who get 30mpg or more. As long as the FT's allow him to play he's absolutely an elite defensive player