Interesting article that says players like Trae are going extinct? Does Melo still have time to at least not be a liability on defense?
Interesting article that says players like Trae are going extinct? Does Melo still have time to at least not be a liability on defense?
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LaMelo is 6’7”. Trae is lucky to be 6’. HUGE difference between the two just based off that, imo. LaMelo can actually get in the paint and finish on a regular basis when he doesn’t settle for a jumper. Trae? Not so much.
Defensively, LaMelo’s length gives him a natural advantage over Trae. Now will he ever become a lockdown defender? Probably not. I don’t think he has the lateral quickness for that. But he certainly seems to have been trying more on the defensive side of the ball. Honestly, he just needs to be a marginally good defender and I’d be happy. He has the length that can lend to that, so it’s on him at this point. Personally I think the trade rumors kinda kicked his ass in gear a little. He still has defensive lapses, and he definitely still takes questionable shots. But he’s toned it down a lot lately, and hasn’t been the uber ball-dominant PG he was the past couple of years. And the results speak for themselves.