Giddens is so naif defensively. Every D-Leaguer looks like a savy 10 year NBA veteran next to him...
It's comments like this that confuse me about Giddens. You've mentioned several times that Giddens has tools but isn't intelligent on defense, yet Danny claims that he can contribute defensively in the NBA already. Also, every scouting report I read listed defense as one of Giddens' biggest positives.
If Giddens was ready to contribute defensively in the NBA, I'm pretty sure Doc would have find minutes for him.
I also list defence as one of Giddens positives - in fact, in the OP I said that his biggest chance of finding a place in the NBA is like a wing defender. However, he has great tools, keeps a good defensive stance, has good lateral quickness, he's very long, his arms move quickly, etc. On the other hand, he looks at the ball when guarding his opponent, making him very prone to bite on fakes; he's frequently over-agressive trying to block shots he has no chance of getting; he frequently stares at the ball when defending off-the-ball, losing his man from sight, etc. He needs to polish his fundamentals and become more savy in order to be a good NBA defender.