Celtics (2-2) at Raptors (2-2) Round 2 Game 5 9/7/20

[footey]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

[SparzWizard]

Not going to lie, I needed that. And I think we all did. Depressing stretch between the end of Game 3 all the way to this evening, but they showed what they are capable of and they are 1 win away from the ECF. So refreshing to see them tonight and it's nice they won in a blowout.

I missed the game since I was out and away, but was watching the box score periodically tonight on my phone. Impressive win after two depressing games with depressing results. So far, the "road team" has won all the games in this series. Stellar 1st half, good 2nd half. Starting 5 all in double-digits. Brad Wanamaker definitely showed up tonight I see. Now the C's need to seal it up in Game 6, in front of our virtual crowd!

[Androslav]

I enjoyed this ass-whooping very much!

2x match points for the ECF.

[Somebody]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

[gouki88]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

[Somebody]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

[CelticsPoetry]

Ah yes, that was a good night's sleep. Thank you everbody for keeping the gamethread going. Let's get some good sleep after game 6 as well! TPs to everyone.

[gouki88]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

[footey]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

[Donoghus]

That was a very satisfying and nerve calming win.  Really, its kinda the game I expected to see out of the C's in Game 4.  Instead, we got it a game later.    That first half was one of the best halves I can recall out of this team all season.  Just fantastic.  Loved how locked in & aggressive Jaylen was.  He did it in control too.   It's almost amazing how much of a calming influence Kemba is.  Just night & day from Kyrie.  Incredible team defensive effort. The job they did on Lowry & FVV was incredible.  One more to go and its going to be tough but feel pretty confident they can win one of these next two.  Hopefully, it doesn't get to a Game 7.  Those are are too nerve wracking.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

Don't get me wrong. Siakim is a good player. I know he had a good playoffs last year, but I think the Siakim we've seen over the last half of this season and the playoffs is who he is. I don't think his defense is as good as people think. He is long and active, which makes him a good defender, but his instincts aren't great and his positioning is average. Teams figured out how he liked to got to the basket and he immediately became dramatically less efficient. He has little rhythm on his moves and his jumpshot is all over the place (left, right, long, short).

Still, he's a 18-20ppg scorer with good efficiency and solid defense on a good NBA team (or a 20+ scorer with meh efficiency and a little less solid defense on a good NBA team). That's a really high level player. I'm not saying Siakim is trash or anything like that.

But now, maybe you can see what I am saying. I think Anunoby's ceiling is much higher than that. His shooting form is not perfect yet, but it is much, much better than I thought it would (I'm an IU fan). Anunoby's defense is better than Siakim's. It's better than Jaylen Brown's or Tatum's. It's better than Smart's. He hasn't quite got to this level yet, but I see him in the same realm as young Kawhi on defense.

I like how Anunoby carries himself too. He doesn't seem to get too high or too low. He's in control. He's focusing on the details.

I willingly admit I haven't seen the ball-handling that he would need to become a better offensive player than Siakim, but I really like his approach to the game. If I had to choose (not just for the Cs, but for any team) whether to pick Anunoby or Siakim, I'd pick Anunoby 10/10. If, for example, the Raptors called the Warriors offering Siakim for Wiggins and 2, if I were the Warriors, I would counter for Anunoby and Powell or something like that.

[nickagneta]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

Don't get me wrong. Siakim is a good player. I know he had a good playoffs last year, but I think the Siakim we've seen over the last half of this season and the playoffs is who he is. I don't think his defense is as good as people think. He is long and active, which makes him a good defender, but his instincts aren't great and his positioning is average. Teams figured out how he liked to got to the basket and he immediately became dramatically less efficient. He has little rhythm on his moves and his jumpshot is all over the place (left, right, long, short).

Still, he's a 18-20ppg scorer with good efficiency and solid defense on a good NBA team (or a 20+ scorer with meh efficiency and a little less solid defense on a good NBA team). That's a really high level player. I'm not saying Siakim is trash or anything like that.

But now, maybe you can see what I am saying. I think Anunoby's ceiling is much higher than that. His shooting form is not perfect yet, but it is much, much better than I thought it would (I'm an IU fan). Anunoby's defense is better than Siakim's. It's better than Jaylen Brown's or Tatum's. It's better than Smart's. He hasn't quite got to this level yet, but I see him in the same realm as young Kawhi on defense.

I like how Anunoby carries himself too. He doesn't seem to get too high or too low. He's in control. He's focusing on the details.

I willingly admit I haven't seen the ball-handling that he would need to become a better offensive player than Siakim, but I really like his approach to the game. If I had to choose (not just for the Cs, but for any team) whether to pick Anunoby or Siakim, I'd pick Anunoby 10/10. If, for example, the Raptors called the Warriors offering Siakim for Wiggins and 2, if I were the Warriors, I would counter for Anunoby and Powell or something like that.

In the bolded area, did you mean that his defense WASN'T better than Brown's, Tatum's and Smart's defense? Because if you think Anunoby's defense is better than those three guys, I have to seriously question how you are evaluating him. Smart will be a 1st team All-Defense once again and both Brown and Tatum are just on the cusp of being put on All-Defense teams, especially Brown. I think these playoffs have given Brown the national exposure showcasing his defense and so next year could well be an All-Defense guy.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I think Anunoby is a bad defender. He is quite good. I just don't think he is as good as Boston's trio of defenders.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

Don't get me wrong. Siakim is a good player. I know he had a good playoffs last year, but I think the Siakim we've seen over the last half of this season and the playoffs is who he is. I don't think his defense is as good as people think. He is long and active, which makes him a good defender, but his instincts aren't great and his positioning is average. Teams figured out how he liked to got to the basket and he immediately became dramatically less efficient. He has little rhythm on his moves and his jumpshot is all over the place (left, right, long, short).

Still, he's a 18-20ppg scorer with good efficiency and solid defense on a good NBA team (or a 20+ scorer with meh efficiency and a little less solid defense on a good NBA team). That's a really high level player. I'm not saying Siakim is trash or anything like that.

But now, maybe you can see what I am saying. I think Anunoby's ceiling is much higher than that. His shooting form is not perfect yet, but it is much, much better than I thought it would (I'm an IU fan). Anunoby's defense is better than Siakim's. It's better than Jaylen Brown's or Tatum's. It's better than Smart's. He hasn't quite got to this level yet, but I see him in the same realm as young Kawhi on defense.

I like how Anunoby carries himself too. He doesn't seem to get too high or too low. He's in control. He's focusing on the details.

I willingly admit I haven't seen the ball-handling that he would need to become a better offensive player than Siakim, but I really like his approach to the game. If I had to choose (not just for the Cs, but for any team) whether to pick Anunoby or Siakim, I'd pick Anunoby 10/10. If, for example, the Raptors called the Warriors offering Siakim for Wiggins and 2, if I were the Warriors, I would counter for Anunoby and Powell or something like that.

In the bolded area, did you mean that his defense WASN'T better than Brown's, Tatum's and Smart's defense? Because if you think Anunoby's defense is better than those three guys, I have to seriously question how you are evaluating him. Smart will be a 1st team All-Defense once again and both Brown and Tatum are just on the cusp of being put on All-Defense teams, especially Brown. I think these playoffs have given Brown the national exposure showcasing his defense and so next year could well be an All-Defense guy.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I think Anunoby is a bad defender. He is quite good. I just don't think he is as good as Boston's trio of defenders.

I said what I meant. I've heard many NBA coaches say the same thing about Anunoby.

[Somebody]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

Don't get me wrong. Siakim is a good player. I know he had a good playoffs last year, but I think the Siakim we've seen over the last half of this season and the playoffs is who he is. I don't think his defense is as good as people think. He is long and active, which makes him a good defender, but his instincts aren't great and his positioning is average. Teams figured out how he liked to got to the basket and he immediately became dramatically less efficient. He has little rhythm on his moves and his jumpshot is all over the place (left, right, long, short).

Still, he's a 18-20ppg scorer with good efficiency and solid defense on a good NBA team (or a 20+ scorer with meh efficiency and a little less solid defense on a good NBA team). That's a really high level player. I'm not saying Siakim is trash or anything like that.

But now, maybe you can see what I am saying. I think Anunoby's ceiling is much higher than that. His shooting form is not perfect yet, but it is much, much better than I thought it would (I'm an IU fan). Anunoby's defense is better than Siakim's. It's better than Jaylen Brown's or Tatum's. It's better than Smart's. He hasn't quite got to this level yet, but I see him in the same realm as young Kawhi on defense.

I like how Anunoby carries himself too. He doesn't seem to get too high or too low. He's in control. He's focusing on the details.

I willingly admit I haven't seen the ball-handling that he would need to become a better offensive player than Siakim, but I really like his approach to the game. If I had to choose (not just for the Cs, but for any team) whether to pick Anunoby or Siakim, I'd pick Anunoby 10/10. If, for example, the Raptors called the Warriors offering Siakim for Wiggins and 2, if I were the Warriors, I would counter for Anunoby and Powell or something like that.

In the bolded area, did you mean that his defense WASN'T better than Brown's, Tatum's and Smart's defense? Because if you think Anunoby's defense is better than those three guys, I have to seriously question how you are evaluating him. Smart will be a 1st team All-Defense once again and both Brown and Tatum are just on the cusp of being put on All-Defense teams, especially Brown. I think these playoffs have given Brown the national exposure showcasing his defense and so next year could well be an All-Defense guy.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I think Anunoby is a bad defender. He is quite good. I just don't think he is as good as Boston's trio of defenders.

I said what I meant. I've heard many NBA coaches say the same thing about Anunoby.

Hm that's a pretty hot take, if he's a better defender than all three of them he'd be knocking on the door of top 30 (basically a low level All-Star) with some offensive skills. I haven't really looked into him but I don't think he's All-League worthy on defence as a wing from the games I've watched in this series.

[nickagneta]

Would anyone else take Anunoby over Siakim 10/10 times? I don't know why I feel that way. When he plays, he always looks in control. He's so athletic. He's always in the right position defensively and is annoyingly effective in a relatively small role right now.

Anunoby would be a great fit on our team. He’s played better than Siakam this series. People forget he didn’t plY in playoffs last season.

I disagree with this take. I usually love players who're generally classified as "role players", but Siakam is excellent in a reduced role offensively. This is somewhat similar to the PJ Tucker/Draymond Green comparisons in this forum - PJ can "approximate" what Draymond does, but Draymond is in a different universe when you look at how good both players are at the things they do.

Yeah, I definitely don't think OG is superior to Siakam. On this team I'd prefer OG, because of his efficiency and he doesn't require touches. But on teams that aren't stacked with a handful of All-Star calibre players (most any other team) Siakam is the guy

I'd actually prefer Siakam on good teams, people seem to forget how efficient he was in that second/third option role last season (+6% rTS!) with limited ballhandling opportunities (the majority of his attacks were quick jabs that came from off-ball stuff), ntm his defence was All-League worthy.

Well yeah, if there was a genuine MVP calibre player alongside him I think he'd be good. Would fit in the two LAs really well. It's when he's the man on a team that I think he struggles, or when he's on a team with guys of similar calibre (Lowry).

Might just be Brown's excellent defence that has lowered his colours in my eyes though

I didn’t say he was better player than Siakam. I said he has played better than him this series so far. Hardly a controversial take.

Don't get me wrong. Siakim is a good player. I know he had a good playoffs last year, but I think the Siakim we've seen over the last half of this season and the playoffs is who he is. I don't think his defense is as good as people think. He is long and active, which makes him a good defender, but his instincts aren't great and his positioning is average. Teams figured out how he liked to got to the basket and he immediately became dramatically less efficient. He has little rhythm on his moves and his jumpshot is all over the place (left, right, long, short).

Still, he's a 18-20ppg scorer with good efficiency and solid defense on a good NBA team (or a 20+ scorer with meh efficiency and a little less solid defense on a good NBA team). That's a really high level player. I'm not saying Siakim is trash or anything like that.

But now, maybe you can see what I am saying. I think Anunoby's ceiling is much higher than that. His shooting form is not perfect yet, but it is much, much better than I thought it would (I'm an IU fan). Anunoby's defense is better than Siakim's. It's better than Jaylen Brown's or Tatum's. It's better than Smart's. He hasn't quite got to this level yet, but I see him in the same realm as young Kawhi on defense.

I like how Anunoby carries himself too. He doesn't seem to get too high or too low. He's in control. He's focusing on the details.

I willingly admit I haven't seen the ball-handling that he would need to become a better offensive player than Siakim, but I really like his approach to the game. If I had to choose (not just for the Cs, but for any team) whether to pick Anunoby or Siakim, I'd pick Anunoby 10/10. If, for example, the Raptors called the Warriors offering Siakim for Wiggins and 2, if I were the Warriors, I would counter for Anunoby and Powell or something like that.

In the bolded area, did you mean that his defense WASN'T better than Brown's, Tatum's and Smart's defense? Because if you think Anunoby's defense is better than those three guys, I have to seriously question how you are evaluating him. Smart will be a 1st team All-Defense once again and both Brown and Tatum are just on the cusp of being put on All-Defense teams, especially Brown. I think these playoffs have given Brown the national exposure showcasing his defense and so next year could well be an All-Defense guy.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I think Anunoby is a bad defender. He is quite good. I just don't think he is as good as Boston's trio of defenders.

I said what I meant. I've heard many NBA coaches say the same thing about Anunoby.

I am not seeing that. As Somebody said, that's a serious hot take. And I would love to see the quotes from coaches saying Anunoby is a better defender than not only Brown and Tatum, but especially Smart, a 1st team All-Defense guy that is widely acknowledged to be the best guard defender in the league who can shut down players 1-4.