Spurs: Kawhi is the best defensive player in the league

[FkLA]

I think Gobert will get a couple of DPOYs if he plays like this over full seasons but not sure he should be a legit candidate for this year since he only recently became a starter. Kawhi is the the best 1-on-1 defender, leads the league in steals and creates havoc as a help defender with those claws. The only argument I could see against him not being DPOY is the fact that he's missed like 15-20 games.

The mainstream media is full or re s though and they're hyping up Jordan and Draymond so I'm sure one of them will get it tbh.

[DMC]

Gobert already shuts down the PnR, weak side post, and teams don't even try to drive on him. His wing defenders could be the worst in the league and he would still anchor a good defense. Half of what Kawhi does is shuttling wings directly into Tim/Tiago on drives. Replace them with Dejuan Blair and his man would go for 30 a night. Kawhi is great at making it more difficult to run offense through the SF or have a guy posted up on his side of the floor. but Gobert shuts down the easiest, most efficient part of the floor to the point that opposing teams have to shoot long jumpers constantly.

You said:

(It's Gobert tbh. He's a game changer.)

Kawhi will always be at a disadvantage not being a 7 foot rim protector with long arms. He can shut down a side of the court, but an elite rim protector can shut down an entire offense.

This is what I responded to.

Now the next thing you say is speculation and this forum is rife with "what if". Talk about what is. What is... Kawhi is a better defender than Gobert, because he defends full court all the way to the rack, not just in the paint.

[TrainOfThought5]

One for sure, the rebound to Vanessa from Amy.

DMC with the Put Back slam!