TR1LL10N
Hannibal Lecter
Once again you forget to mention that the Suns are 11th in opponent FG%. The Suns play in the western conference with teams that score way more than teams in the east so the PPG allowed stat isn't all that glaring.
1st: You act like being 11th in anything is a good thing. It's middle of the road and certainly doesn't scream "good defense".
2nd: For years people blamed Dant's system for inflating scores leading to these results. Now that the Suns results are similar it's because they are in the West? I'm not buying it and it certainly isn't consistent with the narrative about SSOL.
3rd. There are plenty of West coast teams that are good at defense and hold opponents to lower scores so just being in that conference is not an excuse. (Portland, Spurs and Lakers come to mind)
4th. Yes being the 3rd worst team in points allowed is a glaring stat and clearly shows that defense has more to do with players than a coach or system. If what Amare said was true then the Suns should be way better than they are now that Dant has been gone for 2+ years. They aren't so blaming Dant is a clear deflection by a player thinking he deserves a max contract like Lebron or Kobe.
5th. Amare averaged more blocks in Dan't system then he does now yet he wants to blame Dant? It's utter crap!
6th. Regardless of what Amare said, the Knicks do not have defensive players nor a superstar who can carry them....hence why we suck. It's not because of Dant but rather our two year salary shedding plan. People ignore this ULTIMATE TRUTH...we suck because of our players...not our coach.