Why does Danny Abdia continue to receive the rival stars in defense?

In Washington, surgeons and critics

The Wizards' Israeli is once again required to retain superstars, and although he has a hard time with Jimmy Butler, but coach Ansald Jr. claims: "I give him a lot of credit, he has already proven himself."

The numbers illustrate "his potential to become one of the best defensive players in the league"

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29/12/2021

Wednesday, 29 December, 2021, 09:19 Updated: 09:23

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Danny Abdia after his season-high record against Utah (Wizards official website)

"Washington coach continues to believe in Danny Abdia defensively," NBC reporter Chase Hughes claims this morning (Wednesday), analyzing why. According to Web analytics American, "so far this season has proven itself as the guardian of the more talented, as is only in his second year in the NBA and Ben 20 only. After a strong start of the season on the defensive side, continually raised him recently.

'Recent games Wizards relied very Abdia who was placed as the guardian of the best player of the opposing team, no matter what the position or style of the player in front of him. He has been placed in front of guards like Donovan Mitchell and Kamba Walker, as well as diverse Wingman players like Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler.

"This is because of Abdia's successful performance as a guard, but part of that is also a necessity, as the Wizards lacked a long line of players because of the Corona. But the bottom line is that Abdia gets a big opportunity and challenge, with a show of confidence from the coaching staff," the U.S. said. .

"It's going to be a challenge," coach Wes Onsald Jr. said of the Israeli's defensive missions. "I think there is development. The more he does it, the more comfortable he will be with defending and guarding against such matchups and the necessary adjustments. It will only improve him."

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The key man in defense.

Danny Abdia (Photo: Reuters)

The night against Miami Abdia spent much of the first half guarding Jimmy Butler, before moving on to defending scenes Tyler Hiro and Duncan Robinson. When Butler was in front of Abdia his numbers were 2 out of 4, with the Miami star attacking the basket and going to the ring. In the first two poses in front of him, Abdia forced Butler to commit two sins, but in the next two Butler adapted to the Israeli. Butler finished the game with 25 points and a career-high 15 assists. Kyle Kozma, Spencer Dinwiddie and Corey Kispert also kept the star of the hit, and they too were not very successful.

According to the analysis on NBC, "Abdia had an unstable night against him, just as he had against Harris and Walker. He was better against Donovan Mitchell, who in front of the rest of the Wizards did do well, while Abdia stopped him in the deciding minutes at the end of the fourth quarter during "The Wizards' victory. However, it's quite likely to gain from losing ability with ups and downs, given his age and level of experience.

"He's already proven himself and shown his ability to do it, that's the bottom line," the Washington coach said of Abdia's save against Miami, "I give him a lot of credit, after a lot of nights where he did a great job. Tonight he struggled a little early. "And it's just trouble ... it just illustrates the discipline that Butler has and his awareness of what he's doing. He initiates a lot of contact, he gets to the penalty line. You just have to be aware of that and be willing to absorb some of that contact without committing offenses."

The data clearly shows that the Wizards are better defensively when he is on the field.

Danny Abdia (Photo: GettyImages, C. Morgan Engel)

It was also claimed that "Abdia has the best defensive ranking (105.2) among the regular Wizards players ... The data clearly show that the Wizards are better defensively when he is on the field. Players saved by Abdia score 4.2 percent lower than their seasonal average, the difference Greatest for any Wizards guard. Abdia ranks third on the team in forced shots (6.3 per game) and second in blocks (0.8 per game).

"Abdia has only played 88 NBA games in his career, he's still looking his way.

But the defensive missions the Wizards continue to give him illustrate everything there is to know about how much they trust him and how they see his potential improving. "

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