re: NAW putting in work with Dinwiddle

Nothing to see here... Except Spencer showing off his personality, which is cool and his utmost confidence in his game, which is critical to any player's consistency. Dude looks like a modern day, young Julius Erving.

NAW has defensive limitations and actually kinda concerns me when watching him play from that camera angle ... He's still rather thin for his frame, it appears he's a little slow-footed with his initial, lateral recovery steps on defense and he seems to still be unsure of how to position himself when navigating the balance between playing up on his man and avoiding getting blown by bc I suspect he knows he struggles in anticipating when a player is gonna drive versus a quick jumpshot.

Now, it very well could all be chalked up to him seemingly disinterested, tired or by design of the practice, but even if, I now have a better appreciation of why he may never become an above-average defender. NAW will HAVE to become WAY more cerebal in his defensive game to be consistently successful. And that mainly comes from intense film study and learning someone's tendencies, go to moves, favorite spots on the court and the slight clues a player does when initiating their patented moves relative to where they are at on the floor. NAW is going to have to learn some defensive tricks.

Hopefully, NAW and the team will be better at overall team defense and producing within the system Coach Green utilizes.

Lastly, Spencer looks healthy. I think he shines in Washington this year. I was hoping the Pels took a hard look at him bc I feel he was on the cusp of being a firm All-Star type player before the injury. And now I see why. His personality is someone who is sure of himself and lets others know it constantly. Jordan was the master of this and psyched players out before the game even started many times.