Michael Costa

Here is every facet of Paul George’s 25-26 defensive season that I analyzed in video (A Thread 🧵): Starting with his defensive playmaking. 2.7 stls/6.5 deflections/1.1 FTOV all 98th%tile per 100 poss. These are his in air steals I separated into categories of him showing incredible reflexes, good help timing, hustle, attacking back turned offensive players, and Cover 2 situations (in next post) PG’s Overall coverage aggression is what ties everything together but his anticipation, instincts, wingspan, hands, quick trigger, and wingspan lead to many steals that look like he’s a cornerback in football