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[QUOTE="OrangeinDC, post: 3715152, member: 921"]
OK... I can't resist...

My counter to that approach would be to immediately flash the 2 guard through the lane for an easy pass and either a 6 foot J or if the center comes, make a quick drop pass to my forward or center for a dunk. Once my guy has gotten tired of you trying to cheat over the top ( and because he's bigger than your guy), I'm going to let him reject the screen and drive your guy down (relentlessly) and after a few kick outs to my shooters and punishing him on the drive... You won't have to worry about my guy's jump shot... Just what to say when he comes over and says “coach, that’s not working”.   This Internet coaching stuff is cool since we don't have to actually win the game!

Seriously, a lot of what KD does will not show up in the box regarding D. He single handedly takes away the pass to the sweet spot of the zone. If you watch, he drops in the key to defend the pass, but is athletic and long enough to still recover and deny or block the 3 if he needs to. In the games you actually see the teams either stop or hesitate trying that entry pass at all when he's in. He disrupts enough to help other players make plays as well.

I still think K has a lot of room to grow with his game, he's nowhere near a complete player and what we are seeing now is raw talent, but there are a lot of things he just "gets" and is way ahead of the curve. Think about it, he's probably (minute wise) played the equivalent of only 5-8 college games.
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