Is It Scheme or Personnel? A Look Into Charlotte’s Poor Perimeter Defense This Past Season

By Reinis Lacis (@LamarMatic)

The 2016-17 season marked coach Steve Clifford’s first mediocre defensive squad, the most 3-pointers given up in the whole league and shaky execution against the pick-and-roll, among other things. What gives?

A closer look at the defensive woes of the Hornets and of players like Nicolas Batum and Marco Belinelli:

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