Evaluating defense is truly one of the most difficult things to do — there’s so many criterias to consider, and players’ skillsets and impact vary tremendously across positions. Plus, there aren’t many clear-cut defensive metrics that effectively paint the picture of what a player does on the defensive end.
My personal philosophy for Defensive Player of the Year is that the awarded player should hail from one of the team’s best defenses, just like the Most Valuable Player should headline one of the best overall teams. And, stats simply aren’t as useful on the defensive end as they are on the offensive end — so while I took them into
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