This is a bit of a tired thread at this point, but I’ll contribute one observation. Your argument is based on typecasting ZZ as the pesky little guy who relies on steals. That’s not his MO, and that isn’t the team D style either. Look at his steals per game 2.4. Santi is 2.2. The team is 9.4. That isn’t a team bent on steals. It’s a team that is forcing bad shots, and late clock shots, deflecting balls, and getting some steals. Last I looked ZZ and Santi were each top 20 in steals. Look at the shooting percentages of his man in any game 3 or 2. He’s a defensive strength against shooters, tall and short. He doesn’t do this by blocking shots, he does it by disrupting their rhythm, crowding them, denying them clean looks and generally making them miserable. He’s literally one of the best on ball defenders in the country. He looks like a guy that would live and die on steals, foul too much, and have a hard time guarding shooters, but he’s not.