In normal BB defense, you're often closing the action. Somebody opens and a few people call, you call or fold. Maybe in a really soft game the action is more random. Some number of people limp, there's a raise, some callers, and you have to call but while knowing how many in the field. Since LRR isn't common, you still probably know that you're facing one more bet most of the time. Thus, BTN straddle, SB first to act, and then UTG has to be way worse. You don't know how many in the pot. You don't know that everyone is only medium excited (at best) about their hands.
The only advantage is that in a normal pot, one person has said "I like my hand". But you're calling with 7-8 behind, and hoping that nobody does.
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I don't see how you can fold a hand like J8s in the big blind and I don't think raising there is the best play. You can justify a calling range in the big blind.
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Probably because you play in very soft games a lot and DD likely doesn't play in very soft games that often.
+1