Brehs, could prime Rasheed Wallace or K.G. give Kevin Durant trouble?

[UpAndComing]

KG deff can

People talking about Sheeds lack of lateral quickness. Portland Trailblazer version of Rasheed Wallace was pretty quick. And Dirk always said Rasheed Wallace was one of his best defenders

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Sheed being able to guard the post and move his feet so well allowed Big Ben to be able to free lance and help defend and crash the boards.

Sheed was crazy talented, but he was never a top tier defender like that. If he was, he’d have at least made one all defensive team.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

...not on the perimeter they couldn't. The best defenders for Durant on the perimeter are shorter guards that get under him and hound him on the dribble.

sheed is too slow

and prime KG was getting lit up by dirk, webber and duncan

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

Sheed being able to guard the post and move his feet so well allowed Big Ben to be able to free lance and help defend and crash the boards.

Ben was a DPOY 2x and led the league in blocks and boards before Sheed came to town

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Rasheed would get techs just for making eye contact with refs. Imagine him in today's league. He would get fined, suspended and have to make a public apology.

 

[letti cook]

i recall Dirk giving KG stupid work back in the day...so ima say KD would thorougly cook both them nikkas like he do everybody else.

true power fowards tryna guard prime KD on the perimeter lets be reality

 

[letti cook]

Dennis Rodman had on court "inhibitions" He would give Karl Malone trouble on the court. So your argument with that doesn't hold up. KG had Carmelo game thrown off, looking for him after the game because he was talking about his wife. KG a known trash talker. How KD gonna handle that? Rasheed you right self explanatory. KD wouldn't look forward to dealing with him verbally. So what are you saying?

so KD aint never dealt with trash talk in 9 seasons in the NBA....

you know he actually played against KG right

 

[SireSiah#KWU]

so KD aint never dealt with trash talk in 9 seasons in the NBA....

you know he actually played against KG right

OP said "Prime" KG and Sheed man. That washed up clip you supplied ain't proving nothing.

Of course KD has dealt with trash talk in his 9 years of the NBA never said he hasn't. That wasn't even my argument.

But since you brought it up...

I've seen this dude clam up several times.

So how can you say this man's game has NEVER been effected by trash talk.

You can't.

We talking about the same KD who couldn't cut the cake at OKC.

.

Does KD handle trash talk well? No. He's had several social media break downs letting it be known he don't.

KD good but y'all talking like this dude Jordan man. Like he unstoppable.

Y'all need to cut it out.

 

[Capitol]

Wait KG was as athletic as KD? Literally never saw his prime years

 

[torcher]

i recall Dirk giving KG stupid work back in the day...so ima say KD would thorougly cook both them nikkas like he do everybody else.

true power fowards tryna guard prime KD on the perimeter lets be reality

The 1st person i thought about when I read the thread title was Dirk. How the hell would anybody think that Garnett can guard a faster, more athletic version of Dirk that can break you off the dribble?

 

[eastside313]

Sheed was crazy talented, but he was never a top tier defender like that. If he was, he’d have at least made one all defensive team.

As a piston fan and watched every game he was in Detroit, sheed was a better defender than Ben Wallace.

Ben didn’t guard the best big man on the other team. Sheed did.

 

[satam55]

Sheed was crazy talented, but he was never a top tier defender like that. If he was, he’d have at least made one all defensive team.

Because he was slept-on as a defender. Rasheed always gave Duncan, K.G., & Dirk trouble.

 

[eastside313]

Ben was a DPOY 2x and led the league in blocks and boards before Sheed came to town

And where did that get the pistons

 

[DillaTUDE]

OP said "Prime" KG and Sheed man. That washed up clip you supplied ain't proving nothing.

Of course KD has dealt with trash talk in his 9 years of the NBA never said he hasn't. That wasn't even my argument.

But since you brought it up...

I've seen this dude clam up several times.

So how can you say this man's game has NEVER been effected by trash talk.

You can't.

We talking about the same KD who couldn't cut the cake at OKC.

.

Does KD handle trash talk well? No. He's had several social media break downs letting it be known he don't.

KD good but y'all talking like this dude Jordan man. Like he unstoppable.

Y'all need to cut it out.

Russ was talking shyt at the beginning of this game after he got blocked by Grant and he proceeded to drop 40.



Fans were booing him off the rip, got into it with Westbrook and Roberson, and then proceeded to drop 34 effortless points in a blowout win.



He never folded to boos from thousands of former fans and trash-talk from his ex-teammates, so why would he be affected enough by a KG or Sheed to put him out of rhythm?

This Warriors move completely changed the perception of KD for some of you guys, because before it he was hands down considered as the most fierce competitor in the league. There wasn't anyone during his tenure with OKC that you'd want to take the game-winning shot other than KD, but now all of a sudden he's a mental midget on-court because of his off-court actions?

 

[NormanConnors]

KG is the reason modern defenses finally started to catch up to offenses post 2005. Minny had him guarding everyone. He's pretty much the prototypical "big" you want defending KD in any PnR scenario.

facts