how good is Lebron's defense

[SkillClash]

honestly rate it 1 out of 10.....

 

[brick james]

vastly overrated until its lockdown time

so 4 in the regular season, and a 10 in game 7 playoffs

 

[CantStop]

Nick Young had him on skates for an entire quarter.

 

[Goatpoacher]

He's ridiculously good when you take everything into account. He is the offensive focal point but he also has the ability to shut down the other team's best perimeter player. He has strong fundamental skills playing 1-1 defense and has freakish athleticism to supplement it. He's also a very good help defender.

And those chase down blocks he had that first year in Miami?

 

[dunkman6]

99

 

[Da King]

Highly overrated, but when he gets a block ESPN will show the replay of that 100x and call him the GOAT

 

[SkillClash]

is he gary payton level defense?

 

[Malta]

You can quantify it -


Cavs
2009-2010 - 7th

2010-2011 - 29th


They had Varejao, Hickson, Gibson, Williams starting with Jamison taking Bron's place. That's essentially the same roster that played the second half of the 09/10 season, which was a top 10 defensive team.

I'd say his man to man defense on a nightly basis is a 6, when it's a good opponent he turns it up to 8. But, his team defense is where he's the best in the league on the perimeter, nobody else has his versatility. As a team defender he's in no way overrated....

 

[brick james]

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1u8jvo/tale_of_the_tape_defensive_comparison_between/

defensive stat comparison between PG, KD, melo and bron

 

[gho3st]

off ball, very good but average man to man.