Lebron is easily the worst defender in my top 15

[Mars]

People are so shortsighted...

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Between the caps lock, posting skip tweets as the foundation of this thread, and the trump avi, it’s a wonder this thread and it’s OP aren’t in the bushes yet

 

[gtj1982]

See a lot of excuses in this thread but there isn't really any for not even trying to play defense. Doesn't have to be elite defense but try to be more than air.

 

[CEITEDMOFO]

People are so shortsighted...

JORDAN HAD 1 ALLSTAR HIS WHOLE CAREER WIT SCOTTIE PIPPEN

HOW MANY DID LEBRON HAVE THIS YR? KORVER , IT, WADE, KEVIN LOVE, DERRIK ROSE?

 

[CEITEDMOFO]

Between the caps lock, posting skip tweets as the foundation of this thread, and the trump avi, it’s a wonder this thread and it’s OP aren’t in the bushes yet

MY THREAD PREDICTION FROM THE BUSHES IS HAPPENING

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/what...becomes-the-frozen-one-vs-the-celtics.630352/

 

[EBK String]

There's no "maybe" about it, MJ didn't deserve it based on ability/defensive play during that season.

Here's the thing - MJ had the luxury of having great defensive guards/wings to shoulder the majority of the reps, as he was no longer capable of playing elite defense, and so he could conserve energy for offense; LeBron doesn't have that luxury (whether that's from his own doing is irrelevant). It's fine to criticize LeBron's defense in a frame of its own, but don't use MJ as a scale as if he went through the same circumstances.

Basically, it's unfair to LeBron to compare him to a version(s) of MJ that didn't exist.

Pippen damn near had a broke back his last year in Chicago. what great defensive wings? Toni Kukoc and Ron Harper?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

See a lot of excuses in this thread but there isn't really any for not even trying to play defense. Doesn't have to be elite defense but try to be more than air.

 

[Ethnic Cleansing]

or who he was defending... it not like backcourts back then were major scoring threats like today

Have a mythical legacy from clamping up Hersey Hawkins, Kendall Gill, and at least 12 cacs a year brehs

 

[CEITEDMOFO]

Pippen damn near had a broke back his last year in Chicago. what great defensive wings? Toni Kukoc and Ron Harper?

BULLS DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST RANDY BROWN WAS 6'2"

 

[JesusFOREVER]

You a damn liar since I KNOW Magic is in that top 15

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

There's no "maybe" about it, MJ didn't deserve it based on ability/defensive play during that season.

Here's the thing - MJ had the luxury of having great defensive guards/wings to shoulder the majority of the reps, as he was no longer capable of playing elite defense, and so he could conserve energy for offense; LeBron doesn't have that luxury (whether that's from his own doing is irrelevant). It's fine to criticize LeBron's defense in a frame of its own, but don't use MJ as a scale as if he went through the same circumstances.

Basically, it's unfair to LeBron to compare him to a version(s) of MJ that didn't exist.

This is what I been saying on here. Bron is no longer capable of being a good defender guarding wing players at his age and weight. Especially while doing what he does on offense. He's an average to poor defender most of the time He needs a Pippen and Harper to carry him defensively or as I said in another thread a bruce bowen type. Maybe if he didn't force the cavs to give out bad contracts they would have that guy And one of the main reasons the cavs are so bad defensively is they got two pfs playing minutes out of position. Love can't handle centers and bron can't guard wings

 

[Torrential]

Ain't nobody give a fukk about your top-15.

Salty

 

[Champ_KW]

There's no "maybe" about it, MJ didn't deserve it based on ability/defensive play during that season.

Here's the thing - MJ had the luxury of having great defensive guards/wings to shoulder the majority of the reps, as he was no longer capable of playing elite defense, and so he could conserve energy for offense; LeBron doesn't have that luxury (whether that's from his own doing is irrelevant). It's fine to criticize LeBron's defense in a frame of its own, but don't use MJ as a scale as if he went through the same circumstances.

Basically, it's unfair to LeBron to compare him to a version(s) of MJ that didn't exist.

Yeah yeah yeah.....stay salty. All I know is at 35 years old, in his 9th season of playing 82 games, and after playing the most combined minutes of his career, MJ's final game winning shot to end his Bulls career came on the heels of a defensive play. You're trying to shyt on MJ's declining defensive abilities while we're talking about Brown's defensive effort. So even if MJ ability declined, his effort was always there, word to Karl Malone.

 

[McTwerk]

A live look at Bron playing D this season:

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Pippen damn near had a broke back his last year in Chicago. what great defensive wings? Toni Kukoc and Ron Harper?

Pippen and Harper both took on larger defensive reps to allow MJ to conserve energy on offense. Plus, he had Rodman too (while overrated on that end at that stage of his career, was still a difference maker on defense).