Rasheed: “MJ wasn’t that good of a defender”

[HandyWithTheSteel]

 

[Diondon]

And Oppenheimer didn't create the Atomic Bomb

 

[Rekkapryde]

Philly nikkaz wild

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

 

[#1 pick]

Everyone with sense knows knows MJ style of defense was great for stocks, not so for impact especially in the 80s. He's still a great overall defender but he's definitely overrated, especially by his stans

 

[BigTyme Records]

MJ was a great defender

But Pippen was better on defense pretty much the whole three peat

Bird used to light up MJ, Magic lit up MJ so bad Pippen had to switch on him in the 91 finals

96-98 MJ lateral quickness had declined

 

[NYC Rebel]

MJ was so quick to the ball in the 80s and was outright a disruptive force

 

[Versa]

Whitney Houston wasn't that good of a singer

 

[010101]

not a lockdown defender but was aggressive when he chose to be

willing to gamble

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[Controversy]

We have to put defense in context

There's defense from guys who all they're expected to do is make life difficult for stars & superstars (Bruce Bowen, Tony Allen, etc...)

Then there's defense from superstars (MJ, Kobe, etc...)

MJ played great def for a superstar

 

[3xplatinum]

Usain Bolt was kinda slow when you think about it

 

[Elim Garak]

The advanced metrics say MJ was an elite defender. Obviously he declined as he aged but in his prime he was elite.

 

[bigde09]

You can say he was overrated but to say he wasn’t good is goofy. This is why NBA discussion is not taken seriously. Such an unserious league

 

[Luke Cage]

You can say he was overrated but to say he wasn’t good is goofy. This is why NBA discussion is not taken seriously. Such an unserious league

Especially in this era. Coaches would love if their stars played like MJ on d.

 

[FTBS]

"Probably against Clyde Drexler"

nikka letting you know he just reaching for shyt after the first name. So really he saw JR give him some buckets and made up his mind that MJ wasnt that good of a defender and rode with it ever since. And when called on it on camera he just started throwing names out there.

Nobody is stopping an elite offensive player by themselves...especially when they get rolling.