Protect a lead - what is your best 5 man unit to get stops

giordunk · Post #1 » by **giordunk** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:02 am

Suppose you are up 20 heading into the 4th quarter and want to protect your lead. What's your 5 man line up to get the most stops? Consider rebounding as well, because a defensive possession ends with a defensive rebound.

Defensive matchups

PG - Lance Stephenson
SG - Andre Iguodala
SF - Kawhi Leonard
PF - Anthony Davis
C - Dwight Howard

would probably be my choice, although it is tough to choose between him and Noah.

I pick Lance because of his great size, high motor, and rebounding ability. IMO he can keep up with most PGs and when a point guard gets by him I have two prolific shot blockers inside.

Iguodala was chosen for defensive versatility, probably most complete perimeter defender in the NBA IMO. Kawhi Leonard is chosen as the primary LeBron/Durant stopper because of his length.

Down low I think Anthony Davis is an easy choice at power forward because of his length. Then Dwight Howard I think has a higher defensive ceiling than Joakim Noah, and putting him in a system with other solid defenders would really help IMO.

MoneyMitch · Post #2 » by **MoneyMitch** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:36 am

Joakim Noah
Anthony Davis
Kawhi Leonard
Tony Allen
Rajon Rondo

RightToCensor · Post #3 » by **RightToCensor** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:28 am

Part of crunch time defense is having quick rotations, being able to draw offensive fouls, not jumping on pump fakes, and be able to switch when defending the P&R.

CP3
Iggy
Lebron
Ibaka
Howard

I was debating whether to put Lebron at PF and Kawhi at SF but I think the rim protection of Ibaka and Howard eliminates the option to drive to the basket.

GYK · Post #4 » by **GYK** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:35 am

D. Green
Kawhi/Butler
George/Draymond
Gibson
Noah/Dwight

CaliBullsFan · Post #5 » by **CaliBullsFan** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:13 pm

Avery Bradley and Tony Allen full court pressure killing the shot clock. The front court almost doesn't even matter but I would go with Lebron, Taj and Noah

Krodis · Post #6 » by **Krodis** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:51 pm

Eric Bledsoe
Tony Allen
Andre Iguodala
Taj Gibson
Dwight Howard

TrueStoryGSW · Post #7 » by **TrueStoryGSW** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:49 pm

Livingston
Klay Thompson
Iguodala
Draymond Green
Bogut

I <3 my team.

Post #8 » by **Timmaytime** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:10 pm

Westbrook
Tony Allen
Jimmy Buckets
Serge
Dwight

SactoKingsFan · Post #9 » by **SactoKingsFan** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:27 am

Rubio
Tony Allen
Igoudala
Dwight
Bogut

ardee · Post #10 » by **ardee** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:45 am

Paul
Iggy
Kawhi
Davis
Marc

john248 · Post #11 » by **john248** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:05 am

Duncan
Davis
LeBron
Kawhi
CP3

Get stops and increase the scoring gap.