LA Bird wrote:damecurry wrote:LA Bird wrote:Given this is 2016 Durant who stepped up his defense, I would think putting him on LeBron would be a better choice than having one of the better interior shot blockers in Davis chasing him around on the perimeter. Davis's quickness advantage over other bigs don't apply here against LeBron. I would strongly disagree with damecurry in that Mourning is most definitely a very strong rim protector in 1996. Both team have very good outside shoooting but the difference comes down to the interior defense. LeBron can collapse BdeRegt's defense especially with a weak defensive center like Bosh and this just gives up too much open 3s for lilroddyb's outside shooters. Vote: lilroddyb
You think 96 Mourning is an "all-time great defender?" Because that's the claim roddy made that I was refuting. I didn't say the guy was chopped liver but there's a reason 96 Mourning didn't make an all defensive team and 99/00 Mourning won back to back DPOY. 96 Mourning was a very good rim-protector I do not disagree with that, he was not an all time great defender.
I rank Mourning's best defensive seasons as
1. 1999 (DPOY)
2. 1997
3. 1996
4. 2000 (did not deserve DPOY)
so if you consider his 2000 season to be "all time great" defense, then yes, so is 1996.
Fair enough to each their own i guess. If thats the perception on him i cant understand how he went totally undrafted in the under 25 game though.
, well deserved, I knew it would be a really tough match and was happy that it went so close, to be honest I was just really happy to reach the finals since it was so close in the first round that could have gone either way.
Congrats BdeRegt.