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Top 5 Defensive Teams in the NBA
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:57 pm
by Texas Longhorns
Rate them. (Not according to stats, just your opinion)
1. Spurs
2. Celtics
3. Pistons
4. Rockets
5. Mavs
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:14 pm
by RoxFan08
Celtics, then the Rockets, then the Pistons, then the Spurs.
The Rockets this entire year have played very solid defense. The point deal is inflated, they hold opposing teams to terrible percentages. The Celtics similarly hold their opponents to terrible shooting nights. Neither the Rockets nor Celtics have really been lit up at all this season out side of 1 or 2 games.
The Spurs defense is still great, but its slipping. The Pistons play the same, hard nosed defense they always have. If the refs call a lot of fouls, they are in trouble, but mostly they just do a really good job, their guards and Prince in particular.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:23 pm
by Black Jesus 1
1. Celtics
2. H-Town
3. Spurs
4. Detroit
5. New Orleans
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:30 pm
by farzi
Mavericks?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:46 pm
by ImmortalD24
1. Lakers (when Bynum comes back)
2. Spurs
3. Celtics
4. Cavs
5. Pistons
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:55 pm
by Pancho_Pantera
Celtics are number one. Then it gets debatable after that. I would take the Pistons followed by the Spurs.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:55 pm
by jzmagik
ImmortalD24 wrote:1. Lakers (when Bynum comes back)
2. Spurs
3. Celtics
4. Cavs
5. Pistons
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:55 pm
by andykeikei
ImmortalD24 wrote:1. Lakers (when Bynum comes back)
2. Spurs
3. Celtics
4. Cavs
5. Pistons
No way we can be the best defensive team even when Bynum and Ariza come back.
Take the Celtics as example, on defense alone
Rondo>Fisher
Allen<<<Kobe
Pierce=Odom
KG>>>Bynum
Perkins>>Gasol
Bench
Posey>Ariza
T.Allen>Sasha
Davis/Powe=Turiaf/Mbenga
House=Farmar
Plus they play way more physical than us
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:18 pm
by TheKingOfVa360
1.Boston
2.Spurs
3.Pistons
4.Houston
5.New Orleans
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:18 pm
by ImmortalD24
andykeikei wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
No way we can be the best defensive team even when Bynum and Ariza come back.
Take the Celtics as example, on defense alone
Rondo>Fisher
Allen<<<Kobe
Pierce=Odom
KG>>>Bynum
Perkins>>Gasol
Bench
Posey>Ariza
T.Allen>Sasha
Davis/Powe=Turiaf/Mbenga
House=Farmar
Plus they play way more physical than us
Rondo= Fisher (one is physical defense, the other is just reaching in ala Smush Parker)
Allen<< Kobe
Pierce= Odom
Garnett>> Gasol
Perkins<< Bynum
Bench:
House= Farmar
Posey> Sasha
T.Allen< Ariza
Davis/Powe<Turiaf/Mbenga
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:24 pm
by Abyss Impact
Warriors? Suns?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:37 pm
by jazzfan1971
Why is Houston up there? I've never thought that they were particularily hard to score on. They played better defense under JVG than they do now IMHO.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:38 pm
by jzmagik
jazzfan1971 wrote:Why is Houston up there? I've never thought that they were particularily hard to score on. They played better defense under JVG than they do now IMHO.
You can go over to ESPN and check their defensive stats... then you'll see why.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:50 pm
by AgEnT50
Celtics
Spurs
Pistons
Rockets
Jazz
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:50 pm
by RoyceDa59
The Cavaliers are definately a top 5 defensive team in the NBA.
1) Celtics
2) Spurs
3) Pistons
4) Cavaliers
5) Hornets
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:52 pm
by A.J.
1. spurs
2. celtics
3. pistons
4. rockets
5. mavericks
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:57 pm
by RoxFan08
jazzfan1971 wrote:Why is Houston up there? I've never thought that they were particularily hard to score on. They played better defense under JVG than they do now IMHO.
Well you can look at the stats, watch them play, or notice that they've held 9 of their last 10 opponents under 90 points, none of whom shot better than 45% from the field.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:07 am
by TMACFORMVP
jazzfan1971 wrote:Why is Houston up there? I've never thought that they were particularily hard to score on. They played better defense under JVG than they do now IMHO.
Well they're giving up 92.4 points per game (4th best in the league) on 43.6 FG% which would be second in the league. Not as good as it was under Van Gundy but still among the best in terms of statistics at least. And recently it's been even better.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:11 am
by Promezclan
1. Celtics
2. Rockets
3. Spurs
4. Pistons
5. Lakers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:15 am
by canoner