best defenders of the 2000s..

Liqourish · Post #41 » by **Liqourish** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:10 pm

mudyez wrote:my top-12:

C: Tim Duncan / Ben Wallace / Marcus Camby
PF: Kevin Garnett / Rasheed Wallace
SF: Ron Artest / Shawn Marion / Tayshaun Prince
SG: Bruce Bowen / Kobe Bryant
PG: Chauncey Billups / Jason Kidd

+1

Red Robot · Post #42 » by **Red Robot** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:26 pm

Point forward wrote:C - Shawn Bradley
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
SF - Antoine Walker
SG - Nick Van Exel
PG - Steve Nash

Able to score 150 points and still lose.

The 02-03 Mavs that had four of those five were the league's 9th best defensive team and won 60 games.

Shawn Bradley, especially, wasn't as bad as he seems. He twice led the league in block%, twice was in the top 10 in defensive rating, and remained a solid rebounder his whole career.

conleyorbust · Post #43 » by **conleyorbust** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:39 pm

Red Robot wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

The 02-03 Mavs that had four of those five were the league's 9th best defensive team and won 60 games.

Shawn Bradley, especially, wasn't as bad as he seems. He twice led the league in block%, twice was in the top 10 in defensive rating, and remained a solid rebounder his whole career.

I hate it when reality gets in the way of perception.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #44 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:10 pm

why hasn't Kidd been mentioned more? he was an elite defender for years to start off the decade..

Baron Davis? I guess he's a good defender, but one of the best of the generation? no..

Post #45 » by **nate33** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:13 pm

youngcrev wrote:1st Team:
pg Jason Kidd
sg Bruce Bowen
sf Ron Artest
pf Kevin Garnett
c Tim Duncan

2nd Team:
pg Eric Snow
sg Kobe Bryant
sf Tayshaun Prince
pf Rasheed Wallace
c Ben Wallace

That's a great list. I totally forgot about Eric Snow. That guy was an exceptional defender for years.

I don't disagree with anything here. Nice job.