Dwight vs. Yao
KG vs. Duncan
Prince vs. Battier
Allen vs. Ginobili
Billups vs. Williams
Who's the better all around defender, and if you had to choose which team is better east vs. west
Who's the better defender?
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Purple 'n Gold wrote:Dwight vs. Yao
KG vs. Duncan (Kg may be more versitile, Duncan can anchor a defense more)
Prince vs. Battier
Allen vs. Ginobili
Billups vs. Williams
Who's the better all around defender, and if you had to choose which team is better east vs. west
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Purple 'n Gold wrote:Dwight vs. Yao
KG vs. Duncan
Prince vs. Battier
Allen vs. Ginobili
Billups vs. Williams
Who's the better all around defender, and if you had to choose which team is better east vs. west
I bolded the ones I felt are better defenders, I really couldn't decided on Prince and Battier match up. If I had to go with one I'd think id lean with TD's team, I think the difference in Ginobili's D compared to Allen's is a pretty big gap.
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Dwight vs. Yao -- Very tough choice. They're both looming presences and both force a lot of altered shots which correlate into defensive rebounds for their team. Howard has Yao slightly beat in both blocks and steals per-40, but Yao yields a lower oppositional PER for the center position. I'd like to call this even, but for the sake of this thread, I'll go with Dwight Howard.
KG vs. Duncan -- Duncan, no question about it. He's about as consistently dominant a presence at the power forward position as you can get. Garnett is also a DPOTY-worthy player, but Tim is simply better.
Prince vs. Battier -- Neither will "wow" you with their defensive statistics (blocks, steals), but both will "wow" you with solid man defense in terms of simply limiting the opposing offensive player. Prince's oppositional PER (which, I admit, isn't perfect) is better than Battier's by a decent margin, which compensates for Battier's lead in the steal/block category. Once again, I'd like to call this a wash, but for the sake of this thread, I'll go with Battier.
Allen vs. Ginobili -- I'm assuming the "Allen" is "Ray Allen" which would make this easily Manu Ginobili. He's a terrific defender at the 2-guard position and has been a big part of San Antonio's dominance D throughout their "dynasty".
Billups vs. Williams -- I'm assuming the "Williams" is "Deron Williams", which would make this easily Chauncey Billups who, like Ginobili, has been a big reason for Detroit always being a top defensive team in this league.
Of the bunch, Duncan.
I'll have to go with the West side. They have the overall best defender (and one who can single-handedly anchor a defense) in Tim Duncan, 2 near-lockdown perimeter defenders in Battier and Ginobili, the Great Wall of China in the middle with their only weak link as Deron Williams, who isn't a horrible defender, but merely average in my opinion.
KG vs. Duncan -- Duncan, no question about it. He's about as consistently dominant a presence at the power forward position as you can get. Garnett is also a DPOTY-worthy player, but Tim is simply better.
Prince vs. Battier -- Neither will "wow" you with their defensive statistics (blocks, steals), but both will "wow" you with solid man defense in terms of simply limiting the opposing offensive player. Prince's oppositional PER (which, I admit, isn't perfect) is better than Battier's by a decent margin, which compensates for Battier's lead in the steal/block category. Once again, I'd like to call this a wash, but for the sake of this thread, I'll go with Battier.
Allen vs. Ginobili -- I'm assuming the "Allen" is "Ray Allen" which would make this easily Manu Ginobili. He's a terrific defender at the 2-guard position and has been a big part of San Antonio's dominance D throughout their "dynasty".
Billups vs. Williams -- I'm assuming the "Williams" is "Deron Williams", which would make this easily Chauncey Billups who, like Ginobili, has been a big reason for Detroit always being a top defensive team in this league.
Who's the better all around defender
Of the bunch, Duncan.
and if you had to choose which team is better east vs. west
I'll have to go with the West side. They have the overall best defender (and one who can single-handedly anchor a defense) in Tim Duncan, 2 near-lockdown perimeter defenders in Battier and Ginobili, the Great Wall of China in the middle with their only weak link as Deron Williams, who isn't a horrible defender, but merely average in my opinion.
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Purple 'n Gold wrote:Dwight vs. Yao
KG vs. Duncan
Prince vs. Battier
Allen vs. Ginobili
Billups vs. Williams
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Purple 'n Gold wrote:Dwight vs. Yao
KG vs. Duncan
Prince vs. Battier
Allen vs. Ginobili
Billups vs. Williams
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