lebron3-14-3 wrote:[
Wali Jones, Al Attles, Rondo, Beverley, Ricki Rubio, Billups, Jrue Holiday, Eric Snow.
In this group, who are the worst defenders? I would exclude Eric Snow as I feel like I'm the only one that considers him a great defender.
I don't know about the first two guys.
Maybe we should focus on Rondo, Beverley, Rubio, Billups, Jrue.
Who are the worst 2 defenders in that group?
My 2 cents comparing Jones and Attles. As a Warrior fan, I obviously saw more of Attles than Jones. That being said, I think I was a bit more impressed by Jones' defense than Al's. Attles got his defensive rep by being one of the GOAT tough-guys. Back then, he was always the first name mentioned when players were either asked "who would you least want to face in a dark alley" or "who would you want to have your back in a dark alley"? Nobody messed with Attles. Being such a tough guy allowed Attles to get in your grill, knowing that you weren't going to protest too loudly. But that toughness aside, Jones struck me as being a bit quicker and with a bit more length than Attles. Jones moved his feet very well. Attles could obviously get up in your jockstrap as well as anyone, but bigger guards could post him up and he wasn't as good of a help defender as he was a man defender; Jones was very good at both.
But if you want to fight me over it, I want Al Attles on my side!
