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What is your NBA All-Defensive team, EVAR?

Natural positions only. You can't put Bruce Bowen at Shooting Guard, or Ron Artest at PowerFoward, etc.

Here's mine:

C-Ben Wallace (srry Bill Russell, but Wallace was dominating)
Pf-Dennis Rodman
Sf-Stacey "Plasticman" Augmon (most underrated ever, he shut guys down)
Sg-Dennis Johnson
Pg-Gary Payton (his perimeter defense was nasty)

Sixth man- Michael Cooper.

Yours?
  • 1 year ago

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I'm talking about "Pure" Defense. Mike is the best player overall hands down, but there are better Defensive players than Mike. C'mon Mike can't be the best at everything.

1 year ago

Michael Cooper and Dennis Johnson are both much better defenders than MJ.

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C Bill Russell--gotta disagree with you there. If we could see his defensive stats (they didn't record steals and blocks when he played), no one else's numbers would come close.
PF Dennis Rodman--should be in the Hall, no question
SF Scottie Pippen--shut down Magic in the 91 Finals. Pip could defend 4 or 5 positions. Possibly the best off-the-ball (non-center) defender in League history.
SG MJ--gotta go with him. Remember, he did win a DPoY, and he always played at both ends.
PG Gary Payton--the Glove was raw.

6th Man I like Coop, too. he should be in the Hall also.

EDIT- Coop is in the discussion for best wing defender ever, so is DJ, but Johnson was a PG. MJ is in that discussion also.
  • 1 year ago
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No disrespect to Bill Russell, but he played in the weak 60's or 70's, lets face it the Competition was much weaker back then. The Centers were only like 6"9 tall. Nowadays there are 7 footers on every damn team. And Ben Wallace is only 6"9 and still was a force on defense.

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