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Around the League => Around the NBA => Topic started by: Pucaccia on August 08, 2017, 07:19:54 PM
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If you had to pick anyone in the league who can almost defend Lebron. Who do you think would do the best job?
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Marcus Morris.
The stats actually suggest he is one of the best lebron stoppers.
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Kawhi.
Marcus Morris / Crowder would do a decent job, I reckon.
If only Smart were a couple of inches taller...
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Kawhi, followed by healthy Iguodala.
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Marcus Morris.
The stats actually suggest he is one of the best lebron stoppers.
Dang, then Ainge is a genius! 8)
Where does Bradley rank in that 'statistic' you speak of? Just curious.
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Best on CelticsBlog is definitely Moranis ;D
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Marcus Morris.
The stats actually suggest he is one of the best lebron stoppers.
Dang, then Ainge is a genius! 8)
Where does Bradley rank in that 'statistic' you speak of? Just curious.
Bradley can't match up against Lebron. He's far too small and thin.
Actually, in 15-16 Morris was THE best Lebron defender in the league. I won't use the term "stopper" because no one slows Lebron down. But Morris held Lebron to 20.5 points per 100 possessions as compared to his average of 36.5.
https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2017/07/08/heres-one-reason-celtics-fans-should-be-excited-about-marcus-morris
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TP. That is a true "laugh my ass off". :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Who?
:laugh:
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Best on CelticsBlog is definitely Moranis ;D
I think it's definitely considered cheating to shrink your opponent... ;)
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Currently, Kawhi Leonard. Jaylen Brown showed a great deal of potential for developing into a premier Lebron stopper though late last season. He can get there.
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Durant had some nice individual defensive plays on LeBron during the Finals - using that length to his advantage to make him change / alter shots.
I still have some mixed feelings on him going to GSW but he definitely made his presence felt in some key plays versus LeBron.
That being said - LBJ averaged a Triple double but still...
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LOL
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Yeah, Kawhi for sure.
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Best on CelticsBlog is definitely Moranis ;D
LOL
That was pretty funny.
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KL has done as well as you can against him on THE biggest stage multiple times. I'll take Iggy next because it has been on the same stage multiple times too!
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Small sample, but Giannis could give Lebron some trouble. We haven't seen them match up in the post season yet.
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Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler. Ya'll are sleeping on Jimmy.
Side note: interesting that someone mentioned Morris. I didn't realize Morris was a good Lebron defender. I thought he was just an enforcer.
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Kawhi Leonard.
Sad the Spurs could've won their sixth championship and Kawhi Leonard being a 2x Finals MVP had Zaza Pachulia not done him dirty. >:(
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Oh man. That's so good.
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I've said it on here often, Boris Diaw. Really quick feet, good height, and some heft to hold him off in the post.
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I've said it on here often, Boris Diaw. Really quick feet, good height, and some heft to hold him off in the post.
Good suggestion.
You think he still has it? He is 35 and seems to declined last year. (Didnt watch any Cavs-Jazz games last year)
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A Morris, Brown, Crowder rotation might be pretty good.
Diaw? Maybe 5 years ago.
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Oh man. That's so good.
tp phosita
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My first thought is definitely Steven A. Smith.
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Marcus Smart. Look at game 3 of the 2017 ECF.
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Oh man. That's so good.
tp phosita
TP.
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Leonard
Tony Allen
Iguadala
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Even if he's not the absolutely best, Morris has got to be one of the five or so best in the league. Shrewd get by Ainge.
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Small samples sizes can't really be trusted. Whilst Morris is competent against Lebron I'm not anointing him the best Lebron stopper when he isn't even considered a stellar defender overall.
Kawhi is the obvious answer here and probably the most established as well. There are some younger guys coming up who should provide a challenge for him, Brown among them.
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Leonard.
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Kawhi.
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lol ;D
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Leonard
/end thread
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lol TP!!
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I've said it on here often, Boris Diaw. Really quick feet, good height, and some heft to hold him off in the post.
Good suggestion.
You think he still has it? He is 35 and seems to declined last year. (Didnt watch any Cavs-Jazz games last year)
Oh, yes, I'm just commenting on a slightly historical view. Anyone that's still in the league, but has had success against him in the past.
When Diaw was with the Spurs I just remember how well he moved his feet and kept Lebron in front of him. He basically gave Lebron the three whenever he wanted it (but still put a hand up).
And when Lebron would drive, Diaw was so good at moving backwards but keeping his verticality silo intact, so that when Lebron would inevitably jump into Diaw (like he often does) the refs wouldn't bail him out.
Lebron didn't realize that he needed to run P/R against Diaw to get another defender on him, or just old school post him up with some Karl Malone/Kevin McHale moves. That's where he could have gotten the best of Diaw but he just fell back on long threes and contested drives to the hoop.
Unfortunately, Diaw wasn't able to play 39 minutes per game. Still, he was effective in the 20 minutes or so he did guard LBJ.
Today though? Not sure. Diaw has definitely lost a step. But since his game was never about being a shot blocker he could probably do well in limited minutes.
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He may not be the best, but Durant definitely had his moments during the finals. Seemed to bother James with his length.