NBA: Who's the worst defender in the league?

[AussieFanKurt]

Lin?

[Brunodf]

Blair

[purplengold]

that a hard question because lotsa players just refusing to defend, Kobe one of them lately. if we sayin people who canna defend even if they try then just pick somebody from raptors

[JRHernandez88]

Ha true

[AussieFanKurt]

andrea bargnani

[irishock]

Derek Fisher?

[KL2]

Nash.

[Dancelot]

Novak

[DMC]

Blair by a couple of miles. Some of the guys listed are not defenders by role, but Blair is a center or wtf ever and he just finds ways to be out of position and people just score all over him.

[ElNono]

solid post by DMC, tbh... agree 100%

[KaiRMD1]

Nash

[rayjayjohnson]

i think zach lowe said statistically it's kyrie irving

[Latarian Milton]

Blair by a couple of miles. Some of the guys listed are not defenders by role, but Blair is a center or wtf ever and he just finds ways to be out of position and people just score all over him.

dude can't be a bad defender when he's the 2nd best rebounder on the spurs next only to big ty. dude might lack the ability to block shots and his defensive positioning might be poor but he gives you quite a presence in the paint at least. dude has massive potential and would develop into a real good player under right guidance tbh

[Mel_13]

andrea bargnani

seconded

[Raven]

dude can't be a bad defender when he's the 2nd best rebounder on the spurs next only to big ty. dude might lack the ability to block shots and his defensive positioning might be poor but he gives you quite a presence in the paint at least. dude has massive potential and would develop into a real good player under right guidance tbh

since when rebounding has anything to do with D?

[Raven]

andrea bargnani

+1. Also worth mentioning: Kevin Love, OJ Mayo, Jimmer Fredette

[Latarian Milton]

so defensive rebounds don't have anything to do with defense? 1on1 defense ain't the only factor to gauge someone's overall defensive ability imho.

[Raven]

so defensive rebounds don't have anything to do with defense? 1on1 defense ain't the only factor to gauge someone's overall defensive ability imho.

tbh no, it doesn't. To make it a reliable stat, you should first start counting the player who boxes out, the players who pushes the ball away from the other player about to take the O rebound, and even then you wouldn't be able to account for the players who get dribbled and take the rebound because the shooter hit the back side of the rim..

[Jodelo]

+1. Also worth mentioning: Kevin Love, OJ Mayo, Jimmer Fredette

Mayo can be good, he locked Harden down when he took him in the 4th.

He is solid at most times.

[Raven]

Mayo can be good, he locked Harden down when he took him in the 4th.

He is solid at most times.

Any guard can be good, it is a matter of stamina, basketball IQ and desire.

[Jodelo]

I just say that he does not belong in the same category like Love, Bargnani, Lin, Nash and so on...

[Crytek]

On this Season's Worst-List according to Drtg:
1. Carroll (119)
15. Rivers (113)
25. Fredette(112)
39. Haywood(111)
40. Bargnani (111)
78. Irving(110)
81. Fisher (110)
91. D-Wade(109)
93. Novak(109)
114. D-Will(108)
115. Mayo(108)
116. Harden(108)
144. Lin (107)
168. Nash(107)
175. Kobe (106)
390. Blair(99)
393. Odom(99)
411. Love(96)
415. Duncan (95)
417. Tony Allen(95)

[Mori Chu]

Michael Beasley.

[hater]

LOL Brenda

[whitemamba]

1.nash
2.pau