Who's coming out the East?

[timvp]

Iverson and James both lead the league in steals and are both great at rebounding. Billups is a decent defender but definitely not top ten material or even 2 for that matter. I was being generous putting him at 4 now that I think about it. Hunter is a good defender but not the best in the game. They looked great in the finals but overall they are outclassed.

Alright bro, I'll let others give you their opinions on you putting LeBron as the second best defender on point guards.

[SoupIsGood]

He used to be a very good defender. After he hurt his knee, every speed guard in the league blew by him.

Maybe, but I don't think it knocked him down to one of the worst in the league.

[SoupIsGood]

Why is LeBron even on that list? He defends swingmen, and not even all that well.

[Duff McCartney]

I think that Indiana had Pistons number, and that was before Brown got fired.

You gotta be kidding me, I don't think Indiana ever had Detroits number. But that ECF from 04 was simply beautiful. I loved watching it. Especially that amazing block by Tayshaun at the end of Game 3 was it?

Beautiful.

[jochhejaam]

1.)Iverson
2.)Lebron
3.)Brevin Knight
4.)Billups
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8.)Hunter

5-7 could be Marbury, Kidd, or Wade in any order.

You must have missed Tayshaun shake Lebron out of his jockstrap and go in for a power dunk. Lebron's a great athlete but he needs work at the defensive end.

LeBron needs to do more than score
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Charley Rosen / Special to FOXSports.com
Posted: 166 days ago

In his last outing, LeBron James tallied a whopping 56 points against Toronto! Unfortunately, his gargantuan effort had two unfortunate results — the loss of the game and the loss of Paul Silas' job.

LeBron James can score, that's understood. But it won't be as easy for him to do so when the playoffs roll around. (Ron Schwane / Associated Press)
For sure, James is a colossal talent capable of overloading a scoreboard in any given game. However, one side-effect of his monopolization of the shot-chart against the Raptors was that his backcourt mate, Eric Snow, and all of the Cavs' five subs utes combined for only eight shots and zero points in sixty total minutes of burn. The point being that such lopsided, unilateral offensive displays, always produce headlines and highlights while rarely producing victories.

That's because winning basketball can only be played five-on-five; and because there are two baskets on every court — one to be attacked and one to be defended. So, if at the end of the Toronto game, LeBron was visibly peeved at his team's lack of defense, he's advised to discover the primary culprit in the nearest mirror.

[yeahone]

Gotta go with the Motor City until another team proves otherwise. Getting to the finals two years running and going 7 games in that second year can't be underestimated.

well i agee with you on the motor city,,,since they have larry brown they would now want t oprove to the rest of the league that the can do with out his services.i think that the determing factor for detroit would be wether the new coach flip saunders can carry the mall the way to the brink of the promise land,,,becaue we all know that the spurs would win this year agin.

[yeahone]

You must have missed Tayshaun shake Lebron out of his jockstrap and go in for a power dunk. Lebron's a great athlete but he needs work at the defensive end.

LeBron needs to do more than score
Story Tools: Print Email XML
Charley Rosen / Special to FOXSports.com
Posted: 166 days ago

In his last outing, LeBron James tallied a whopping 56 points against Toronto! Unfortunately, his gargantuan effort had two unfortunate results — the loss of the game and the loss of Paul Silas' job.

LeBron James can score, that's understood. But it won't be as easy for him to do so when the playoffs roll around. (Ron Schwane / Associated Press)
For sure, James is a colossal talent capable of overloading a scoreboard in any given game. However, one side-effect of his monopolization of the shot-chart against the Raptors was that his backcourt mate, Eric Snow, and all of the Cavs' five subs utes combined for only eight shots and zero points in sixty total minutes of burn. The point being that such lopsided, unilateral offensive displays, always produce headlines and highlights while rarely producing victories.

That's because winning basketball can only be played five-on-five; and because there are two baskets on every court — one to be attacked and one to be defended. So, if at the end of the Toronto game, LeBron was visibly peeved at his team's lack of defense, he's advised to discover the primary culprit in the nearest mirror.