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Manu, Ginobili, Emanuel, Gino, Messi.
Who are your top 5?
I got Ben Wallace, Dikembe, Wilt, Payton, and Jabbar
Manu, Ginobili, Emanuel, Gino, Messi.
No way Mutmobo and Wallace should be picked over Robinson and Olajuwon, and I'd take Russell over Wilt in a second defensively. Russell being so quick off his feet that he could tip the ball up to himself on blocks was ridiculous.
And no Pippen?
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If your list doesn't include Dennis Rodman,,,,your list is . Dude was a lock down defender and could get in anyone's head to get them off their game.
Russell, Rodman, Hakeem, Pippen, Payton tbh.
So you take wilt and not bill.... hm....
Russell
Duncan
Everyone else
Jabbar over TD?
Not in any era.
Pippen, Duncan, Olajuwan, Rodman, MJ (Jerry West frequently mentioned that he thought Jordan was the best defender in the league for a bunch of years)
That moncrief guy was supposed to be great too but I never even seen a highlight video of him
Maybe should break it up perimeter versus paint defenders hard to compare pippen to a guy like mutombo in terms of impact. Apples, oranges etc
Rodman, Hakeem, Pippen, Robinson, Wallace
I'll go by position:
C - Russel
PF - Duncan
SF - Pippen
SG - Jordan
PG - Frazier
Perimeter: Pippen, Bowen, MJ, Cooper, Doug Christie
Paint: Akeem, Rodman, Ben Wallace, Duncan, Kareem
Oh and Keith Bogans
prime lebron aint bad either tbh
I'd take Ron Artest or Alvin Robertson over Christie any day.
True. Detroit Rodman was probably the most versatile and best all-around defensive player in league history. Still an excellent defender in Chicago too, but god damn he was incredible in Detroit.
OK, so my list is Olajuwon, Robinson, Russell, Rodman, Pippen
Did Scottie Pippen or Tim Duncan ever win Defensive Player of the Year?,,,,I don't think so. As a Spurs fan,,,obviously I love our players past and present but while Duncan was/is a great defender,,,he isn't top 5 of All Time,,,just like Bowen was a great defender but isn't Top 5 of All Time.
Top 5 Defensive players would be Rodman, Wallace, Jordan, Wilt, and Hakeem,,,with an honorable mention for the Glove and DHoward.
So are Marc Gasol and Dwight Howard among the greatest defenders of all time?
EDIT: Guess you consider DHoward to be in that group. My mistake.
Why Chamberlain over Russell?
Look at his stats while having to play in a league with more teams and a worse supporting cast than Russell had.
People underestimate how great DHoward is at defense. He is Dennis Rodman part 2 but taller with some offensive game. He has 3 straight Defensive Player of the Year award's. 5 Rebounding les. Dude even carried a scrub Magic team to the Finals. And this guy is only 28.
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