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Bruce Bowen. Not even close.
not including robertson since that era is whack.
But in modern spurs..
Bruce vs Danny who is trully the best wing defender
Bruce Bowen. Not even close.
wing defender? bowen
defensive wing? verde
Bowen, definitely. Not to take away from Verde, but Bowen defended 1-4, while Verde could only do until 3. Also, Bowen always defended the best scorers on the opposing team. Verde could do it, but more often than not he was used on the secondary wing scorers. There were matchups though that he did get first crack at the primary scorers.
bowen. there really isn't much room for debate tbqh.
Bowen frustrated the out of his opponents:
Kobe Bryant
Ray Allen
Vince Carter
Paul Pierce
Dwayne Wade
Richard Hamilton
Michael Redd
Mike Miller
Michael Finley
Steve Nash
Chris Paul
Allen Iverson
The Spurs would often time win games simply because the opposing star player would take offense to Bruce's hard-nose defense and literally begin to shoot away. This 'personal' response usually led to inefficient chucking by said players and the wholesale disruption of their entire team's offensive flow.
Bruce hands down (even though he kept his hands up).
Bowen
Bruce
Bowen was more consistent. Green had flashes of looking like an All-star, but then he'll suck for 2 years. With Bowen, you know he's always going to knock down the corner 3, and you know he's always going to defend.
Give me the guy that shut down and outscored prime Kobe in a playoff game tbh
That's a really good take. After '13 & '14 I thought he was a better player then Klay, but the next 3 years proved other wise.
You forgot Wallyworld :]
Hounded Steve Nash & Blocked Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony too. Got under Ray Allen's skin and feet.
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green meanwhile would be partying with them afterwards
Of course Bruce
Bruce Bowen all day
A lot of folks have a really skewed idea of who Bruce was. He was more inconsistent shooting than a lot people remember, and his D wasn't as effective. He and Danny are both men of their times on both sides of the ball.
Bruce of course. Spurs had 3 rings with him guarding the opposing teams’ best offensive players. We had nephew doing that not Green so the comparison should be with nephew. No disrespect on Green. He’s an elite defensive guard, but he’s not in the same defensive category with those two the way they shut down people. I can see Murray becoming one with his long reach.
Bruce of course. Spurs had 3 rings with him guarding the opposing teams’ best offensive players. We had nephew doing that not Green so the comparison should be with nephew. No disrespect on Green. He’s an elite defensive guard, but he’s not in the same defensive category with those two the way they shut down people. I can see Murray becoming one with his long reach.
I think a more interesting debate on who was a better defender even through they played different positions would be Bruce Bowen or Alvin Robertson. I know he got stupid after basketball, but Alvin was the best defender I ever saw don a Spurs jersey and I went to my first game in 1979.
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Tucked in or out?
About a yr ago Ray Allen was on the Dan Patrick show. Dan Patrick asked him which defender gave him fits and he said Bruce Bowen........Bruce all day everyday...
Kobe repd Bruce on a regular basis
Raja Bell ?
Many times we hear "that guy couldn't play in this new NBA era". Most times it's not true but with Bruce I think that's right.
Old rules allowed Bruce to play defense in a way that he couldn't do it now.
Bruce was amazing but prime Danny was an all-time one on one defender in this new league. Sadly he was very underrated.
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