we were 40 minutes away from hali doing exactly what KAT is doing rn
nobody thinks or would’ve thought that hali was better than shai but he was playing better in the finals
I don’t see why you’re ridiculing SGA for this. He left it all on the floor and won a championship. Brunson is getting universally praised for doing the exact same thing rn
i would argue that hakeem’s style would be the easiest to guard for wemby of all the greatest bigs ever
hakeem was never really trying to overpower you; he was trying to get you to bite on fakes and make positional mistakes
wemby is the ultimate mistake eraser
Wemby can't even contain KAT right now, but we're supposed to ponder whether he can guard one of the greatest big men of all time? Hakeem would run circles around him.
probably the fakest DPOY of all time
scottie was the best defender on the team and there were plenty of bigs that were much better defensively and had much more difficult matchups on a nightly basis
i’m supposed to believe that MJ is DPOY guarding SGs in the 80s/90s lmao
when will it be okay for me to believe that MJ and Lebron are 1a/1b and who you prefer is literally only based on your preference for playstyle
the funniest part about the MJ/Lebron discourse is that they would be perfect complements to each other
If there was ever a most COMPLETE PLAYER in NBA history, it was 2013 LeBron James
👑 NBA MVP
👑 FINALS MVP
👑 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
👑 All-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
👑 27-GAME WIN STREAK
👑 40% FRON 3PT
👑 60% FROM 2PT
👑 A DEFENSIVE MENACE
👑 BASKETBALL IQ OFF THE CHARTS
👑 INSANE ATHLETICISM
mfs acting like kyrie also being gods gift makes this any less impressive
they could barely beat that warriors team with these mfs doing shit like this at the SAME TIME
also at the end of the day lebron was 2x the defender kyrie was in this series
It’s quite simple despite Wemby’s poor spatial awareness leading him to get fried on closeouts or even standstill by kat/og. It’s low vol and erased by Wemby’s overall defensive impact.
Wemby on 153 def poss has led a 104 drtg which comes out to a -17.4 relative drtg
bo7 could have been a godlike game but the gun meta is fucking awful
dravec was ass and the MPC isn’t fun to play with or against
i’d legit rather play 4 m15s than playing shotgun roulette with the MPC
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in the eyes of MJ fans Lebron is as powerful as a shadow government manipulating the media into whatever narrative he wants to push
meanwhile in MJs era mfs were having orgies in hotel rooms and doing an incredible amount of drugs without a peep from the media
I don't think people of today really understand how unguardable Michael Jordan's fadeaway was. Combined with his athleticism and footwork, the defense just couldn't get to it.
Kobe was the closest to replicating it, but not as consistent/efficient. If LeBron had this in his bag as a go-to, maybe he actually could have challenged MJ for GOAT without manufacturing/lying about it through the media.
One of the most iconic basketball moves of all time.