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    Default Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Rank the top 10 defensive players in NBA history.

    Short list:

    Alonzo Mourning
    Alvin Robertson
    Andrei Kirilenko
    Anthony Mason
    Artis Gilmore
    Ben Wallace
    Bill Russell
    Bill Sharman
    Bill Walton
    Bob Dandridge
    Bob Pettit
    Bobby Jones
    Bobby Wanzer
    Bruce Bowen
    Buck Williams
    Caldwell Jones
    Charles Oakley
    Chris Paul
    Clyde Lovellette
    Dan Roundfield
    Dave Cowens
    Dave Debusschere
    David Robinson
    Dennis Johnson
    Dennis Rodman
    Dick McGuire
    Dikembe Mutombo
    Dolph Schayes
    Don Buse
    Doug Christie
    Dwight Howard
    Dwyane Wade
    Elgin Baylor
    Fat Lever
    Frank Ramsey
    Gary Payton
    George Yardley
    Gerald Wallace
    Gus Johnson
    Hakeem Olajuwon
    Hal Greer
    Horace Grant
    Jamaal Wilkes
    Jason Kidd
    Jerry Sloan
    Jerry West
    Joe Dumars
    John Havlicek
    John Stockton
    K.C. Jones
    Kareem Abdul-jabbar
    Kevin Garnett
    Kevin McHale
    Kobe Bryant
    Larry Bird
    Latrell Sprewell
    LeBron James
    Lenny Wilkens
    Manute Bol
    Marcus Camby
    Mark Eaton
    Maurice Cheeks
    Maurice Lucas
    Maurice Stokes
    Michael Cooper
    Michael Jordan
    Mookie Blaylock
    Moses Malone
    Nate McMillan
    Nate Thurmond
    Norm Van Lier
    Oscar Robertson
    Patrick Ewing
    Paul Pressey
    Paul Seymour
    Paul Silas
    Rajon Rondo
    Ron Artest
    Scottie Pippen
    Serge Ibaka
    Shane Battier
    Shaquille O'Neal
    Shawn Marion
    Sidney Moncrief
    Slater Martin
    Theo Ratliff
    Tim Duncan
    Tom Gola
    Tom Sanders
    Tyson Chandler
    Walt Frazier
    Willis Reed
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Last edited by WillC; 11-25-2012 at 05:25 PM.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    1. Olajuwon

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Quote Originally Posted by millwad
    1. Olajuwon
    I'd like to add up the votes, but need a top 10 to be able to do so.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Shawn Marion should at least be on the short list.


    but my top ten would be:

    by position, it's too hard just doing a ten. I can narrow it to ten latter.


    Center
    1 Bill Russell
    2 Wilt Chamberlain
    3 Nate Thurmond
    4 Hakeem Olajuwon
    5 Dikembe Mutombo
    6 Lew Alcindor
    7 Bill Walton
    8 Ben Wallace
    9 David Robinson
    10 Alonzo Mourning



    Forward
    1 Dennis Rodman
    2 Scottie Pippen
    3 Kevin Garnett
    4 Tim Duncan
    5 Gus Johnson
    6 Dave Debusschere
    7 Michael Cooper
    8 Ron Artest
    9 Bobby Jones
    10 Maurice Lucas


    Guards
    1 Walt Frazier
    2 Sidney Moncrief
    3 Gary Payton
    4 Dennis Johnson
    5 Michael Jordan
    6 Norm Van Lier
    7 Joe Dumars
    8 K.C. Jones
    9 Jerry West
    10 Jason Kidd
    Last edited by L.Kizzle; 11-24-2012 at 08:15 PM.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    I'm not sure why some of these names are even on here when discussing "greatest defensive players in NBA history," specifically, top ten. Bob Cousy, for instance, being a nominee for one of the 10 greatest defensive players ever to play the game is utterly absurd. On some lists it seems that people just list names of every good player they can think of rather than players who actually qualify for whatever the given category is that's being discussed.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Rodman, Ben Wallace, Pippen

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    No love for Michael Cooper?

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Okay, I'll do my best:

    1. Bill Russell
    2. Dennis Rodman
    3. Hakeem Olajuwon
    4. Wilt Chamberlain
    5. Kevin Garnett
    6. David Robinson
    7. Tim Duncan
    8. Scottie Pippen
    9. Michael Jordan
    10. Sidney Moncrief


    Ugh, I wish I could add B. Wallace and D. Howard and Payton and Bowen and W. Frazier and Dennis Johnson and Horace Grant and Bobby Jones and T. R. Dunn and John Stockton and Dave DeBusschere and Michael Cooper and Mutombo and McHale and Van Lier...

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Quote Originally Posted by L.Kizzle
    Shawn Marion should at least be on the short list.
    Added.

    If you could narrow down your top 10 overall, that would be great. Thanks for the positional lists though.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Quote Originally Posted by ThaRegul8r
    I'm not sure why some of these names are even on here when discussing "greatest defensive players in NBA history," specifically, top ten. Bob Cousy, for instance, being a nominee for one of the 10 greatest defensive players ever to play the game is utterly absurd. On some lists it seems that people just list names of every good player they can think of rather than players who actually qualify for whatever the given category is that's being discussed.
    Yeah, Cousy's name probably doesn't belong on the shortlist.

    However, it certainly wasn't due to me simply selecting the best players ever; I tried to select players who had All-Defensive 1st or 2nd Team selections or, if they played prior to that accolade being given out, then those who were regarded as great defenders.

    Cousy's name appeared on one of the All-Defensive 2nd Team's selected by GOAT in an excellent article he wrote a while back (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=190405), hence he made the list by default.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Pat Ewing anchored one of the top defenses of all time, and no one has him on their list. You are all just haters or just dumb. Which is it?

    Mourning ahead of Pat

    Walton ahead of Pat
    Last edited by Sarcastic; 11-25-2012 at 05:38 AM.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Rodman is my top pick, mostly because he purely specialised in rebounding and play hard on the defensive end.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    Ewing was indeed very good and in my book better than Walton and Mourning, even better than Mutombo. But he never had the presence of Olajuwon or Robinson.

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    1. Hakeem Olajuwon
    2. Scottie Pippen
    3. Dennis Rodman
    4. Kevin Garnett
    5. Kobe Bryant
    6. Tim Duncan
    7. Ben Wallace
    8. David Robinson
    9. Garry Payton
    10. Michael Jordan

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    Default Re: Vote for the Top 10 Defensive Players in NBA History

    01 - Bill Russell
    02 - Hakeem Olajuwon
    03 - Scottie Pippen
    04 - Kevin Garnett
    05 - Dennis Rodman
    06 - Michael Jordan
    07 - Walt Frazier
    08 - Wilt Chamberlain
    09 - Jerry West
    10 - David Robinson

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