Could Dennis Rodman defend Lebron?

[tontoz]

It is a lot harder to double Lebron than it was to double Jordan because Lebron has Wade/Bosh.

[wakencdukest]

Originally Posted by plowking

Lebron had a hand check on him 25 feet away from the basket every single time today. It got even more evident at the end of the game with Westbrook on him. Stop acting as if you could pick people up and move them in previous rules.

Some of you older, more ignorant posters really overhype the difference in defenses. If anything, defenses are better now.

That whole argument is stupid. A great defender from then would still be great today. A few rule changes aren't going to make someone with great defensive instincts forget everything all of a sudden.

[Hank]

A great defender back then you can count on one hand. Today just about every team has a good defensive player on their roster somewhere, whereas back then 20 teams had garbage defenses all around. High scoring games in the 1980's was the norm because of the lack of defense league wide.

The difference is perimeter defense has greatly gotten better over the past 15 years. Compare it to the games back then and it was a comedy show how open players were every night. It was free pickings.

[Pointguard]

Originally Posted by TheCorporation

29 ppg on 49%

Yep, contained him!

Yeah, and its not like Lebron's shooting percentage hurts against him either. Different if Lebron he had been missing shots. Lebron wasn't playing with his heart in it and he still shot 48%. Marion was never know as a Lebron stopper before this but people get carried away with things even when see it and can tell it wasn't about Marion.

[La Frescobaldi]

Originally Posted by tontoz

It is a lot harder to double Lebron than it was to double Jordan because Lebron has Wade/Bosh.

Kukoc & Kerr from downtown changes that argument most drastically

[Derka]

In the 90s, yes.

Today, he'd foul out.

[Whoah10115]

Originally Posted by Hank

A great defender back then you can count on one hand. Today just about every team has a good defensive player on their roster somewhere, whereas back then 20 teams had garbage defenses all around. High scoring games in the 1980's was the norm because of the lack of defense league wide.

The difference is perimeter defense has greatly gotten better over the past 15 years. Compare it to the games back then and it was a comedy show how open players were every night. It was free pickings.

Some people just started watching basketball last season...


/Fall of 2010.

[Pointguard]

Originally Posted by tontoz

It is a lot harder to double Lebron than it was to double Jordan because Lebron has Wade/Bosh.

Lebron scored more without Wade and Bosh.

[Whoah10115]

Originally Posted by Pointguard

Lebron scored more without Wade and Bosh.

He had too. Was less efficient. Was more ball-dominant.