Lebron James Interview: "No one in the world can guard me one on one."

[Burgz]

Anyone see that today??? During the practice press conference???

Discuss!

[adri41]

See the interview with Dirk Nowitzki. The anti-LeBron.

[Clippersfan86]

Nobody can guard superstar caliber players one on one. It's a fact. Sure someone will have a great defensive game once in a while against them.. but that's usually with help defense and an unlucky game for the scorer.

I had this debate like 2 months ago because I said Blake Griffin can't be stopped one on one (obviously he's double teamed 50 percent of the time) and people thought it was an arrogant statement. It's just a fact. Especially players who post up or slash to the rim in Lebron's case.. are going to be double teamed or pick up a second defender every time.

[cavsfanatic]

1 on 1 can't nobody stop him. Too big/strong n fast... so that's why he get tripled and doubled soon as he cross that 3pt line

[Burgz]

See the interview with Dirk Nowitzki. The anti-LeBron.

saw that too. he's great in press conferences, doesn't give any fuel for the media hahaha

[ProfessorMurder]

[Samurai Swoosh]

That's why he couldn't get past Omar Asik and Taj Gibson at will.

It's why Marion had him forcing up leaning jumpers from 3 point land because he couldn't take anyone off the dribble.

[Ikill]

Nobody can guard superstar caliber players one on one. It's a fact. Sure someone will have a great defensive game once in a while against them.. but that's usually with help defense and an unlucky game for the scorer.

I had this debate like 2 months ago because I said Blake Griffin can't be stopped one on one (obviously he's double teamed 50 percent of the time) and people thought it was an arrogant statement. It's just a fact. Especially players who post up or slash to the rim in Lebron's case.. are going to be double teamed or pick up a second defender every time.

Yeah no superstar can be guarded one on one it takes a whole team other than Durant

[Burgz]

Nobody can guard superstar caliber players one on one. It's a fact. Sure someone will have a great defensive game once in a while against them.. but that's usually with help defense and an unlucky game for the scorer.

I had this debate like 2 months ago because I said Blake Griffin can't be stopped one on one (obviously he's double teamed 50 percent of the time) and people thought it was an arrogant statement. It's just a fact. Especially players who post up or slash to the rim in Lebron's case.. are going to be double teamed or pick up a second defender every time.

they probably just called you a homer and dismissed you right?

i think what you said is partly true, but against bad teams with less talent if you contain their superstars (by doubling 50 percent of the time) you will most of the time win the game.

So regardless of being unstoppable or not i think teams play defense that way because they realize that's what they need to do to win, not necessarily because that team's superstar is unstoppable

blake is dominant on the block, but if he comes back next year with a mid-post game THEN he would for sure be unstoppable

[Mr. Jabbar]

is this fool making a career out of being politically incorrect?...

[BlueandGold]

Maybe in today's league *cough soft, but in the days of handchecking and guards like Gary Payton getting DPOY there was plenty of real defense being played. Some people actually believe the 96 Sonics would have beaten the bulls in the Finals if Payton was on Jordan the entire series.

[dirkdiggler41]

There is a lot of players in todays game that cant be guarded one on one. With help defense everything changes

[Ikill]

Maybe in today's league *cough soft, but in the days of handchecking and guards like Gary Payton getting DPOY there was plenty of real defense being played. Some people actually believe the 96 Sonics would have beaten the bulls in the Finals if Payton was on Jordan the entire series.

handchecking wouldn't make a difference on Lebron he's too strong and fast only players these rules help is the smaller weak guards.

[Ikill]

is this fool making a career out of being politically incorrect?...

he's right

[truhooper]

it's true, so.....?