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    Great college starter feyki's Avatar
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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    Quote Originally Posted by 72-10
    And Dwight.

    Peak wise , Walton too . But Kareem has better defensive career and prime to me .

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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    Quote Originally Posted by feyki
    He wasn't soft until his 40 .

    He was the best defender of Lakers in between 80-87 . Btw , Pau was good defender too in my mind .


    He averaged 1.3 steals and 3.2 blocks on 100 poss at between 81-87 playoffs . That's prime Ewing level .
    Pau was a pretty good defender, that's why I said current pau.
    And he was definitely soft, you watch video from 1980s, even the finals, he was just afraid of throwing his body into people and was a little lost on team defense from time to time.

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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    Quote Originally Posted by feyki
    He wasn't soft until his 40 .

    He was the best defender of Lakers in between 80-87 . Btw , Pau was good defender too in my mind .


    He averaged 1.3 steals and 3.2 blocks on 100 poss at between 81-87 playoffs . That's prime Ewing level .
    You seem to be forgetting Michael Cooper. Kareem was getting like 2 blocks a night at the age of 36 in an era when they drove to the hole a lot (1983-84). Ironically, he blocked more shots in 1984-85.

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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    Quote Originally Posted by SexSymbol
    Pau was a pretty good defender, that's why I said current pau.
    And he was definitely soft, you watch video from 1980s, even the finals, he was just afraid of throwing his body into people and was a little lost on team defense from time to time.
    I did watch all 80's Finals , beside of late 80's . Kareem was great on defending at 82 and 80 finals . Maybe , He was close average in 85 Finals . Cause he focused on offence too much .But 87 and 84 Finals were good , especially on help defence . And he was main shot blocker and rim protector of 81-87 Lakers .

    Every player has some lack . Kareem wasn't good one on one defender or he wasn't physical beast on defence like Ben Wallace or Nate Thurmond anytime in his career .


    Quote Originally Posted by 72-10
    You seem to be forgetting Michael Cooper. Kareem was getting like 2 blocks a night at the age of 36 in an era when they drove to the hole a lot (1983-84). Ironically, he blocked more shots in 1984-85.
    Especially in bigger areas , like Finals . Kareem was more important defender imo . I think Cooper was better individual defender than Old Kareem(after 84) but like i said in finals Kareem was better imo . And especially in between 80-84 , Kareem was clearly best defender of that Lakers team .

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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    a player so goof offensively like Kareem will never be equally rated as a defender as someone who is a defender specialist and sucks on offense.

    such is the society

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    Default Re: How good was Kareem defensively?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kvnzhangyay
    Kareem didn't try at all until the playoffs
    Listen, kid, I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHNrCvwq4c

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