Whos your top 10 defenders Alltime?

[hangintheair]

on the top of my list would be either Bargnani or Boozer..

[Psileas]

For me

1. Pippen- often guarded the best player on the other team so that Jordan could rest on D and shoot on the other end. Lock down perimeter defense and shadow guarding paint drives.

2. Hakeem
3. Dennis Rodman
4. Ben Wallace
5. Joe Dumars
6. Bill Russell *(not competetive era)
7. Kevin Mchale
8. Mutombo
9. Ron Harper
10. LeBron James

Whos yours?

Location: Islington, London

Non NBA-competitive city.
List rejected.

[tpols]

In no given order:

Dikembe Mutombo
Scottie Pippen
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russell
Bruce Bowen
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Dennis Johnson
Alvin Robertson
Gary Payton

No Ben Wallace? Hes up there with rodman and mutumbo, way better than bruce..

[Smoke117]

In no given order:

Dikembe Mutombo
Scottie Pippen
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russell
Bruce Bowen
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Dennis Johnson
Alvin Robertson
Gary Payton

This a terrible list. You dont' even have Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson on it, but have Mutombo? This is laughable.

[ProfessorMurder]

Mutombo couldn't guard anyone?

He was one of the best one on one defenders and paint protectors EVER. Per blocked shot he also fouled less than Hakeem.

[Smoke117]

Mutombo couldn't guard anyone?

He was one of the best one on one defenders and paint protectors EVER. Per blocked shot he also fouled less than Hakeem.

You are going to argue Mutombo was a better defensive player than Hakeem Olajuwon? Good luck...

And no he was not one of the best one on one defenders. He couldn't even guard David Robinson because he was TOO SLOW. They had their PF guard Robinson because Mutombo couldn't keep up.

[Smoke117]

Top 10 defenders of all time:
Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson
Bill Walton (short period, but he was a beast when healthy)
Bill Russell
Scottie Pippen
Michael Jordan
Sidney Moncrief
Bob Lanier
Jason Kidd
Dennis Rodman

[TheWalkman]

Another agenda driven thread by a terrible poster. Welcome to ISH

[Haymaker]

There are so many good defenders that a top 10 isn't even fair. I tried though.

[Haks]

SMH when I see Lebron and no KG and TD

[Dionysus]

There are so many good defenders that a top 10 isn't even fair. I tried though.

I know, I had a tough time compiling the list, KG was on my mind but couldn't crack LeBrons dominate defense.

[T_L_P]

1. Ben Wallace
2. Hakeem Olajuwon
3. David Robinson
4. Bill Russell
5. Tim Duncan
6. Kevin Garnett
7. Dennis Rodman
8. Dikembe Mutombo
9. Wilt Chamberlain


Really struggling for a #10. Dwight gets pretty underrated, but I don't know if he was that good. Certainly Bill Walton if we're talking about peaks, but he wasn't on the floor enough for an entire prime. Maybe Bob Lanier? Maybe AK47? I don't know if I could put a non-PF/C in the top 10 (though Rodman did play a fair share of SF).

[hateraid]

There is a lack of Mark Eaton

[Nowitness]

1. Ben Wallace
2. Hakeem Olajuwon
3. David Robinson
4. Bill Russell
5. Tim Duncan
6. Kevin Garnett
7. Dennis Rodman
8. Dikembe Mutombo
9. Wilt Chamberlain


Really struggling for a #10. Dwight gets pretty underrated, but I don't know if he was that good. Certainly Bill Walton if we're talking about peaks, but he wasn't on the floor enough for an entire prime. Maybe Bob Lanier? Maybe AK47? I don't know if I could put a non-PF/C in the top 10 (though Rodman did play a fair share of SF).

No GP. List isn't credible.

[T_L_P]

No GP. List isn't credible.

Eh, relative to the position he'd be there (along with Pippen, Jordan and Moncrief). But just in terms of impacting the defense? He's not even top 25.