Will Curry guard LBJ in the Finals?.. Otherwise, he's nowhere near MJ

[3ball]

It simple and logical:

Pippen 6-7 on Worthy 6-9
Jordon 6-6 on Magic 6-8
Paxson 6-2 on Scott 6-3

it would be strange that Jordan would defend Worthy or Scott

Imagine if Curry replaced Jordan in 1991 Finals - the Bulls would've been fu.cked

Curry would guard Scott, but that would leave Paxson to guard Magic - so Pippen would guard Magic, but then who guards Worthy?

See what I'm saying?... The Bulls would've been screwed with Curry - he's is nowhere near Jordan.. Jordan was better on both ends, but his defensive advantage was actually quite monstrous..

[plowking]

I have stats to support my claims, what do you have?

He has historical evidence and facts.

[SpreeS]

Imagine if Curry replaced Jordan in 1991 Finals - the Bulls would've been fu.cked

Curry would guard Scott, but that would leave Paxson to guard Magic - so Pippen would guard Magic, but then who guards Worthy?

See what I'm saying?... The Bulls would've been screwed with Curry - he's is nowhere near Jordan.. Jordan was better on both ends, but his defensive advantage was actually quite monstrous..

Man, your logic is very strange. Why do you want repleace Jordan with Curry... SG with PG ??? What idiot GM would construct team with back court Curry and Paxson????

[Kiddlovesnets]

Hes not going to guard LBJ, Kawhi Leonard will guard LBJ in NBA finals while Curry watches from his TV.

[3ball]

Man, your logic is very strange. Why do you want repleace Jordan with Curry... SG with PG ??? What idiot GM would construct team with back court Curry and Paxson????

I'm pointing out that you couldn't replace Jordan with Curry, or the Bulls would be screwed.. They would've lost in 1991, and probably wouldn't win a single championship.

Otoh, if you replaced Curry with Jordan, the Warriors wouldn't be screwed obviously - they'd be much better.. His off-ball game would suit the Warriors' offense, while his rim-attack would cause the entire defense to cheat, thus spacing the floor better... Statistically, Jordan was involved in more possessions (usage) at higher per-possession efficiency (ORtg) - he simply DID MORE on offense, while also carrying a bigger load defensively as well..

Btw, Lebron doesn't have higher per-possession efficiency than Curry - ONLY JORDAN DOES.. Jordan's higher per possession efficiency was due primarily to lower turnovers, but also because his superior midrange efficiency partially offset Curry's 3-point efficiency.. Obviously, Lebron's turnovers are high, and he's midrange efficiency is horrible.

[ImKobe]

He has historical evidence and facts.

And where are they? Where are those facts?

Facts show that there were multiple seasons where the Lakers allowed the least points per 100 possessions with Magic on the floor, facts show that Magic had seasons where his defense contributed more wins than anyone else's on the team, and he was playing with Kareem and Cooper, who are considered elite defensive players.

All he has to base his claims on is defensive teams, but if we go by defensive teams Kobe's top 3 all-time on defense. Is that true?

[tpols]

I feel bad for jordan fans tbh.

They never got to witness this level of alphaness before .. just a cheap imitation.

[TemporaMutantur]

Jordan wouldn't guard Lebron either, next.

This.

[diamenz]

op on meltdown.

after hearing about curry's performance last night of which everyone here can agree that he didn't even see, op is shook. get off mj's nuts and recognize greatness.

[ClipperRevival]

[COLOR="Red"]Pretty sure Magic is ahead of Curry in every defensive statistical category (dbpm, etc) other than steals[/COLOR].. This is because Magic was basically a big man on defense - he banged inside the lane, and naturally had a bigger defensive impact, JUST LIKE MOST BIGS OVER GUARDS.

Now if Curry was one of the top defenders at the point guard position, he would still have a greater defensive impact than bigs, for obvious, intuitive reasons.... but he isn't.
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Actually, most people don't know that Magic was pretty darn good at generating steals. Led the league twice (1981 and 1982) and in his first 5 years in the league, averaged 2.5 spg, which is ridiculous. Ended up averaging 1.9 spg for his career, which is impressive for a guy his size. Curry averages 1.8 spg for his career.

Magic wasn't a very good defender if you take away his height/size. He had very bad foot speed and lateral mobility.

[ClipperRevival]

Magic is an elite defender compared to Curry.

No he isn't. Take away Magic's natural height/size advantage over guys he guarded and what you had was a below average defender. Bad foot speed and bad lateral mobility. Two negatives for a defender.

Curry has improved a lot defensively. He has light feet and the quickness to stay with guys. Of course he could get manhandled by stronger guys but the most important aspect of D is the ability to keep your man in front of you and he can do that better than Magic.

[DingDengDong]

Another dumb post by the OP. Did Jordan guard Ewing?

[riseagainst]

How come MJ never guarded Shaq in 1995? Is that why they lost to the Magic?