Your team is up by two with 10 secs. left and Harden has the ball. Who guards him?

[AnaheimLakers24]

LeSmall would go 2/6

[funnystuff]

Kobe is probably the greatest one possession perimeter defender ever, top 5 at worst..

Trying to get on Kenneths level of idiocy?

[TheMarkMadsen]

Trying to get on Kenneths level of idiocy?

trying to expose yourself for being a basketball fan since the summer of 2010

Kobe was the best perimeter defender of the early 2000's, and is known as one of the best one possession defenders in history.. when locked in he could absolutly shut down the opposing players offense, hell he was still doing this in 2010 against a younger Westbrook

[RRR3]

trying to expose yourself for being a basketball fan since the summer of 2010

Kobe was the best perimeter defender of the early 2000's, and is known as one of the best one possession defenders in history.. when locked in he could absolutly shut down the opposing players offense, hell he was still doing this in 2010 against a younger Westbrook

Speaking as someone who has liked the NBA for a long time but only became more than a casual fan in 2011/2012, show me some video and statistical evidence that Kobe is the goat one on one defender.

Best one on one defense I ever saw was rookie Iman Shumpert on Derrick Rose.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Speaking as someone who has liked the NBA for a long time but only became more than a casual fan in 2011/2012, show me some video and statistical evidence that Kobe is the goat one on one defender.

Best one on one defense I ever saw was rookie Iman Shumpert on Derrick Rose.

can you please read what I'm actually saying

Kobe is probably the greatest one possession perimeter defender ever

i'm not the only person who believe this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PqNFpmziUU

skip to 44 seconds in..


and then if you really believe Kobe isn't a great defender, there's no point in discussing basketball..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiyODnD0V5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTITRJp2bhI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCVP9L25vk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCVP9L25vk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnnBkj8lro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zoxykZCls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLg15UIRLY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcS25l2jzlk

and so much of this footage is from 08 - 12, he was at his best defensively in 00, 01, 02, 03

[TheMarkMadsen]

some of those links towards the end are from 2000/01

[RRR3]

can you please read what I'm actually saying



i'm not the only person who believe this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PqNFpmziUU

skip to 44 seconds in..


and then if you really believe Kobe isn't a great defender, there's no point in discussing basketball..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiyODnD0V5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTITRJp2bhI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCVP9L25vk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCVP9L25vk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnnBkj8lro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zoxykZCls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLg15UIRLY

and so much of this footage is from 08 - 12, he was at his best defensively in 00, 01, 02, 03

Don't overly care what people say, but video evidence is appreciated. Will try and watch when I feel like sitting through videos on my slow wifi connection or stop being lazy. Thanks for the videos though, really, I just am too lazy too watch rn.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Don't overly care what people say, but video evidence is appreciated. Will try and watch when I feel like sitting through videos on my slow wifi connection or stop being lazy. Thanks for the videos though, really, I just am too lazy too watch rn.

no problem, if you ever get the chance to watch them then enjoy..

there's a reason he has so many all defensive selections, and no "popularity contest" excuse doesn't work or Lebron would have made the all defensive team more times than just from five times by now..

[RRR3]

no problem, if you ever get the chance to watch them then enjoy..

there's a reason he has so many all defensive selections, and no "popularity contest" excuse doesn't work or Lebron would have made the all defensive team more times than just from five times by now..

LeBron has made it when he didn't deserve it though (2014)

[TheMarkMadsen]

LeBron has made it when he didn't deserve it though (2014)

if it was a popularity contest as Kobe haters claim then Lebron (aka the most hyped player his generation) would have collected more than one undeserved all defensive selection

if popularity really was the key, lebron would have begun to rack up all defensive team honors in 06, and would have been on the team last year too.. i'm just not buying the popularity contest excuse when the medias most loved player just got left off the all defensive team..

[FKAri]

Kobe is probably the greatest one possession perimeter defender ever, top 5 at worst..

Wade was almost as good if you're gonna make it for one possession. But Wade would get lost and uninterested far more often than Kobe. Plus Kobe was much smarter especially about passing lanes. But Wade was better at staying in front of his man.

[And1AllDay]

Bron's length and speed combination is tough to go against...

Wade/LeBron
Kobe

Can't go wrong with any pick though.

[And1AllDay]

I don't think I've ever seen Wade give someone problems defensively 1on1.. I'm talking about elite perimeter players here.


Someone show me an example outside of a few recovery blocks against Kobe.. (which again is great help defense.. hes a goat shotblocker at his size)

No doubt the goat shotblocker for a guard his size.

I think he has a legit shot to pass MJ for most playoff shots blocked by a guard, all-time.

[StusOneGoodEye]

harden, anyone. curry, there will be one or two people open

[bdreason]

The answer is Wade.