Which Style of Player Is Hardest To Defend?

[WillyJakk]

This is not a dis to any players chosen to represent each style.

Defense wins championships (well, at least that's what I heard) and defense in fact has 4 stages: man, on ball, help, and rebounding.

So w/ that said:

Which Style of Player Is Hardest To Defend?

The "Chucker" (Represented By Allen Iverson)



This guy has the greenlight to shoot whenever and however he wants. He has the authority to dribble 23 seconds then put up a shot if that's what he wants to do.

The "Shooting Specialist" (Represented by Ray Allen)



This guy can flat out shoot it, off the dribble, running off screens, hand in the face, or not...don't get caught slippin' cause if they take it, they'll make it, if not, they always believe the next one is goin' down.

The "Rebounding Specialist" (Represented by Dennis Rodman)



This guy doesn't want to score, naw...he doesn't get off on that, his sole purpose for being on the floor is to rebound the freakin' ball, by any means, and these guys usually have an incredibly high energy level, too making keeping them off the glass a freakin' mission.

The "Superstar" (Represented by Dwyane Wade)



You can defend this guy as good as you can all you want to but sometimes your best isn't good enough, and even when it is...this guy still ends up on the free throw line more often than not.

The "Ground & Pounder" (Represented by Shaq)



You already know what this dude is gonna do when he runs down the court...go to the block call and call for the ball, if he doesn't get it, he'll go to the other block and call for the ball, all the while bumping you like crazy and once they get the rock...they get REALLY physical.

The "Contemporary Big Man" (Represented by Dirk Nowitzki)



These guys are 6'10"+ and will face up J you the entire game and just when you think they're gonna pull up for another J, they pump fake and drive right past you to the hole. "Sh*t!"

The "Playmaker" (Represented by Jason Kidd)



This guy can score but he'd rather make you look foolish while he creates offense for his teammates. You know it's coming, you know he's gonna pass the ball but you just don't know when but when he does, the results usually brings the crowd to their feet.

The "Penetrator" (Represented by Derrick Rose)



This guy can't really shoot (but can get hot and torch you), his preference/ specialty is lowering his shoulder, use his speed/ quickness, and take it the rim. He does not stop, he does not pass Go, he goes directly to the basket.

And yes, some players have multiple traits, I selected the one that repped that playing style best.

Who's your pick and why?

[D-Wade316]

The "Ground & Pounder". Shaq was like a fvcking tank. No one can stop him, literally.

[scm5]

............ Superstar...... cuz that's why they're superstars right?

[Lebron23]

The Ground and Pounder

Young/Prime Shaq always put up some quality numbers against the best PF/C in NBA history.

[Fiasco]

How do you defend a mobile Snorlax?

You don't.

Ground&Pound.

[NBAller]

It's a toss up between "Ground and Pound", "Comptemporary BigMan"

[AI3Anthony]

1 on 1 the penetrator is without a doubt the hardest to defend.

[Bernie Nips]

The Hakeem Olajuwon.

[pauk]

"Ground & Pounder"

[Asukal]

The superstar I guess, a player with so much offensive versatility there's no way to effectively shut him down.

[Kevin_Gamble]

Shaq
Dirk

As for the rest, it really depends on who you have on defense, but AI > Rose for sure.

[Crown&Coke]

I tend to agree that defense wins championships for the most part, but you still need to be able to put up some points to win. Those AI teams had terrific defense for years, and only one finals appearance, Larry Brown accpepted no less from guys not named AI, that team was build around AI's scoring and everyone else lock up.

But more than defense wins titles, I would argue points in the paint win titles, AKA easy buckets.

Every team in the past 20 years won titles with paint touches, even those MJ lead teams (well less so in the first 3-peat but MJ did rock that paint more than most guards)

Even Dirk torched everyone with post scoring, and less with that shooting touch.

-AI aint sniffed a title shot since 2001 with that gloriful run

-RayRay aint sniffed a title before he got a low post scorer in KG (who in that 2008 finals run went down to the low block more than I had ever seen him and has not gotten in the paint as much since due to his inability to keep low post position with that gimpy knee)

-Rebounding is important, but if you can't score you don't win

-Superstars who are jump shooters can't do it (Kobe couldn't get into the paint at all against the Celtics in 08 and they got snuffed) a superstar who controlls the paint can though

-Playmakers like Kidd/Nash can't do it with fast breaks because in the playoffs the game slows down.

-Penetrators find it harder to get into the paint in the playoffs and playoff fouls slow them down after so many hits.

[D-Wade316]

Second is The "Superstar"

[Odinn]

I think there would be a style name for fundamental.

Also, I agree with most of you. Ground&Ponder is hardest to defend.

[Boston C's]

How do you defend a mobile Snorlax?

You don't.

Ground&Pound.

lmao this for sure

I'll tell you one thing though if a great scorer/shooter gets hot they are pretty much unstoppable as well