Defense at the PG position?

[fpliii]

Throughout league history there has always been a premium on man post defense (not so much today), help defense, anchoring a defense, and perimeter man defense (especially today, considering the new hand-checking standards have pushed the game outwards, though defenders have fewer weapons). But what about PGs guarding PGs? How important is it for your guy to guard his man? How much effort do you want him to exert on that end?

Who are the top defensive PGs today (you can reward versatility if you'd like, for guys who can guard wings as well)? All-time?

[#number6ix#]

Westbrook, Bradley, shumpert come to mind first for me... It's so hard to stay in front of any point guard plus no hand checking almost makes it impossible to b a lockdown defender at da point

[Fiasco]

Mike Conley is probably the best, actual point guard on defense. Rondo is cool too. Bradley + Shump I don't count cause they play 2 as well.

[fpliii]

Westbrook, Bradley, shumpert come to mind first for me... It's so hard to stay in front of any point guard plus no hand checking almost makes it impossible to b a lockdown defender at da point

good nominations

Mike Conley is probably the best, actual point guard on defense. Rondo is cool too. Bradley + Shump I don't count cause they play 2 as well.

what about CP3?

[IGOTGAME]

Pg defense has become a lot more important because of new rules and emergence of these ultra attacking pgs.

I would say that guys like Rubio, Conley, CP3 and Rondo are tops.

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[Clippersfan86]

Eric Bledsoe, CP3 two of the top 5 PG defenders on the same team. Bradley and Rondo are also top 5 PG defenders on the same team. Then you have next tier guys.like Rubio and Conley.

[imdaman99]

Mike Conley is probably the best, actual point guard on defense. Rondo is cool too. Bradley + Shump I don't count cause they play 2 as well.

Conley is not the best, Westbrook dominated him in the Grizzlies series last year. Unless you're talking about past year, where CP3 ran amok on him. He has great steal #s, but that hardly means he plays great defense. It means he is a gambler and plays the passing lanes.

I nominate Westbrook. He can lock down most PGs and plenty of SGs too. Rondo is pretty good as well, although he has his problems with the Roses and Westbrooks of the world. To a lesser extent, Eric Bledsoe too. But he gets so much less burn than the rest.

[Clippersfan86]

Westbrook is in the Conley, Rubio tier IMO. So top 5 to 7 ish.

[knickscity]

Rondo is probably the best.

Conley is pretty good.

I really don't chris Paul is elite, but he gets alot of steals.

[IGotACoolStory]

I always thought Billups was one of the better defensive point guards. Not sure how much now after his injury and aging a bit.

Lowry's not bad either.

[Clippersfan86]

Rondo is probably the best.

Conley is pretty good.

I really don't chris Paul is elite, but he gets alot of steals.

You realize almost all of CP3's steals are man D right? Unlike Rondo who's elite off the ball CP3.is an elite on ball defender. If he was a couple inches taller he'd be a Gary Payton type with his tenacity and effort on D.

[yobore]

CP can really ratchet up the D but he has one glaring weakness which is when you put him on guys who can catch and shoot they are not scared of him contesting at all. At the end of games though he is my pick because of his intensity, ball pressure, and the fact that the refs let him hack people.

[mattvNJ]

Mike Conley is probably the best, actual point guard on defense. Rondo is cool too. Bradley + Shump I don't count cause they play 2 as well.

despite being biased id have to agree, rondo, sump and conley all are great defenders at the pg spot. I expect conley to solidify his spot as one of the better pg's in the league this season.

[Suckafree]

How does John Wall go on D?
He looks like he should be elite on that end of the floor