Are the 04 Pistons the GOAT Defense?

[kobebeangoat]

Dominated and had a 8 game stretch of these points allowed

68
66
65
65
69
71
75
76

[JohnFreeman]

Yes.

[tpols]

Yes. Statistically best ever.. slow grueling pace.. extremely physical and coached by one of GOAT defensive coaches. Same guy who had bobcats as a number one defense in 2010.. given Ben Wallace, Sheed, Prince, Billups etc. Unfair.

[Smook A.]

With the Rasheed Wallace trade, this team took it to another level defensively. At one point they held 4 teams in a row to below 70 points. This is just insane and unheard of. They held 8 teams in a row below 80 points. They eventually won the championship that year with their amazing defense. Ben Wallace was the defensive anchor or this team, and he made them good at defense starting at 2001. He won 4 DPOYs while there in Detriot.

IMO, I do think the '04 Pistons were the greatest defensive team ever

[Milbuck]

I went to go see games 1 & 5 of their 1st round matchup against the Bucks in the playoffs that year. They were unreal. Just a ferocious defense. We were helpless

[kobebeangoat]

I made this thread because I saw someone say the 2008 Celtics were the best ever. Do the Pistons have the record for least PPG allowed in a single season?

[ImKobe]

Let's put it this way: Their defense was so good that the NBA was forced to remove handchecking.

[MMM]

I made this thread because I saw someone say the 2008 Celtics were the best ever. Do the Pistons have the record for least PPG allowed in a single season?

I think an argument can be made for the 08 Celtics, not sure how strong of an argument. The League did change a lot from the early 2000s to the late 2000s and ppg might not be the best statistic to compare the two teams.

[ImKobe]

I think an argument can be made for the 08 Celtics, not sure how strong of an argument. The League did change a lot from the early 2000s to the late 2000s and ppg might not be the best statistic to compare the two teams.

Didn't the opposing teams have a fg% of 38 against the 2004 Pistons? That's some next level ish.

[Cold soul]

Yes, they rank pretty high up there. 08 Celtics defense has been the only defense recently that were in same ballpark when comes to 04 Pistons. The 04 Pistons defense was a little greater though.

[Upgrayedd]

GOAT? I think another Pistons team can take that title. Those '80s Pistons with Dennis Rodman, Thomas, Laimbeer and Dumars.

[DonDadda59]

According to DRTG, they were the second best defense in the league the year they played. And we all know DRTG don't lie.

[arifgokcen]

I think they were the GOAT defensive team.They were the last of their kind.

Combination of handchecking and advanced technology.

I can comfortably tell you that their games were by far the most boring games i have watched.Most of the time,other teams were so helpless that they would give up.They would go after you like hungry cheetah.

[inclinerator]

yes goat defense, hand checking along with zone, they were like the heat with their swarming d on the perimeter but also hand inside presence protection and they played it consistently

[fpliii]

According to DRTG, they were the second best defense in the league the year they played. And we all know DRTG don't lie.

94.0 DRtg in the regular season after acquiring Sheed, and the exact same 94.0 in the playoffs. Both are good for 1st that year.