Lebron has the worst defensive rating of his career...........

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

105............Miamis an avg defense. W/ weak fundamentals they no longer can rely on pure athleticism for their traps. Does Lebron think he really in the running for DPOY when he not even the best defender on his own team:lol

[red1]

I hope he wasnt serious with that dpoty shit

[The-Legend-24]

Durant is just better than Bran at every facet of the game.

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3930855/KDfire3.gif

[livinglegend]

Durant is just better than Bran at every facet of the game.

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3930855/KDfire3.gif
fake

[aj1987]

LeBron's having a shitty defensive year and has a DRtg of 105. KD's career DRtg is 105.

[red1]

Durant is just better than Bran at every facet of the game.

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3930855/KDfire3.gif
:bowdown: that three was a message to the crowd to tell them to stfu

[KDthunderup]

Wasnt Bran and ESPN hyping up Bran as DPOY? hahaha

[TheMarkMadsen]

LeBron's having a shitty defensive year and has a DRtg of 105. KD's career DRtg is 105.


past 3 years he's improved dramatically :confusedshrug:

[livinglegend]

Wasnt Bran and ESPN hyping up Bran as DPOY? hahaha
bandwagoner

[KDthunderup]

bandwagoner
Yeah **** them Bran bandwaggon fans

[TheMarkMadsen]

bandwagoner


says the june 2012 HEAT fan

[livinglegend]

says the june 2012 HEAT fan

You got offended when i called someone else a bandwagoner, humm

''BUTTHURT because Heat back to back champions'' status confirmed!

[Milbuck]

I hope he wasnt serious with that dpoty shit
Of course he was serious. He's just as arrogant as any other superstar. He's just less open about it.

[Illuminati]

LeBron has two seasons with a below 100 defensive rating.

Durant has zero.

[aj1987]

past 3 years he's improved dramatically :confusedshrug:
It really isn't an accurate way to gauge a players defensive prowess. LeBron has been EXTREMELY passive on the defensive end, but he has definitely been picking it up and improving tremendously. I'm not saying that he has to win DPOY or anything like that, but he still is an elite defender.

[StrongLurk]

Defensive rating is meaningless for individuals please stop using it.

[Boarder Patrol]

Durant's defense > LeBron's this year. When LeBron is locked in I'll still take him though. This year I really don't think he deserves an all-defensive team.

[BlazerRed]

It's been super obvious, Leflop is declining as a defender. Durant has clearly been better on the defensive end this year, but Leflop will still get all-defensive team on name alone. Incredibly overrated.

[gts]

Take the rating with a grain of salt.. in the end even though it's been tweaked it's still very much a team stat

Dean Oliver the creator of the stat himself says

[I]Out of necessity (owing to a lack of defensive data in the basic boxscore), individual Defensive Ratings are heavily influenced by the team's defensive efficiency. They assume that all teammates are equally good (per minute) at forcing non-steal turnovers and non-block misses, as well as assuming that all teammates face the same number of total possessions per minute.

Perhaps as a byproduct, big men tend to have the best Defensive Ratings (although Oliver notes that history's best defensive teams were generally anchored by dominant defensive big men, suggesting that those types of players are the most important to a team's defensive success). A corollary to this is that excellent perimeter defenders who don't steal the ball a lot

[plowking]

OP posts about Durant, advanced stats and Lebron.

Can you say obsessed much? His whole life is living through Durant and his possible accomplishments.

[DaSeba5]

It's been super obvious, Leflop is declining as a defender. Durant has clearly been better on the defensive end this year, but Leflop will still get all-defensive team on name alone. Incredibly overrated.

He's not declining. He's just been lazy on defense.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

OP posts about Durant, advanced stats and Lebron.

Can you say obsessed much? His whole life is living through Durant and his possible accomplishments.
Wrong:roll: :roll: My whole life revolves around spending free time on a forum OK
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325324
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325330
and that was juss in past 24 hours stick to ur day job of removing snakes and spiders off ur windshield:applause:

[B4llin]

The only reason Lebron has ever been a decent defender is because the refs let him foul players.

He had that streak without fouling last year, how is that even possible? Fouls are a part of the game. If you're not commiting at least one foul a game, there is something wrong.

[PyrrhusX]

LeBron has two seasons with a below 100 defensive rating.

Durant has zero.
Hence, Bran's decline is beginning.

[aj1987]

The only reason Lebron has ever been a decent defender is because the refs let him foul players.

He had that streak without fouling last year, how is that even possible? Fouls are a part of the game. If you're not commiting at least one foul a game, there is something wrong.
Wilt Chamberlain, who some people consider to be one of the greatest defensive players (EVER), never fouled out of a game. It's about being smart and knowing how much contact you can get away with. LeBron has a high basketball IQ.

[Trollsmasher]

OP using individual D rating:facepalm

[B4llin]

Wilt Chamberlain, who some people consider to be one of the greatest defensive players (EVER), never fouled out of a game. It's about being smart and knowing how much contact you can get away with. LeBron has a high basketball IQ.


I think that has more to do with the NBA (ABA?) not wanting its star player sitting on the bench because of fouls.

[finchyyy]

It's pretty clear LeBron and the Heat are only playing in second gear to conserve energy for the Playoffs. They've made 3 deep runs in the last 3 years so they won't want to be running on fumes in May. Also, they have the 2nd seed pretty much wrapped up and obviously feel they can beat the Pacers in the ECF without HCA. They'll slowly build up before the playoffs don't worry.

[Nikola_]

it counts only if its good. if its bad who cares

[diamenz]

OP posts about Durant, advanced stats and Lebron.

Can you say obsessed much? His whole life is living through Durant and his possible accomplishments.

no, u.