tony allen da gawd of defense!

[inclinerator]

this guy goes thru screens like they arent even there

[Random_Guy]

this guy goes thru screens like they arent even there
honestly he is the MVP of the grizzlies, credits to the coach too though:applause:

[inclinerator]

this is unbelievable

[Draz]

Amazing player. He should encourage casual fans with his great defense that ppg isn't all to basketball.

[Im so nba'd out]

The Michael Jordan Of Defense


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[Beastmode88]

He's all over KD. :bowdown: This is over. No matter how many points KD score this playoff, the mental breakdown of KD this season will go down worse than bran's 2011 final loss. :facepalm

[ILLsmak]

Not of putbacks tho. If he had been less of a ***** he would have got it right when he stole it cuz Zbo cleared them out.

-Smak

[Im so nba'd out]

He's all over KD. :bowdown: This is over. No matter how many points KD score this playoff, the mental breakdown of KD this season will go down worse than bran's 2011 final loss. :facepalm
nah lebron breakdown was in finals this not as bad

[ArbitraryWater]

nah lebron breakdown was in finals this not as bad

wat?

finals is worse than 1st round? :lol

[Xiengqichess]

Remember 08. Lebron went 2/18, 10 turnovers against the Celtics with Allen. That showed how good Kobe was .

[inclinerator]

Remember 08. Lebron went 2/18, 10 turnovers against the Celtics with Allen. That showed how good Kobe was .
he also scored 45 more than kobe ever did against the celtics

[imnew09]

he also scored 45 more than kobe ever did against the celtics

And not forget the reason he left Cleveland was because the Peak Big 3 Celtics made him a btch :roll:

[KrizMiz]

Best playern on the grizz

[Ball So Harden]

honestly he is the MVP of the grizzlies, credits to the coach too though:applause:

For the series, but certainly not the season. The difference between Griz with and without Marc Gasol shows who the real heart and soul of the team is.

[INDI]

Serious question: Is Tony Allen the greatest guard defender of alltime???

There are many small forward and up players that are more elite when it comes to defense (GOAT defender to me is Rodman). There are only a handful of great guard defenders. Payton, Jordan, Dumars, Kidd, etc... Ever since the celtic days I thought Allen was one of the leagues best defenders.

The man can lock up players from 1-3 and is the leagues best defender against durant which is ridiculous due to the fact that Durant has about 5 inches on the guy. He can get through screens better than any player and seems to anticipate what the player wants to do better than any other player

[Ball So Harden]

Serious question: Is Tony Allen the greatest guard defender of alltime???


No.

[INDI]

No.

Who is in your top 3??? Or better yet who is clearly a cut above him in your eyes and why?

I'm not a knee jerk reaction kinda poster. This question didn't come about because of this series. What this series did was help me to solidify these thoughts I flirted with for awhile.

There are two types of great defenders. 1) aggressors- these guys stay glued to the hip of their opponent and don't give them room to do what they want, ala Bruce bowen

2) anticipating players- these players are great at angles, proper stance, and anticipating what the player wants to do. Basically they are super smart defenders ala Shane batter, Jason kidd.

It's rare when you find a defender equally gifted with aggression and smarts