Is Davis/Asik the best defensive frontcourt duo?

[Im Still Ballin]

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[russwest0]

Just off the top of my head, Ibaka/Adams is better.

[Dragic4Life]

Noah/Gasol/Mirotic

[masonanddixon]

Just off the top of my head, Ibaka/Adams is better.

Close but I'd take the Pelicans.

Also, Ryan Anderson---will he play SF? That's a MONSTER frontcourt.

[ronnymac]

Pelican fans will love Asik on defense. he maybe the best positional interior defender in the entire league!. Once he he feet get set in the post, there is very little chance he gets scored on a backdown. His lower body is as strong as anyone in the league. He defends the pick and roll as well as anyone big in the league as well.He Is a fantastic offensive rebounder to go with his elite interior defense.

On offense he misses a lot of easy layups and has terrible hands, but he is a elite post defender.For m he is the biggest loss for us. Parsons and Ariza even eachother out and Lin was average to begin with, but this guys loss leaves u with no interior defender/rebounder without Dwight on the floor.

[ronnymac]

Just off the top of my head, Ibaka/Adams is better.
Davis> or equal to Ibaka and Asik pisses all over Adams.Do you even watch anyone outside of OKC?

[russwest0]

Close but I'd take the Pelicans.

Also, Ryan Anderson---will he play SF? That's a MONSTER frontcourt.

Lol Ryan Anderson can't play SF, he'll get abused on defense.

[Im Still Ballin]

Lol Ryan Anderson can't play SF, he'll get abused on defense.
With guys like Davis and Asik inside, he can get away with it for stretches.

[masonanddixon]

Lol Ryan Anderson can't play SF, he'll get abused on defense.

Racist stereotyping much? The dude is a very good defensive player.

[russwest0]

With guys like Davis and Asik inside, he can get away with it for stretches.

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

I hate when people try to use this shit to justify playing a complete mismatch defensively.

Against a good SF he would get beat off dribble literally every time leading to either FT's, a decent look at the rim, or a kick out to an open 3 shooter.

I personally thought they had a good thing going with Davis working inside as the lone big with Anderson on the outside as a stretch 4.

However Davis has also started to develop his own little mid range game as well, so playing him against a traditional defensive big as he continues to develop is a pretty good idea.

[Im Still Ballin]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

I hate when people try to use this shit to justify playing a complete mismatch defensively.

Against a good SF he would get beat off dribble literally every time leading to either FT's, a decent look at the rim, or a kick out to an open 3 shooter.

I personally thought they had a good thing going with Davis working inside as the lone big with Anderson on the outside as a stretch 4.

However Davis has also started to develop his own little mid range game as well, so playing him against a traditional defensive big as he continues to develop is a pretty good idea.
Dude I went to EVERY home game last season. Trust me. It will work.

[Cocaine80s]

Pelican fans will love Asik on defense. he maybe the best positional interior defender in the entire league!. Once he he feet get set in the post, there is very little chance he gets scored on a backdown. His lower body is as strong as anyone in the league. He defends the pick and roll as well as anyone big in the league as well.He Is a fantastic offensive rebounder to go with his elite interior defense.

On offense he misses a lot of easy layups and has terrible hands, but he is a elite post defender.For m he is the biggest loss for us. Parsons and Ariza even eachother out and Lin was average to begin with, but this guys loss leaves u with no interior defender/rebounder without Dwight on the floor.
too bad he got raped by Aldridge

[BlazerRed]

too bad he got raped by Aldridge
Not true at all. Asik wasn't on him the first 2 games. After that, they started Asik and LMA had a much harder time.

[dunksby]

I'd say best rim protection, the 3 is part of the frontcourt so you cannot really say "frontcourt duo".

[SHABBA]

too bad he got raped by Aldridge
Asik did a decent job on LMA. :coleman:

[Artillery]

Asik did a decent job on LMA. :coleman:

Not really. LMA averaged 29 ppg on good efficiency against the Rockets.

Splitter did a good job on him in the 2nd round though.

[BoutPractice]

Pelicans should have the best rim protection and Memphis/Chicago the best frontcourt (I've always thought frontcourt meant PF and C, otherwise you're counting the likes of Paul Pierce as part of your "frontcourt" and it no longer really means anything substantial)

[russwest0]

Davis> or equal to Ibaka and Asik pisses all over Adams.Do you even watch anyone outside of OKC?

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Im Still Ballin]

Don't get technical with me you ****ing nerds. I know the 3 is counted as frontcourt. Godsakes you ****in nerds.

[ronnymac]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
If you say with a straight face Adam> Asik on defense, then that shows how little you know about basketball.

[ronnymac]

too bad he got raped by Aldridge
Considering Asik Is a post defender and that is his strength and LMA was killing the Rockets with his jumpshots and playing on top of the key, what did you expect?. Asik is not the quickest guy in the word. He is a elite rim protector and a positional defender. In the post he dosent get beat.Aldridge was beating from the mid-range.

[russwest0]

If you say with a straight face Adam> Asik on defense, then that shows how little you know about basketball.

You just said that Davis is better than Ibaka at defense.

Your opinion is disregarded now man, no one cares.

[boozehound]

Not really. LMA averaged 29 ppg on good efficiency against the Rockets.

Splitter did a good job on him in the 2nd round though.
which includes two monster games where asik didnt play. Besides, hes not a 4, hes a 5.

I still give the nod to noah/gibson. We will see.

[avonbarksdale]

gasol randolph?

[ronnymac]

You just said that Davis is better than Ibaka at defense.

Your opinion is disregarded now man, no one cares.
Davis is close if not equal to Ibaka already and in 3 to 5 years it wont even be a comparison. A combination of Asik/Davis is much better then Adams/Ibaka and anyone with any brain could tell you that.

[KungFuJoe]

too bad he got raped by Aldridge

LOL...way to talk out of your ass.

Asik did a VERY good job on Aldridge...it was dumbass McFail who didn't decide to go more with Asik on him until Game ****ing 3.

[oarabbus]

You just said that Davis is better than Ibaka at defense.

Your opinion is disregarded now man, no one cares.

Davis is at worst 75% of the defender Ibaka is, and could very well be equally good.

Asik is miles and miles ahead of Adams. Not close, but OKC may have the 2nd best defensive frontcourt.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

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how is what he said worth 5 rofls? It's 100% accurate...

[Imtheman]

E=Dragic4Life]Noah/Gasol/Mirotic[/QUOTE]
Gasol? :roll:

[UK2K]

Asik is awesome on defense

On offense, he's the most frustrating thing to watch

Keep a running tally of how many reverse layups he does. I bet by seasons end its more than dunks.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

You know who did a very good job on Aldridge and Dirk? Splitter.
Diaw on LeBron.
Duncan is Duncan.

Choose two.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Three pages in and nobody has mentioned Gibson/Noah? Significantly better than NO or OKC.

[Crystallas]

If they gel, then yes. I would say they are the best defensive frontcourt.
If they don't gel, you wind up with another Monroe/Drummond. Where both players can perform, but step on each others toes enough to open holes. Also, some of these pairings take time, especially for younger players.

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