The suffocating defense starting five

[Haymaker]

Patrick Beverly PG
Tony Allen SG
Jimmy Butler SF
Anthony Davis PF
Joakim Noah C


Annoying as **** :applause:

[SouBeachTalents]

http://img.deseretnews.com/images/article/mcontentimage/1261399/1261399.jpg

[TheReal Kendall]

6th man Avery Bradley

[oarabbus]

Put in Dwight or Gasol over Noah

[outbreak]

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[AboutBuckets]

Elfrid Payton

Can't really say that yet cause he hasn't played a single regular season game, but he's definitely got the potential to be in the conversation someday. Really excited about him, even though we traded him away for rights to Saric.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Can't really say that yet cause he hasn't played a single regular season game, but he's definitely got the potential to be in the conversation someday. Really excited about him, even though we traded him away for rights to Saric.

Gary Payton 2.0, his day will come. Tony Allen and Patrick Beverley are just ridiculous defenders in general. So fun to watch both of them.

[Leroy Jetson]

Kawhi Leonard over Butler.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Kawhi Leonard over Butler.

True, those mammoth hands cannot be forgotten.

[imdaman99]

I'd take Noah off after Nene/Gortat undressed him in the playoffs last year.

[AboutBuckets]

Gary Payton 2.0, his day will come.

God I hope so

[Burgz V2]

Did Kawhi Leonard retire or something?

[russwest0]

PG Avery Bradley
SG Tony Allen
SF Kawhi Leonard
PF Serge Ibaka
C Jokaim Noah

[YouGotServed]

Noah got his shit pushed in by Nene. I'd take Dwight over him defensively.

[Jlamb47]

Patrick Beverly/Russell Westbrook
Tony Allen/Avery Bradley
Kawi Leonard/Paul George
Serge Ibaka/Anthony Davis
Dwight Howard/Joakim Noah

[pauk]

Tony Allen PG
Paul George SG
LeBron James SF
Serge Ibaka PF
Larry Sanders C

Bench:

Joakim Noah PF
Patrick Beverley PG
Andre Iguodala SG/SF
Dwight Howard C
Anthony Davis PF/C
Jimmy Butler SG/SF
Roy Hibbert C

Coach:

Tom Thibodeau

[russwest0]

Tony Allen PG
Paul George SG
LeBron James SF
Serge Ibaka PF
Larry Sanders C

Bench:

Joakim Noah PF
Patrick Beverley PG
Andre Iguodala SG/SF
Dwight Howard C
Anthony Davis PF/C

Coach:

Tom Thibodeau

:biggums: Where's Kawhi Leonard?

[Haymaker]

Patrick Beverly/Russell Westbrook
Tony Allen/Avery Bradley
Kawi Leonard/Paul George
Serge Ibaka/Anthony Davis
Dwight Howard/Joakim Noah

:applause:

But I would switch George with Butler.

[pauk]

:biggums: Where's Kawhi Leonard?

He is up there aswell, but i went with those guys, guess i could take him over Jimmy Butler or something, there is just so many spots.... Chris Paul aint that bad at PG either.

[KobesFinger]

He is up there aswell, but i went with those guys, guess i could take him over Jimmy Butler or something, there is just so many spots.... Chris Paul aint that bad at PG either.

LeBron over Kawhi defensively? Open your eyes man, its not 2013

[scm5]

Tony Allen
Jimmy Butler
Kawhi Leonard
Serge Ibaka
Anthony Davis

[Mass Debator]

Avery Bradley and Tony Allen should be on everyone's list forreal.
If it was 3 years ago, I'd throw in Shane Battier too.

[Heavincent]

Tony Allen
Andre Iguodala
Kawhi Leonard
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol

[Heavincent]

LeBron James SF


:roll:

[Le Shaqtus]

Ibaka's defense getting overrated.

[r0drig0lac]

LeBron over Kawhi defensively? Open your eyes man, its not 2013
this....between the SG's only Tony Allen and Bradley are better than danny green

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Ibaka's defense getting overrated.
ayyy I agree. I would honestly have Anthony Davis as the best POTENTIAL defensive forward. Can't wait to see A.D. in a few years.

also pauk choosing Larry Sanders, that was true 2 years ago. No way it was true this past season.

[oarabbus]

ayyy I agree. I would honestly have Anthony Davis as the best POTENTIAL defensive forward. Can't wait to see A.D. in a few years.

also pauk choosing Larry Sanders, that was true 2 years ago. No way it was true this past season.

Davis led the league in blocks with 2.8/game last season, ahead of Ibaka. Not sure he isn't already better than Ibaka on O and D.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Davis led the league in blocks with 2.8/game last season, ahead of Ibaka. Not sure he isn't already better than Ibaka on O and D.

Kid's going to be insane in his prime.

[AboutBuckets]

LeBron over Kawhi defensively? Open your eyes man, its not 2013

It's Pauk, gotta pick your battles

[Genaro]

Mike Conley is so underrated that he wasn't even mentioned. Great defender who steals a lot of balls.

[AboutBuckets]

Mike Conley is so underrated that he wasn't even mentioned. Great defender who steals a lot of balls.

Agreed. Really shined during these last playoffs

[oarabbus]

Mike Conley is so underrated that he wasn't even mentioned. Great defender who steals a lot of balls.

He was the first person I saw when I saw OP's post.

However, for "suffocating" defense I actually think Beverley is a better choice. Conley might be the better overall defender, Beverley is the better pressure defender.

[SexSymbol]

Hinrich
T.Allen
Luc Richard Mbah A Moute (best defender in the NBA)
Davis
Noah

[outbreak]

How about a worst defensive current starting five?

[pauk]

Heavincent, KobesFinger, Aboutbuckets

Kawhi is a great SF defender, Butler is a great SF defender, Iguodala is a great SF defender, Paul Goerge........... but Lebron is a great PG-SG-SF-PF (and even some Centers) defender....... only Pippen was that versatile in nba history (and he is regarded as the best allround defender of all time because of it)..... the only thing that stops Lebron from giving 110% effort on the defensive end the entire time is because of some of the energy that needs to carry the load on offense aswell (which also is larger than anybody elses)... but when he flips that switch, which he does when it matters, its a beauty to watch, its a defensive level & tenacity ive never seen Kawhi, Paul, Butler or Iggy EVER reach... all they have right now is just more energy than Lebron on defense due to lack of what they have to do on offense, especially someone like Butler.......

But then again, considering your opinions are as such due to being Lebron cynics.... im talking to a wall....

[SexSymbol]

Heavincent, KobesFinger, Aboutbuckets

Kawhi is a great SF defender, Butler is a great SF defender, Iguodala is a great SF defender, Paul Goerge........... but Lebron is a great PG-SG-SF-PF (and even some Centers) defender....... only Pippen was that versatile in nba history (and he is regarded as the best allround defender of all time because of it)..... the only thing that stops Lebron from giving 110% effort on the defensive end the entire time is because of some of the energy that needs to carry the load on offense aswell (which also is larger than anybody elses)... but when he flips that switch, which he does when it matters, its a beauty to watch, its a defensive level & tenacity ive never seen Kawhi, Paul, Butler or Iggy EVER reach... all they have right now is just more energy than Lebron on defense due to lack of what they have to do on offense, especially someone like Butler.......

But then again, considering your opinions are as such due to being Lebron cynics.... im talking to a wall....

lol

[AboutBuckets]

Heavincent, KobesFinger, Aboutbuckets



But then again, considering your opinions are as such due to being Lebron cynics.... im talking to a wall....

Lmao I don't have nearly enough posts for you to think you have a handle on my player preferences, don't lump me into groups with people who are labeled anti's/stans/whatever dumb shit this site's social scene revolves around

[pauk]

lol

Thats it? Please, help me out then so i can lol aswell, explain to me rationally WHY anything there is "lolish".... until you can do that you are just a sour Lebron cynic who refuses to accept his defensive capability, with PROOF to boot....

[SexSymbol]

Thats it? Please, help me out then so i can lol aswell, explain to me rationally WHY anything there is "lolish".... until you can do that you are just a sour Lebron cynic who refuses to accept his defensive capability, with PROOF to boot....
Alright, to start of, there was no proof, just random rumbling that I've heard from ESPN level experts countless times.
Iguodala can guard 4 positions the same as LeBron can guard 4, just like Lebron can occasionally stay in front of a PG, Iguadala can occasionally push a PF out from the block. And he defends 100% full game, with his full energy output.
Change the name LeBron into Kobe and read your post once again, then think if it really doesn't just look like a complete kiss-ass post.

Pippen couldn't guard 4 positions full time, smaller PGs burned his ass on drives. He got that rep as a PG stopper from playing good defense on Magic.
LeBron can't do it either, he got that rep while guarding Rose in the 4th quarters and that defense often had to be double-teaming while just a year ago Rose was burning his ass 1x1 while LeBron was still on the Cavs.

Great defender no doubt, but if he can be at a level that Leonard, Butler, George, Iguodala stay the whole game at, for just a short time, he's not half the defender they are.

[zoom17]

Noah got his shit pushed in by Nene. I'd take Dwight over him defensively.

True

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Mike Conley is so underrated that he wasn't even mentioned. Great defender who steals a lot of balls.

I've seen him play live. James Johnson also was pretty good in his limited minutes, saw a game of the Grizzles vs Knicks sometime in December last year.

[NZStreetBaller]

Steve nash -pg
James harden - sg
Lebron james - sf
Bargani -pf
Doris bourke - c

Apparently James can defend every spot. So theres no penetrating this teams