Would Dan Majerle be 2nd team All Defense today like he was in '93?

[FultzNationRISE]

This was MJ's direct finals opponent in 1993. Dan Majerle, shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns.


https://media.giphy.com/media/55UfJHp2WXDO0/giphy.gif


SECOND TEAM ALL-NBA DEFENSE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Majerle) that year.


This was LITERALLY the second best defensive shooting guard after MJ in 1993. (Also Second Team in '91.)



You make the call. :confusedshrug:

[LAmbruh]

Give the guy a break, he just put in 50 hours at AutoZone that week prior to playing that night

[Marchesk]

You make the call. :confusedshrug:

Imma gonna need more than one gif.

[FultzNationRISE]

Give the guy a break, he just put in 50 hours at AutoZone that week prior to playing that night



:roll:

[warriorfan]

Dan Majerle was a really good player

Posting a picture of him being scored on by the greatest rim attacker of all time isn’t really proving much :lol

[elementally morale]

This was MJ's direct finals opponent in 1993. Dan Majerle, shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns.


See? You learned it like 10 minutes ago and you are this fast to make a thread about him. 15 minutes ago this guy was totally unknown to you. As were the rest of the 90s you keep talking about.

We do know (well, some of us do) who Dan Majerle was. You were passed this info 15 minutes ago. Keep up the good work.

[tontoz]

Maybe. A better question is would Marc Gasol win DPOY in the 90s. No chance.

FYI Dan didnt guard MJ the whole series. They tried Dumas one game which was a bad idea. MJ dropped 55 on him.

[3ball]

https://media.giphy.com/media/30KRmRhU0f8Q0/giphy.gif


Klay is all-defense, but the stats clearly show that "thunder" Dan was far more athletic:

The 1991 (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=qpikcz&s=8#.V_L49-ArLIW) and 1992 (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=iwox8i&s=8#.VI_7OSvF_Ck) Philadelphia 76'er media guides show that Majerle got 70 dunks in 1991, and 72 dunks in 1992 (top 10% of the league) - this is far more than Klay's career high of 21 dunks in 2015.. Majerle was also built like a tank, like a white Iggy

Majerle's higher dunk total occurred when league-wide dunk frequency was lower, as shown here (http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12555171&postcount=86) (1 dunk every 23.8 shots in 1992, compared to 1 every 22.6 shots in 2014).

Why is this important?... Because people were wondering whether MJ could average 50 on Klay - he obviously could, since he averaged 41 on Majerle, who was a superior athlete and all-nba defender (mj averaged 47/10/6 in Games 2-4.. and also got 36 on Drexler in 92').

[FultzNationRISE]

Dan Majerle was a really good player

Posting a picture of him being scored on by the greatest rim attacker of all time isn’t really proving much :lol


100% bro, no disrespect to Thunder Dan.


Just wondering if he’d be just as hard to score against as Marion, Bowen, Iguodala, etc.

Especially with the twin towers of Barkley and Tom Chambers protecting the rim behind him.

:confusedshrug:

[warriorfan]

100% bro, no disrespect to Thunder Dan.


Just wondering if he’d be just as hard to score against as Marion, Bowen, Iguodala, etc.

Especially with the twin towers of Barkley and Tom Chambers protecting the rim behind him.

:confusedshrug:

Jordan is taking Iguodala and Marion off the dribble all day, no screens needed.

This is what Kobe did to Bruce Bowen in the 4 playoff series he played against him


https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-western-conference-semifinals-spurs-vs-lakers.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-western-conference-semifinals-lakers-vs-spurs.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2004-nba-western-conference-semifinals-lakers-vs-spurs.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2008-nba-western-conference-finals-spurs-vs-lakers.html


Now imagine what MJ would do

[SpaceJam2]

Give the guy a break, he just put in 50 hours at AutoZone that week prior to playing that night

:roll: :roll:

MJ's best challenge

[Bronbron23]

This was MJ's direct finals opponent in 1993. Dan Majerle, shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns.


https://media.giphy.com/media/55UfJHp2WXDO0/giphy.gif


SECOND TEAM ALL-NBA DEFENSE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Majerle) that year.


This was LITERALLY the second best defensive shooting guard after MJ in 1993. (Also Second Team in '91.)



You make the call. :confusedshrug:
What's the point of this? Klay Thompson was second team defence last year and he's a slower less athletic version of Dan. So to answer the question yes if Klay can Dan definitely could

[3ball]

Just wondering if he’d be just as hard to score against as Marion, Bowen, Iguodala, etc.



MJ would blow by those guys easier than he did Richard Dumas, who was an equal or better athlete (https://i.makeagif.com/media/11-16-2015/ie68e9.gif) than those guys:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-30-2015/Aryjf6.gif






Just wondering if he’d be just as hard to score against as Marion, Bowen, Iguodala, etc.


We know how MJ would do against Marion and Iggy because MJ averaged 36 ppg against Drexler, who is more athletic than those guys and led his Blazers to a better defensive rankings then MJ/Pippen in the first 3-peat

MJ also averaged 30+ against Derrick McKey, Stacey Augmon, Penny, Rodman and others

Regardless, Majerle was stronger and had more hops than Klay, with similar all-defense accolades - so he was a tougher defender than Klay







Especially with the twin towers of Barkley and Tom Chambers protecting the rim behind him.


Oliver Miller was a better shot blocker than most bigs Lebron ever faced - ur just ignorant as shit

MJ also dominated far better bigs and rim protection than he's ever face in today's game .. so you have no point

Accept the fact that MJ averaged 41 against a better defender and athlete than Klay Thompson, and in a slower-paced Finals than Lebron ever played






Just wondering if he’d be just as hard to score against as Marion, Bowen, Iguodala, etc.



35-year Jordan blowing by Bowen:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-08-2015/CcQ7gp.gif



40-year Jordan putting Marion on posters:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/11-13-2015/CaqFFm.gif


https://i.makeagif.com/media/11-13-2015/XUplBD.gif
.

[AussieSteve]

Give the guy a break, he just put in 50 hours at AutoZone that week prior to playing that night

Dan Majerle had career earnings of $28 million. That's not bad, is it. For the 1990s at least. I suppose with inflation it would be tough to live on today.

[FultzNationRISE]

40-year Jordan putting Marion on posters:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/11-13-2015/CaqFFm.gif


https://i.makeagif.com/media/11-13-2015/XUplBD.gif
.


Blatant travel and a blatant stiff arm.


Cmon man.

[fourkicks44]

https://youtu.be/TNKXu_wUa0w

I'm gonna leave this here and let y'all decide.

But Riley always put Majerle on AI.

[Trollsmasher]

https://media.giphy.com/media/30KRmRhU0f8Q0/giphy.gif


Klay is all-defense, but the stats clearly show that "thunder" Dan was far more athletic:

The 1991 (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=qpikcz&s=8#.V_L49-ArLIW) and 1992 (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=iwox8i&s=8#.VI_7OSvF_Ck) Philadelphia 76'er media guides show that Majerle got 70 dunks in 1991, and 72 dunks in 1992 (top 10% of the league) - this is far more than Klay's career high of 21 dunks in 2015.. Majerle was also built like a tank, like a white Iggy

Majerle's higher dunk total occurred when league-wide dunk frequency was lower, as shown here (http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12555171&postcount=86) (1 dunk every 23.8 shots in 1992, compared to 1 every 22.6 shots in 2014).

Why is this important?... Because people were wondering whether MJ could average 50 on Klay - he obviously could, since he averaged 41 on Majerle, who was a superior athlete and all-nba defender (mj averaged 47/10/6 in Games 2-4.. and also got 36 on Drexler in 92').
damn, look at that typical late '90s contest:lol

[fourkicks44]

Where you at, Smokey boy?

I'm sure you actually have some LEGIT opinions from someone that actually witnessed on this one.

[Gileraracer]

Some Lebron stans call this "GOAT level defense":

http://i.freegifmaker.me/1/5/5/1/7/9/15517973533198297.gif

http://i.freegifmaker.me/1/5/5/1/7/9/1551797455788578.gif

http://i.freegifmaker.me/1/5/5/1/7/9/15517973023198267.gif

So yes, according to them Dan Majerle would probably be 5 times DPOY already

[72-10]

Blatant travel and a blatant stiff arm.


Cmon man.

there is no travel and there is no stiff arm

[Bimbo Coles]

He'd be too busy dropping 25+

[juju151111]

https://youtu.be/TNKXu_wUa0w

I'm gonna leave this here and let y'all decide.

But Riley always put Majerle on AI.

Why is nobody addressing this. Old ass Dan majerle keeping up with a scoring, fast, quick new era allen Iverson and frustrating him. Shouldn't advance era Iverson blow past him like noting?

[Bronbron23]

This was MJ's direct finals opponent in 1993. Dan Majerle, shooting guard for the Phoenix Suns.


https://media.giphy.com/media/55UfJHp2WXDO0/giphy.gif


SECOND TEAM ALL-NBA DEFENSE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Majerle) that year.


This was LITERALLY the second best defensive shooting guard after MJ in 1993. (Also Second Team in '91.)



You make the call. :confusedshrug:

Wasnt klay all defence last year? Dan and klay are similar size except dan was stronger and more athletic. Why not?

[RogueBorg]

Anyone know what Thunder Dan and LeBron have in common?

:oldlol: