LeBron DPOY?

[Manny98]

https://i.postimg.cc/wBqT7xXh/47385e2.jpg

Lakers have the best defense in the NBA this year despite AD missing a chunk of games. LeBron is leading perimeter players in virtually every defensive metric

He deserves to win DPOY this year, especially after getting robbed in 2013

[SATAN]

Yes.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Easily.

Leading MVP and DPOY candidate in season 18 wow

Goaty as hell

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Apparently Bron doesn't play defense, tho.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?490787-the-reason-lebron-is-able-to-play-this-many-minutes

Daily narratives and facts are having a bit of disconnect :confusedshrug:

[LoneyROY7]

Big time defense.

[AirBonner]

LeDefense

[BigShotBob]

Is that why Westbrook and Beal combined for over 60 points against him?

[k0kakw0rld]

Ben Simmons will win it.

[Manny98]

Ben Simmons will win it.
LeBron is the best defender on the best defensive team

Simmons has Embiid who's a better defender than anyone on the Lakers yet they do don't have the #1 defense

LeBron probably won't win but he deserves it more than anyone

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Is that why Westbrook and Beal combined for over 60 points against him?

Jordan got lit up for 37 by "9ppg" LeBradford Smith. The bench warmer connected on 15 of his 20 field goals and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the line.

Now if that's a fact, how could MJ be good on defense? :confusedshrug:

[Spurs m8]

Let's see his and the lakers defensive stats in a month's time lol

Jordan has a dpoy....another thing leroid doesn't have

[Airupthere]

Lebron plays defense in spots. This will be ill deserved if it happens.

[light]

LeBron will be considered for DPOY.

Aside from his own superb metrics, he takes on the toughest defensive assignments in crunch time and he also quarterbacks their defense all of the time.

He should also make an all-defensive team as he's been snubbed multiple times in recent years.

[dankok8]

I'd be shocked if Lebron made an All-Defensive team let alone DPOY. It will be Gobert by a mile barring injury.

[BigShotBob]

Jordan got lit up for 37 by "9ppg" LeBradford Smith. The bench warmer connected on 15 of his 20 field goals and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the line.

Now if that's a fact, how could MJ be good on defense? :confusedshrug:

Off of one hot night Labradford got his fame. But don't forget Jordan had 25 points and still won that game.

Also he cooked Pippen and mostly came off of screens to be fair.

[FultzNationRISE]

What people don't understand is that Bron defends with his mind.

Having a 471 IQ is far more valuable than having "hops" or whatever these young kids tend to rely on.

There's a reason they call him Big Pe-nis LeGenius.

He is the ultimate unity of mind and package. :applause:

[SATAN]

Nikos Galis dropped 50 on MJ :lebronamazed:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Off of one hot night Labradford got his fame. But don't forget Jordan had 25 points and still won that game.

I mean ... weren't you just basing defense on one game?

:confusedshrug:

If we're gonna call a spade a spade then neither Mike or Bron are good defenders.


Also he cooked Pippen and mostly came off of screens to be fair.

Nope he was cooking Mike

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/michael-jordan-vs-labradford-smith-a-look-at-the-bulls-legends-revenge-against-an-imaginary-opponent/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twOQsQ0ZER0

[BigShotBob]

I mean ... weren't you just basing defense on one game?

:confusedshrug:

If we're gonna call a spade a spade then neither Mike or Bron are good defenders.



Nope he was cooking Mike

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/michael-jordan-vs-labradford-smith-a-look-at-the-bulls-legends-revenge-against-an-imaginary-opponent/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twOQsQ0ZER0

One was expected to go off (Beal and Westbrook), one wasn't.

He cooked both MJ and Pippen, and he came off of pin downs and screens too for jump shots. It's not like he was isoing against him all game to be fair.

[Axe]

Apparently Bron doesn't play defense, tho.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?490787-the-reason-lebron-is-able-to-play-this-many-minutes

Daily narratives and facts are having a bit of disconnect :confusedshrug:
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[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

One was expected to go off (Beal and Westbrook), one wasn't.

He cooked both MJ and Pippen, and he came off of pin downs and screens too for jump shots. It's not like he was isoing against him all game to be fair.

Not sure what you think bringing that up does. :oldlol: Like, you do understand the guy expected NOT TO SCORE, and scoring, is a worse thing right?

Johnny Red Kerr literally says Smith is wearing Jordan out at 3:46

1:35, 2:13, 2:34, 3:01, 3:40, 3:50 were all either ISO plays or bad defense from Jordan. No screens or "pin downs" there.

Anyway, not a big deal. I just think it funny that you cant admit to your poor logic.


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You would think.

But...there are people who saw that ONE bad defensive game from Bron!

[hold this L]

LeBron is the best defender on the best defensive team

Simmons has Embiid who's a better defender than anyone on the Lakers yet they do don't have the #1 defense

LeBron probably won't win but he deserves it more than anyone
Stop it. AD locked in is better than anyone on the Sixers as we saw in the last PS.

Saying that, Bron is one of the candidates. He's #2 after Simmons for me but if he keeps this up, wouldn't mind if he wins it.

[fourkicks44]

Stop it. AD locked in is better than anyone on the Sixers as we saw in the last PS.

Saying that, Bron is one of the candidates. He's #2 after Simmons for me but if he keeps this up, wouldn't mind if he wins it.

AD ducked Jokic like he always ducks matchups with centers.

Remember "the rebirth of Dwight Howard" in the WCF?

He aint a bum but you are overrating his defense waaay too much.

[Axe]

You would think.

But...there are people who saw that ONE bad defensive game from Bron!
He plays better defense than guys like stephen curry, especially during times when he couldn't rely on his offensive clutch abilities.

[BigShotBob]

Not sure what you think bringing that up does. :oldlol: Like, you do understand the guy expected NOT TO SCORE, and scoring, is a worse thing right?

Johnny Red Kerr literally says Smith is wearing Jordan out at 3:46

1:35, 2:13, 2:34, 3:01, 3:40, 3:50 were all either ISO plays or bad defense from Jordan. No screens or "pin downs" there.

Anyway, not a big deal. I just think it funny that you cant admit to your poor logic.



You would think.

But...there are people who saw that ONE bad defensive game from Bron!

Don't get me wrong, MJ's defense was obviously not up to snuff that game, but like I said there were plays when Pippen switched out on him or sagged off of him because it seemed that he didn't think that he would be able to make the shot. Literally the game after that Smith had 15 and Jordan had 47.

But again, there are more examples of Lebron not having the type of defensive impact that the stats suggest. Which was my point. He's just not a viable DPOY candidate, and thankfully Gobert will be the runaway winner.