View Full Version : Who faced the toughest gauntlet of man defenders?
Im Still Ballin
10-07-2025, 11:14 AM
Watching some prime Kobe tape and, man, he faced an absolute gauntlet of elite wing defenders. All in the postseason, too.
Kirilenko
Marion
Artest
Battier
Tayshaun Prince
Bowen
Tony Allen
Am I missing anyone?
Hakeem's got to be up there, doesn't he? Robinson, Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning, etc. Wilt and Bill played each other damn near every other game, so that's definitely a tough out.
tpols
10-07-2025, 11:23 AM
Probably Wilt if were talking playoffs. Playoffs were much shorter so you had to face a top guy every time. No padding against bums. Kobe did face a gauntlet though. Maybe we can add Ruben Patterson from the Jailblazers as well. :lol That guy was a legit bad guy though. Raja Bell was tough too.
dankok8
10-07-2025, 11:48 AM
Kareem is a decent honorable mention too. So many series against Reed, Wilt, Thurmond, Cowens, Walton, Sikma...
1987_Lakers
10-07-2025, 11:52 AM
LeBron. And it's not close.
tpols
10-07-2025, 12:38 PM
LeBron. And it's not close.
Fat Boris Diaw sure put up a fight.
https://youtu.be/PE5auU7uvwU?si=Hvnhh5liIa0kt6dF
:oldlol:
FultzNationRISE
10-07-2025, 01:17 PM
Watching some prime Kobe tape and, man, he faced an absolute gauntlet of elite wing defenders. All in the postseason, too.
Kirilenko
Marion
Artest
Battier
Tayshaun Prince
Bowen
Tony Allen
Am I missing anyone?
Hakeem's got to be up there, doesn't he? Robinson, Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning, etc. Wilt and Bill played each other damn near every other game, so that's definitely a tough out.
I dunno if Raja Bell was considered elite but he sure was physical with Bean. The way Louie would do to MJ if that son of a bitch MJ try to be a bully.
Full Court
10-07-2025, 05:32 PM
LeBron. And it's not close.
:roll: Nice try.
But he did get the clamps put on him by JJ Barea.
:lebronamazed:
Chuckbe
10-07-2025, 06:15 PM
FrodoBaggins
Jasper
10-15-2025, 04:25 PM
:roll: Nice try.
But he did get the clamps put on him by JJ Barea.
:lebronamazed:
lmfao
Jasper
10-15-2025, 04:26 PM
earl the pearl had to work hard to score buckets along with pistol pete
Wally450
10-16-2025, 09:22 AM
Paul Pierce
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