the GOAT scorer vs. the GOAT defender

The thing about MJ was that he had an EPIC SCORING SKILLSET. He was among the best perimeter players EVER in terms of the midrange, slashing, postups, and craftiness (footwork, pump fakes, etc). Add to it he was a freakish athlete he was an impossible cover. So in terms of Dumars, he could make slashing to the basket a bit more difficult for MJ. When it came to Rodman or forwards defending him, they could make postups a bit harder. MJ was a great slasher AND midrange shooter. So basically u are gonna give up something AT ALL TIMES!!

But YOUR BEST SHOT is to put your best perimeter defender on him PERIOD! It might be a 6'3 or 6'4 guard. It might be a 6'8 SF. If u are like the Pistons and have two great defenders in Dumars and Rodman, that really is your best chance. That's why the Pistons were MJ's toughest threat. They also had a physical frontline that would punish him in the paint. Detroit could at least switch off and give Mike different looks. U aint' gonna stop MJ anyway, it just about making him a bit less efficient.

[B]Imo, the GOAT perimeter defender is Sidney Moncrief, and the player you would want to defend Jordan would either be him or Payton.
Shame that injuries basically killed Sid' career when he was 29 and MJ only 23.

Not to go against Rodman because he was an amazing defensive player, especially in his Pistons days when he was terrific on the perimeter while also doing it in the post (then in his later days he was more of a PF, great at guarding the post against bigs and better at it). He couldn't be as quick as players like Jordan or Dumars though, he had the size and strength combined with great physicality abilities and still pretty fast, but not as them smaller dudes ofc.[/B]


[QUOTE=hateraid]The 2 best matchups played on his team. Harper and Pippen
I always felt like if Jordan would have started his career a little earlier Moncrief and Bobby Jones could have defended him well[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312018[/url]

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFV59cFZi-U[/url]

Do you think peak Rodman was a better defender than Robinson or Olajuwon? Or do you mean GOAT perimeter defender?

[QUOTE=Dr Hawk]

Do you think peak Rodman was a better defender than Robinson or Olajuwon? Or do you mean GOAT perimeter defender?

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Best [I]all-round[/I] defender - perimeter and interior.

Rodman won back-to-back DPOY at the SF position in 1990 and 1991, but what made him so unique was he had the body to guard both wings and PF's at an elite level, and even centers.

Kobe vs MJ?

Was expecting 3ball to have posted the video of old Jordan vs young Jordan.

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