Vote on the best defensive center of all time

[NBAGOAT]

i give drob a mention. I've heard some convincing arguments about how he wasnt as foul prone as hakeem and hakeem's aggression defensively lead to some mistakes. Hakeem's a better post defender however which is pretty important

[k0kakw0rld]

[superduper]

I'll go Hakeem since there's no Embiid option.

[the mesiah]

Im taking Dream, it

[ImKobe]

It has to be Hakeem, considering how much effort he put into his offense as well.

[Ben Simmons 25]

This thread is a joke, right? To see how many kids under the age of 25 we have posting here?

Hint: as of right now almost 80% of respondents are getting this question wrong.

[Uncle Drew]

Jordan ducked Hakeem.

[Round Mound]

I think Hakeem was the best all around defender at the center spot. He could defend the basket, man to man, off his man (like Russell who was probably the best in his era) and team defend.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Dwight's easily the most athletic out of these.

lmfao no Frights not a better athlete than DRob, Hakeem, Wilt and prolly Russell

[AngelEyes]

Dwight's easily the most athletic out of these.

Chamberlain is one of the most athletic people to ever live, far more athletic than Dwight ever was. And Robinson, Olajuwon and Russell were all probably at least as athletic as Howard.

[tontoz]

Yeah i think a 4 time DPOY deserves a mention.

[LostCause]

Wilt deserves more recognition here

[Psileas]

Well, when Kareem was asked who his all-time best defensive opponent was, his answer wasn't Olajuwon. It was someone who's not even on the list. So was Wilt's. And their results absolutely justify their choice (I still pick Russell, though, he was probably more versatile with his team defense and multiple position defense and overall more revolutionary).

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Well, when Kareem was asked who his all-time best defensive opponent was, his answer wasn't Olajuwon. It was someone who's not even in the list. So was Wilt's. And their results absolutely justify their choice (I still pick Russell, though, he was probably more versatile with his team defense and multiple position defense and overall more revolutionary).

Hakeem wouldve locked them down as much as Thurmond did if not more so

anyways Nate was only on that level for man/post defense. Hakeem is the better overall defender when u look at all aspects of defense together

and Kareem and Wilt have a bias against newer era players its been known for a long time now

[fsvr54]

Ben Wallace