NBA Playoffs

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

You are going to mention Lebron james as an on the ball perimeter defender in the same breathe as Kobe and MJ in their respective primes?

Surely you jest.

I don't know where you read that. Let's take it further. Not only did I not put LeBron at their level but I don't put Kobe at MJ's level. That is not what I said. I said they all share one thing in common and that is a desire to want to be the best defender. That is not the same as saying they have the same ability when they play their best.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I don't know where you read that. Let's take it further. Not only did I not put LeBron at their level but I don't put Kobe at MJ's level. That is not what I said. I said they all share one thing in common and that is a desire to want to be the best defender. That is not the same as saying they have the same ability when they play their best.

Okay...sorry. I disagree about Kobe not being at Jordan's level. In some ways, i think Kobe was better. He didnt play passing lanes like MJ and he wasnt as physical but in my opinion he was more versatile. Kobe could defend an allen iverson one day and a tracy mcgrady the next.

The Olympics made it very clear Kobe can
defend. When he wants to. He can be totally
disruptive on PG's all the way to 3's. But
on the Lakers in the playoffs, he does not have the luxury of
sitting out major parts of the game. The Laker guards
absolutely stink so far. The have no point. Kobe is
in a bind.

Lebron has Mo Williams and West. That helps a hell of a lot.
Two guys that can handle the ball and score.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by pgardn

The Olympics made it very clear Kobe can
defend. When he wants to. He can be totally
disruptive on PG's all the way to 3's. But
on the Lakers in the playoffs, he does not have the luxury of
sitting out major parts of the game. The Laker guards
absolutely stink so far. The have no point. Kobe is
in a bind.

Lebron has Mo Williams and West. That helps a hell of a lot.
Two guys that can handle the ball and score.

True all the way aroud. the laker guards have played horribly and faster guards are going to give them problems.

But...things change fast in the nba and matchups make teams look better or worse.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

True all the way aroud. the laker guards have played horribly and faster guards are going to give them problems.

But...things change fast in the nba and matchups make teams look better or worse.

True.
Houston has some very fast PGs.
Denver does not
have this speed.
And truthfully I had no idea Artest could
hold it together this well. Especially after the
Kobe elbow. I thought his mind would explode.

Artest has really surprised me with his ability to
stay somewhat focused. I really judged Artest incorrectly.
He has sort of grown up in my eyes.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

True.
Houston has some very fast PGs.
Denver does not
have this speed.
And truthfully I had no idea Artest could
hold it together this well. Especially after the
Kobe elbow. I thought his mind would explode.

Artest has really surprised me with his ability to
stay somewhat focused. I really judged Artest incorrectly.
He has sort of grown up in my eyes.

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