POLL Who would as the better defender?

[DJ Fieri]

Self explanatory....

Vote and discuss.

 

[CitySushi]

Kobe.

This shouldn't be a debate.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I fucked up the headline....LOL.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Kobe.

This shouldn't be a debate.

So vote.

I think it's equal. Both were excellent defensive players.

 

[CitySushi]

So vote.

I think it's equal. Both were excellent defensive players.

I always lean towards consistency. Lebron is an excellent defender when he wanted/needed to be. Kobe was on 100% all game.

 

[shopson67]

12x all defensive teams vs 6x. Kobe wins.

 

[bksballer89]

12x all defensive teams vs 6x. Kobe wins.

Easy lol

Silly poll

 

[DJ Fieri]

Easy lol

Silly poll

Is it?

3 people so far have Bron or equal.

2 have Kobe....LOL.

 

[Shanemansj13]

12x all defensive teams vs 6x. Kobe wins.

That's like using all nba's to compare players. Lebron should have one maybe two DPOY awards.

Like I said in the other thread, it's close either way. Is Kobe twice the defensive player than Lebron....hell no.

 

[CitySushi]

That's like using all nba's to compare players. Lebron should have one maybe two DPOY awards.

Like I said in the other thread, it's close either way. Is Kobe twice the defensive player than Lebron....hell no.

This just goes back to peak performance vs longevity. Kobe was an elite defender for a much longer period of time than Lebron. At his peak, Lebron and Kobe were probably on an even par level defensively. The problem is that Lebron's peak lasted much shorter than Kobe's.

So it's like saying was Gilbert Arenas a better player than Tim Hardaway? Gilbert had a 3 year stretch that far surpassed Hardaway's peak as a player. But Hardaway was consistent for much longer and a better player for a longer period of time.

 

[Mebert]

I always lean towards consistency. Lebron is an excellent defender when he wanted/needed to be. Kobe was on 100% all game.

I like this argument a lot. When Kobe was on a bad team he upped his tenacity to prove a point. Nobody wanted to face bad team Kobe.

 

[bksballer89]

This just goes back to peak performance vs longevity. Kobe was an elite defender for a much longer period of time than Lebron. At his peak, Lebron and Kobe were probably on an even par level defensively. The problem is that Lebron's peak lasted much shorter than Kobe's.

So it's like saying was Gilbert Arenas a better player than Tim Hardaway? Gilbert had a 3 year stretch that far surpassed Hardaway's peak as a player. But Hardaway was consistent for much longer and a better player for a longer period of time.

Exactly. Was lebron some great defender in his early Cavs days? His best moments came with miami and in the 2nd cleveland stint

 

[fightinfunbags]

I picked LeBron because he can switch on to all 5 positions. Kobe couldn’t handle a 5 or a power 4 backing him down the way LeBron can.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I'm guessing OP wasn't getting enough attention.

The answer is Kobe. No debate.

The question isn't if it's marginal or not.

 

[fightinfunbags]

But also…give me the guy who isn’t dead. You could totally take Kobe off the dribble right now.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I picked LeBron because he can switch on to all 5 positions. Kobe couldn’t handle a 5 or a power 4 backing him down the way LeBron can.

That's not how it works.

Ben Wallace and Dikembe couldn't handle guards on the perimeter as well as Lebron could either but both those guys are better defensive players than Kobe or Lebron.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I picked LeBron because he can switch on to all 5 positions. Kobe couldn’t handle a 5 or a power 4 backing him down the way LeBron can.

But, it's obviously Kobe? LOL.

 

[DJ Fieri]

But also…give me the guy who isn’t dead. You could totally take Kobe off the dribble right now.

LMAO.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

But, it's obviously Kobe? LOL.

Yes

 

[fightinfunbags]

That's not how it works.

Ben Wallace and Dikembe couldn't handle guards on the perimeter as well as Lebron could either but both those guys are better defensive players than Kobe or Lebron.

I wasn’t talking about them. I was talking about LeBron