LeBron: Best Defender in the L
Photo. MannionWhen he wants to be that is. That’s just one of the thoughts put forth this morning from the very fired up Cavs blog “Cavalier Attitude” (along with a host of other things, from the size of Boobie’s stones to the TV cameras catching KG allegedly saying some seriously unfortunate things).
First up, LeBron’s D. From the post:
I’m Going To Lay Some Bold Knowledge On You: There’s No Better Perimeter Defender Than LeBron James When He’s Committed to That End.
I’m serious. Watch this series. Paul Pierce: 18-52. That’s Boston’s best scorer, and he hasn’t had a scrap of room to work the entire series. He’s been completely taken out of the game. And lest you think he’s in some sort of funk, every single time Sasha Pavlovic, a good on-ball defender, was sent to check him, he absolutely destroyed him and got an easy bucket. Oh, and LeBron’s been an absolute monster on the weak side, with 3 steals and 2 blocks tonight, including one absolutely impossible from-behind stuff of KG on what would have been an easy layup. You don’t see this in the regular season, but there is nobody better when he’s committed.
Then Boobie Gibson’s balls, compared to Sam Cassell’s:
BOOBIE GIBSON AND HIS WATERMELON BALLS.
Holy living breathing Christ, I would not trade Boobie Gibson for anyone right now. He does look like a different player in the playoffs, as he was driving pretty fearlessly. Kids: if you’re fast, small, and have a good handle, force the issue. You will get a foul or an easy floater. There is no reason Boobie shouldn’t average 15 off the bench next season, although his ignoring of shooters when he droves further drives home the point he is not the point guard of the future.
However, when it mattered, Boobie stepped into his customary role: CLUTCH BOMBER WITH ICE WATER IN HIS VEINS. Seriously, he is the perfect shooter to go next to LeBron James. He’s quick enough to find seams where your average spot-up guy like Wally or Mike Miller would be stuck on the weak-side, he knows precisely where to be when LeBron gets double-trapped, he’s unflappable when his feet are set, and lest we forget, 200 lb. testicles.
69-71, 8:45 to go-BOOBIE. 69-74.
75-79, 2:55 to go-BOOBIE. 75-82.
Comparing this to Boston’s supposed shooters:
75-82, Ray Allen, supposed best shooter in the game, open three: clang. You are Tyrone Nesby compared to Boobie.
7:09, 76-71: Sam Cassell, supposed owner of league’s largest balls, absolutely WIDE open: Clang. You do not have the balls you claim to own. Boobie Gibson makes your balls look like peas in a stiff beach breeze.
I LOVE BOOBIE GIBSON.
And finally, the KG stuff:
LBJ Making the DPOY his B-I-T-C-H.
The important thing here-LeBron generally has trouble when the second defender gets there after the pick-and-roll, as he’s usually fast enough to beat the second man to his spot. When a team like Boston is able to get that second man there and wall off the lane, he generally has trouble, but this time he made the adjustment when James Posey was just a hair late, giving him a sweet inside-out dribble and giving him the best seat in the house for KG getting posterized. Stay up all night in your hotel room watching that, Ticket. Ya big bitch. And thanks, Garnett and TNT, for putting Garnett clearly screaming “F***ing F***ots!” at the top of his lungs in slow-motion as you went to commerical.
We didn’t catch the Garnett thing going into commercial so we don’t cn’t comment on what it looked like he said or didn’t say. Did you guys see it?
To check out the full post from Cavalier Attitude go HERE.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:36 am
springz says:
Whoa.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:39 am
YOUNGFED says:
GTFOH Dime, Kobe is the best defender in the league, then Josh Smith.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Dime Magazine says:
we didn’t say LBJ was the best defender in the League, Cavalier Attitude did (and only when he was totally committed to it). we’d have to agree though. when a dude is bigger, stronger and faster than everyone else in the League, if he really puts his mind to it, he can probably shut anyone down.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:09 am
fallinup says:
mmmm kay…I guess they could say that about Bron..
I could also say that Shaq is the best free throw shooter- When he’s committed to it.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:09 am
the_don_mega says:
@YOUNGFED…
smoove is not the 2nd best…
top 3 help defender maybe…
top 2 all around defender???
nah…
bowen still gets my vote…
dime’s right…
cats were just quoting the cav blog…
mamba is the best defender in the league…
but only if he was totally committed to it as well..
just like this past summer…
cat showed us some nasty d back there…
this is why it would be better for the lakers to stick him to deron for Gm5…
as for lebron…
committment is all he needs…
he should learn how to balance his energy/effort on both ends…
like the G.O.A.T. did in his prime…
May 13th, 2008 at 11:10 am
doc says:
Yeah hes showing he can be a lock down defender.He has to do it more often now.But he aint D’d up like this since them 2 fourth quarter molestations he put on Kobe this year.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:14 am
GEE...I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom! says:
Yea he did say it my wife caught it. She is like a master at reading lips lol. I was trippin, she was cracking up.
Still I will say LeBron is an excellent defender. Not the best though. Kobe wins that till it’s taken.
Trust, if Kobe was guarding P dub. His scoring would be even looooweerr!
Side note: I am really tired of seeing dudes score off of screens, picks and rolls. I am enjoying dudes going one on one seeing how good someone’s defense really is when it’s straight up.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Taj says:
I caught it! It didn’t look like he was screaming as much as he was saying it to himself to get Amped up!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:40 am
DaPro says:
Gee that’s part of being a good defender is guarding your man offs screens, iso, post, etc…
The King can be a nice defender but when Kobe locks in on D it’s a different ballgame
The same case can be made for several players not just those two
Oh yeah I really ain’t trying to 2 or think about Boobie’s ballz but the article was hilarious
KG being Brons bitch…lol
May 13th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Myrie says:
This is from a homer blog. Really, did you expect anything different from a homer blog?…Saying they wouldn’t move Daniel Boobie Gibson as if he is the teams savior. Comical.
There is a dude right now writing a blog for the Memphis Grizzlies and will convince you Hakeem Warrick is untradeable and the best defender in the league. C’mon Dime….stop giving these clowns pub/air time.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:53 am
GEE...I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom! says:
No no DaPro I am not saying that is not part of being a great defender it most def. is.
I just like straight up action. I am the same way on the court. I know 7-10 if we going straight up, unless you have a wet J, then I am going to win on D. I hate having to fight through screens and then get picked and someone else guards my dude and he proceeds to mortal kombat they ***!
I get you though it’s all part of it. I just like straight up.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Kudabeen says:
I was looking at the game where he swallowed Rondos layups and though about this. He has 3 blocks and 4 steals I think. When committed he has the size, length, agility, speed, and the strength to give everyone problems. He frustrated Kobe in LA this, year. Some will conveniently forget who gets the better of who in those matchups. Ray and Pierce look very timid on offense and it’s not Ron Artest stalking them out there it’s a committed LBJ… Kobe is that dude, because he seems to be committed all the time (when He feels his team can win)…I will say all year we haven’t seen him ‘turn it off’ or go in the Kobe cruise control to prove a point…
Daniel Gibson needs a coach that is going to allow him to get back to learning how to be a point guard. He is a very good defender, good ball handler, great shooter, but he isn’t allowed even bring the damn ball up…stupid.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Damon says:
wow, that blog is as much homerism as it gets. ray allen is tyrone nesby compared to boobie because he missed some open looks. just hope they aren’t serious.
about lebron, well, he is an above average defender just on his athleticism alone, but the argument with pierce isn’t that good because he is just playing garbage, missing everything, including open shots.
some of that is because of james, but the best perimter defender in the league? he has to do it more consistent
May 13th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Celts Fan says:
ok, well ya, Pierce is struggling, but LeBron has shot even worse than him, so by this idiot’s logic, that means that Pierce, not LeBron, would be the best defender in the league.
That’s what happens when you use retarded logic. Someone else can and will turn it on its head with something dumb that by this logic makes sense just to make you look like a fool. This is ridiculous.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
fiyaman says:
this article sounds like a highschooler taking shit to his friend about his favorite team.. does the writer have a journalism degree? this shit doesnt even sound like somethign anyone would take seriously..
200lb testicles? who says thats
tell this dude to stop sucking on Lebron balls.. (thats probably y he got upset when KG called him/them fagots..lol)
May 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Willis says:
Lebron is not the best defender. By a long shot.
Top 5
Bowen (I hate to say it but its true)
Kobe
Artest
Jsmoove
Tim Duncan (except when guarding Amare)
Lebron might not even be in the top ten once you consider Tayshaun, Camby, Baron Davis, Shawn Marion, and Dwight Howard. I can’t look at Lebron and say that he is a better defender than ANY of those guys. But they are right, he has the athleticism to be the best defender, he just isn’t at this point.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Stefan says:
LeBrons dunk was out this world!
http://www.squidoo.com/LeBronJamesDunk
May 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Dennis Castro says:
Nice to see I’m not the only one who thought the Yellow Book chick was hot…
May 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
fiyaman says:
@celts fan
I agree using this login Pierce should have gotten DPOY cause he got Lebron on lock that no has been able to do.. some logic huh
May 13th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
the_don_mega says:
@Celts Fan…
since we’re in the talk ’bout dumb logic…
let me give you mine…
your arguement that p-dub is DPOY since he locked lebron on d…
is just plain STUPID…
why???
bron is not the best baller in the L…
mamba is…
dumbass…
BTW…
since bron somehow locked mamba on d during their past 2 meetings this season…
then lets crown bron as DPOY!!!
how’s that for an arguement???
you better know who the best player in the L is first before you make some stupid arguement…
this aint saying that the guy who locks up the best player in the L should get DPOY…
im just making a counter arguement to this stupidity by celts fan…
what a homer…
May 13th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
nick says:
artest when he puts his mind to it and lock any player in the league down from the 1-4 spot. he got the size and strength to do so. just he should get his mind on basketball instead of his music company and whatever else he does.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Damon says:
hey don, celts fan was just making fun of the argument in this cavs post that bron is the best defender based on pierce shooting. funny how you jumped on his joke…
May 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
srb says:
Pierce has scored way better against Kobe than Lebron in the past actually. He’s had some really good games against the Lakers but none against the [Lebron] Cavs.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Celts Fan says:
Don, reread my post. That is pure sarcasm using the homer that wrote the LeBron article’s logic. It’s sarcasm and assanine because we all know that Pierce isn’t that and neither is LeBron. and yes, Mamba is the best player in the league. I’ve been saying for months now that LeBron can’t be mentioned in that argument until he becomes the defender Kobe is.
Damn, figured constantly saying things like, “by this retarded logic” and ending with “This is ridiculous” would’ve been clear. Oh well, glad to see the only arguments are from people misreading others’ posts instead of someone trying to agree with the clown that wrote this…
May 13th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
subrock says:
saying that lebron james is the best defender when he’s “commited” is like saying shaq is a great free throw shooter when he “makes it”
May 13th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
fallinup says:
Celt, it’s pointless to even defend you’re argument. Some folks have their nose stuck so far up Lebron’s jock that reason doesn’t work.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
fallinup says:
subrock, I’m going to charge you a fee you if you bite another of my comments (jokin!). See post 4. LOL
May 13th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Big V says:
Seriously, why even post this mess? I’ll be sure to email y’all when I finish writing my article about why Steph is the greatest PG in the history of the game. I want my burn too, goddamnit!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
alex says:
when he’s committed just ain’t cutting it. walk the walk. hell, i think rasheed’s the goddamn best post scorer when he puts his mind to it.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
yallallreadyknow says:
lebron can’t guard a cup of warm piss
May 13th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Celts Fan says:
fallinup, trust me, I don’t bother with some of the clowns that are just attacking. I think Don really just read it wrong and replied. He completely missed the entire point, but he came back with legit points that would’ve been dead on had he been right about what he thought I was saying.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
GEE...I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom! says:
srb let P-Dub see Kobe in the playoffs. The only way P would survive is off double and triple picks and screens lol and ref whistles.
That is if he even guards P cause I think he will be shutting down Ray, which is the key to Boston anyway.
George Karl is a pretty good defender look how he sat Boom’s *** down.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
GEE...I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom! says:
LOL A.I. *** down I mean lol wow Nellie was the defender who shut down Boom. I need a drink.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
kb24! says:
WTF best defender in the L? you guys must not know basketball. He wasn’t even on the all first defensive team. As KB24 is. Not saying Bron Bron doesn’t have D but to put him first out of everyone else is stupid.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
K Dizzle says:
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
May 13th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
doug says:
r u serious man, i would be in the league if i was commited too!that statement is ridiculous and Doc that statement about Lebron locking Kobe up for 2 quarters is absurd,Kobe has rare periods in time when his shot is off haven’t u learned nobody can lock kobe up,ask Doug Christie,Ruben Patterson(aka the Kobe Stopper),Raja Bell,Shawn Marion,Bruce Bowen,Ron Artest,Andrei Kirelenko,whoever they run at this cat gets scorched,even Lebron knows this.Better luck next time DOC.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
AY says:
all this “best defender” talk is ridiculous in itself; what defines a good defender? someone who’s good at one-on-one situations? how do you evaluate bowen, he’s got duncan and drob protecting rim so he can play up on his man his entire career? how do you evaluate shaq, he’s a good one-on-one defender, but he is the worst pick-n-roll defender of all time because he doesn’t want the little guy to drive by him, so he never shows off the pick. Mutombo got raped by shaq because his coach believed in his abilities and didn’t want to double, does that make him a bad defender?
All of this is ridiculous; if you had a system where you slow down the game and try to execute, you’d likely have set situations where the rest of the defense can react to mistakes, anyone would look like a solid defender in that case. If you just run like the nuggets, even camby has a hard time looking good because the other guys are scoring 120 points. It all depends on the system.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
dagwaller says:
All Ima say is that whoever’s guarding lebron this series must, by default, be the best defender in the league by this reasoning.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
doc says:
doug u must dont watch ball ya butt buddy got clamped the fuck down in 2 fourth quarters.Get off Kobe dick u homo.He got locked up in them 2 games.
May 13th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
tealish says:
LeBron isn’t a top 20 defensive player. LeBron isn’t close to Kobe’s level on either ends of the court. And to that effect, neither is Kobe to the GOAT. Get it straight, people.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Ding Dong the Knicks are dead says:
Poorly written article. Of course, this is all based on “when he is committed”, and he ain’t. Didn’t care for the blasphemy littered through the article either.
Pretty sure that Jesus (Christ, not Shuttleworth) would make all of his outside shots.
Btw, Garnett could be O.J and everyone would still love him.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:11 am
karan says:
when he is committed, lebron is the best defender in the L
when he is committed, JR smith is the best scorer in the L
when he is committed, stephon marbury is the best point guard in the L
get the picture
lebron = overrated. he is SUPPOSED to be a good defender, considering his mixture of atletism and gifted body, but he’s only good when he cares to be, which is fucking rare
and about lebron making KG his bitch…. ya… sure… ‘the king’ is having the worst FG % series of any ’superstar’ ever, that is definately making KG his bitch, isnt it?
May 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
doug says:
doc are you serious?Have you resorted to insults that’s usually a sign that you don’t even believe your own lies.I don’t know you like that so I wont began a verbal onslaught on what type of dude I think you are based on that statement.Moving on,in response to that question I do watch basketball,I played collegiate basketball,I got Laker season tickets and I have every NBA channel, I watch all the games and I know the game pretty well.Kobe has never got locked up by anyone,especially Lebron and even if that were the case if your hanging your hat on Lebron locking Kobe up for 2 quarters not 2 games but 2 quarters your really reaching my man,I watched both games Kobe played against the Cavs,the first game they played in cleveland Kobe had a strained groin and the second game in LA Kobe had a tough shooting which he has every blue moon,and your boy LeBron can definitely I definitely identify with that didn’t he break like a 50 year old record for lowest shooting percentage in a series?Kobe would never disappear for 4 games in a playoff series he steps it up another level which why he is the best player in L and has been for a while.I’m not on Kobe like that I just know dude is the best player in the L and I know LeBron never locked him up,put it like this the guy your arguing for(Lebron)thinks Kobe is best player in the L and he’s went on record several times saying this so if it’s anyone on Kobe’s sacks it’s the coward your arguing for.Holla back you mental midget,and stop throwing trash against the wall and expecting it to stick.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
doug says:
and DOC by the way you sound really stupid my man mix in a book or two while your tossin hay with your sister you incestual idiot I’ve never read a sentence so poorly written as the one in your reply,”doug u must dont watch ball”,you must don’t?freakin idiot I guess this would be a proper response for that I’m going to try my best to sound as stupid as you do…here goes,”you must don’t have a elementary education with that there sentence you wrote DOC”,hollar at me when you get your recess break little yellow bus rider.