herothree

must reply here then, just to get this topic back up top
haha(thx for "look duck up" me, brother brightlee)

to be very honest with u
i do not know alot abt "historic" players
for i'm a very green newbie in basketball watching
i remember reading something like this when i was still in highschool
after micheal jordan 2nd retirement (right b4 joining the wizards)(for i think when we wanna know who's best on "D" we should ask the greatest offensive player --- MJ)

quote:  reporter :  "Micheal, who was the best defender that you had to face in your career?"
MJ : "Joe Dumars"

at 6'3", MJ claims that Dumars was the one that gave him most trouble, i guess MJ wasn't at his prime when he played the 2 times nba champion, and mvp.  or it took dumars less time to "bloom" b4 MJ did.  (of coz now that we know Jordan ended up to be the greatest player ever)
i guess it has alot to do with his sportmanship that made the differences as well
although dumars one of the "Bad Boys", but i think it's mainly becoz of rodman and isiah thomas, yet he got the sportmanship award for 2 yrs i think

plus the bulls dynasty began AFTER the back to back champions of the Detriot Pistons
so i guess dumars was in MJ's way back then...haha
if jordan said he's good in D
i guess he's pretty darn good at denfense then(maybe it's one of those performance doesn't show on paper??? like didn't block MJ or steal the ball from him, but forced him to change his shots so that he missed or forced MJ some turnovers i guess)

herothree

for the more recent players
i would have to pick AK and Matrix

Kirilenko...haha, i have to agree with the brothers here
man...he's white...well...german...still white...haha
but his timing on block/steal is nearly perfect, hardly fouls
unlike UncleBen and Mutumbo, they block alot, yet they also foul alot
his length is crazy as well, just like an "Advanced" version of Prince or...prince and camby combined!!!(length plus power, yet looks skinny)

Marion...sigh...if i ever get to choose who i wanna become in the nba, it must be him
his steals had topped this season that everyone knows
the more important part is that most of his steals turn out to be fast break pts or he starts the fast break himself
being able to steal the ball, then at the same moment "transforms" into a great passer or scorer...
man...
"greatest Defense is Offence", this is like the supreme verison of that saying
"greatest Defense is ending your defense with offence"...wow

herothree

haha
my bad my bad
ak is from russia
sorri
haha

i guess MJ said that also becoz dumars was the one gurading him
both are 2 guards
i guess
but if mj said he's good
he must be good i guess....haha

and nba live is a good game...just bit slow these newer version
i love the dynasty mood tho

haha
i've traded J.Rose, roger maison jr and Dion glover for k-mart and nene
then nene and k -mart plus marshall for .....KING James and Z
and Z for okafor
haha

C:  Bosh
F:  Okafor
F:  VC
G:  King James
G:  alston
of coz...wont' happen in real life
but hey, computer approved
so it's not that that impossible
(except NO one would release James...haha)

why can't i be the GM of toronto raptors???
(o^.^o)

herothree

Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-2-14 06:21 PM:
em  at in the first dynasty of Bulls, Dennis Rodman/Isiah Thomas were guarding MJ.


hahah.. your first team in NBA live is strong.. in the starting lineup.. but the bench should be a weak one...

haha
can't hide much from u
haha

yes...weak bench
mo pete
and the reminding of the real raptors rosters
but i signed korver, he got released...haha (but he's only 51 overall in that game)
(i love how they lowered the overall rating of everyone, more realitic)
who cares abt bench...starters are too out of the world
if i get that in real life
i'll be very very rich
coz think abt the number of jerseys and season tickets that i'll be able to sell
haha