Real Deal

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121125_BOS@ORL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121125_PHO@PHI

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121125_POR@BKN

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121124_CHA@WAS

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121124_CHI@MIL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121124_UTA@SAC

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121124_MIN@GS

See, I used to struggle defending players on the perimeter, once I started to slow down (getting older, lol), so today...if I'm in a men's league (won't play this year because of my knee, but yeah)...I use my teammates, mainly the bigs. But it's not really all on them, either. It's pretty difficult leading your man to the exact spot you want him on the floor, especially a dynamic guard that just wants to rain buckets on you. They find ways to get where they need to be, no matter how you position your feet and/or body. Even with Dwight back there, if Kobe doesn't lead his man to the baseline and into the help (we're talking four defensive zones on the court, two baselines and two sides of the paint), Howard will have to step clear away from his assignment OR just stay at home...both being problems. People have been praising Shane Battier for his defense, and still do despite losing so much quickness, and it's because of that. At one point, you could believe that Battier and Artest were making Yao Ming look pretty damn good as a defensive anchor, and yes, they also found that they could benefit by using his size to assist them in keeping their guys out of the paint (for the most part, he was no Dwight though).

http://i.imgur.com/JUIBw.gif http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybvlgJ2YS1qzcw19.gif

Hilarious. And yeah, I'm not even sure how he was that far away from his man in the first place.

I know it's a bit early in the season, but I'm noticing that his allowed PER and allowed FG% are pretty low. 44% allowed FG% 9.8 allowed PER I also understand that it helps having Dwight, but that's really all part of the game, too. Nobody considered who was up front for Boston (Garnett and Perkins) when Tony Allen was playing the defense he did, or that LeBron had a decent defensive team around him as well. Honestly, those are some of the lowest numbers I've seen from any starter-level player since I've been using 82games.com. LeBron, last season, logged 46.4% allowed FG%, and a 10.6 allowed PER, and was nearly DPOY. Right now, LA is nearly a top 10 defense in the league, despite having Gasol, Jamison, and Morris all playing big minutes...with Meeks off the bench, also. None of them playing defense, especially Gasol and Jamison. Do you think Kobe can sustain that, and his 50%+ shooting percentage, over the course of the regular season?

http://blog.chron.co...-mchale-passes

Pietrus and Kobe have had a couple of those moments, too...but not near as bad as those three (and Bowen, lol).

I don't know why, maybe it's just me, but it looks sick when his legs and arms kick out in different directions when he throws it down. Plus, the bump actually helped make it look even more bad ass, because he didn't get to the rim all the way, so he had to tomahawk it.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_NO@PHO

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_SAC@UTA

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_GS@DEN

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_SA@IND

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_OKC@BOS

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121123_CLE@ORL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121121_DET@ORL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121121_SA@BOS

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121121_MIL@MIA

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121121_CHI@HOU

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121121_DEN@MIN