AboveLegit

Surprised the refs called it..

Nice excuse...do you have one for each victory I mentioned?

Chicago has beaten Boston, Miami (twice), Dallas, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and the Lakers. I rest my case.

People are hating on the Heat way too much on this site. It's ridiculous to say Aldridge is already better than Bosh...

What you're saying is so stupid, basically you're saying Orlando is a stronger contender this year by things that have happened in the past rather than basing everything off of its' current situation.

So I'm guessing the Celtics weren't much of a contender in '07-08? Were the Wizards more of a contender than them because they made it to the playoffs the year before and the C's didn't?

Javale McGee is such a pitiful defender, it's a joke that people consider him a good one because he blocks shots...

Looks like Taj Gibson rolled his ankle there.. Really like what Jordan Crawford has brought to the team, I like his potential.

http://twitter.com/#!/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/42361670579929088

Downloading this now, omg omg omg

Delonte West Wow, this is extremely unprecedented, the last player I remember doing this was Antonio McDyess, but this is great for the Wiz since we're saving money next season.

For the most part, we all agree that Duncan is the greatest PF in history, but I see some debate from time to time about whether he is a power forward or center. It seems like he has actually played more minutes at C than PF... I personally think he is and always will be known as a PF, but if he truly is considered a center, where does he rank in history? TOP C's (not in order): Russell Kareem Shaq Wilt Hakeem Moses Malone Robinson Parish

23 FT's? Were the Warriors pulling a hack-a-Love today?

Duke doesn't deserve a #1 seed at all, there's absolutely no reason for them to get it.

This game really shows the difference in chemistry between both teams, Knicks fans shouldn't be worried.

Ohio State Pittsburgh Kansas BYU

I expect Bryant to have a monster game, Lakers should be able to win this.

Saw this posted on another forum, thought it was an interesting topic. Would you rather have your team make it to the playoffs as an 8th seed and face the possibility of getting swept, or would you want to make the lottery and have a chance at a top draft pick? An example is a team like Houston who has the chance to make the playoffs in the West, but would you rather see them miss it to get a head start in their rebuilding process?

Like I said, Kirk has the advantage because he's taller and stronger, so there's no doubt that he'd do a better job on the bigger guards. What are you trying to prove here though? We all know Wall isn't close to being the defender that Hinrich is, I've never refuted that. Wall is strictly a good roamer right now, he doesn't have the ability to play good man to man defense. I've said that many times here. He is a good man to man defender, and his opponent per is a great example of this (12.7 at PG, 12.4 at SG). You also added guys like JO and Shaq this year, Rondo was All NBA defensive without them, and had an injured KG some of last year and they year before. And it's not like Noah and Gibson were slouches on defense last year, so let's not act like Hinrich didn't rely on their inside defenders last year. Rondo has played without players around him. Since the Celtics won, injuries have riddled them year after year, yet Rondo has been relatively the same player. When Bostons defense is still relatively the same without Garnett, you have to look at Rondo to be the main reason for that. Perkins wasn't all defensive last year, not first or second, and throughout the year he was the only healthy big they really had (unless you think Glen Davis is a great defensive player too). All defensive second in '09, all defensive first in '10, Rajon Rondo is best defender at the point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG9Bq_mxWTA Crazy.

There's a reason why there's two types of rebounds, defensive and offensive. You don't go on offense till you get the ball away from the other team, and that can only happen with a rebound, steal, or turnover. I just can't wrap my head around the idea that rebounding isn't part of defense. Obviously it doesn't tell the whole story, hence why you see Love being a good rebounder but not a good overall defender...but it's PART of the whole idea surrounding defense. See, but now your just getting way too specific and not looking at this whole topic from an objective standpoint. The fact is, Rondo does more on defense, and in turn, makes him the better defender. Nick Young is the best scorer on the Wizards, but is he the best player on the team?

This. I'm assuming you mean who would you rather have to start your team with, if that's the case, definitely Shaq.

You're setting your standards way too high, you can't seriously use Dwight in this thread. KG and Dwight in my eyes are the two best defenders regardless of their position in this league. After that there is a huge drop off. Is it a coincidence that those two are big men? The fact is, there's not a single guard that can dominate a game defensively right now. Rondo and Dwight were the only locks for the all defensive first team last season, and if I remember correctly, both were the top 2 leading vote getters. Rondo isn't the defensive force that Howard is because no one can change the outlook of a team the way Dwight can (other than probably KG), but Rondo is the best at his position when it comes to help defense and that should cover up his problems with on ball D. Flip trusts Kirk more than he trusts Wall and forces him to cover the opponents best offensive threat every game that he starts. Wall is an average on ball defender right now, he has had a tough time covering Rose, Westbrook, and even Nash. He doesn't roam around as much as you'd think. I saw Wall doing that a lot last night in Miami, but I think that had more to do with the fact that Mario Chalmers isn't viewed as much of a threat on offense. I don't know if I'd agree with that logic. I hate to sound redundant here, but Rondo is just a better all around defender. He does so much more than Kirk on defense, from crashing the boards to playing the passing lanes, something Kirk definitely isn't good at. The Celtics already are a poor rebounding team, take Rondo off of it, and they become terrible. Can the Celtics use a guy like Kirk so Ray doesn't have to cover Kobe in the Finals? Definitely, but he wouldn't be able to do all the things Rondo did on a daily basis.

Great to see you already posting, welcome to the site.

If anything, Joe Johnson is overrated.