Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
But back to the Hibbert thing:
I would not go so far as to say that he "is the defensive system" because that's simply discrediting the system and the other players on the court. He's good at what he does but absolutely stinks at what he's not good at.
I would not go so far as to say that he "is the defensive system" because that's simply discrediting the system and the other players on the court. He's good at what he does but absolutely stinks at what he's not good at.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
This season showed just how valuable pg13 is on that side of the bally2ktors wrote:But back to the Hibbert thing:
I would not go so far as to say that he "is the defensive system" because that's simply discrediting the system and the other players on the court. He's good at what he does but absolutely stinks at what he's not good at.
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Yeah no shit. Davis trumps Hibbert by a long fucking wayswailuaFC wrote:Davis dragged the sorry ass Pelicans to the playoffs in what l3bron has called the greatest conference yet, while Hibbert couldn't even lead the pacers to the playoffs in the sorry ass east.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
In the 2013-2014 Season
Davis: 466 DRB, 89 STL, 189 BLK
Hibbert: 336 DRB, 29 STL, 182 BLK
Hibbert also played more minutes.
Davis: 466 DRB, 89 STL, 189 BLK
Hibbert: 336 DRB, 29 STL, 182 BLK
Hibbert also played more minutes.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
You picked Hibbert as the best big in the league and claimed he was the reason for their success and shit on his supporting players.l3bron wrote:Point out my "mistake."vcsgrizzfan wrote:You screwed up. I can read just fine. Your ego is a little out of control as usual. Admitting a mistake should not be so difficult.l3bron wrote: Looks like you haven't mastered the English language either.
Looks like I'll have to spell this out for you.
Fact is, he's never had a better defensive rating than George and was usually even the same or lower than Mahinmi for goodness sakes.
He's a good rim protector but his lack of mobility and resulting lack of ability to guard in space or the screen and roll as well as more mobile bigs is another issue.
You essentially completely ignored the offensive side of the ball because it didn't fit your narrative and you wanted to be the clever kid in class.
You pretty much just tried too hard and it blew up in your face.
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Hibbert isn't even on the same level as Davis. Davis is far above him.l3bron wrote:The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
The guy who played 25mpg this year?l3bron wrote:The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
gaskill15 wrote:The guy who played 25mpg this year?l3bron wrote:The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
But you're ignoring or rather de-emphasizing the actual complex system that's in place In Indiana.l3bron wrote:The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
Roy plays a big role in what they do. BUT several aspects of their defensive schemes are perimeter-oriented.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
The Pacers were 17th in defensive rating this season. I assume you're just looking at PPG as your stat of choice, which is highly misleading.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
He likes to taught efficiency (when it suits his arguments) so im pretty sure he's using defensive efficiencyRobceltsfan wrote:The Pacers were 17th in defensive rating this season. I assume you're just looking at PPG as your stat of choice, which is highly misleading.
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Robceltsfan wrote:The Pacers were 17th in defensive rating this season. I assume you're just looking at PPG as your stat of choice, which is highly misleading.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
J.Noah >> A.Davis
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Master Spade wrote:J.Noah >> A.Davis
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/2015.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Robceltsfan wrote:The Pacers were 17th in defensive rating this season. I assume you're just looking at PPG as your stat of choice, which is highly misleading.
Nope, 7th. They were 4th in opponents PPG.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
I never claimed Hibber was the best big in the league. What in God's name are you talking about? Here, I'll show you the quote your room temperature IQ is having difficulty understanding.vcsgrizzfan wrote:You picked Hibbert as the best big in the league and claimed he was the reason for their success and shit on his supporting players.l3bron wrote:Point out my "mistake."vcsgrizzfan wrote:
You screwed up. I can read just fine. Your ego is a little out of control as usual. Admitting a mistake should not be so difficult.
Looks like I'll have to spell this out for you.
Fact is, he's never had a better defensive rating than George and was usually even the same or lower than Mahinmi for goodness sakes.
He's a good rim protector but his lack of mobility and resulting lack of ability to guard in space or the screen and roll as well as more mobile bigs is another issue.
You essentially completely ignored the offensive side of the ball because it didn't fit your narrative and you wanted to be the clever kid in class.
You pretty much just tried too hard and it blew up in your face.
See how I BOLDED I think he impacts the game more on the defensive side of the ball then any big right now? I was simply referring to his defensive prowess. Everything else I had said up to that point was correct. Hibbert was the anchor to a historic defensive team and impacted the game more on the defensive end than Davis had at the time of the post.l3bron wrote:Roy Hibbert.wailuaFC wrote:I think he impacts the game more on the defensive side of the ball then any big right now, with his combination of foot speed, length, and jumping ability he has the opportunity to be down right amazing on that side of the ball. Add in his versatility on offense and ability to handle and pass the ball well, I cant put anyone above him. Admittedly he is my favorite player right now so that may be skewing my judgement but Im sticking to my gunsswampgator wrote:
I don't think he is quite there yet, but the progress so far/potential is to be as you say.
Defensive rating is incredibly flawed and you're proven incapable of using it within context if you're seriously suggesting Mahinmi was ever on Roy Hibbert's tier defensively.
You essentially completely ignored the offensive side of the ball because it didn't fit your narrative and you wanted to be the clever kid in class.
More like, I was strictly speaking of a good defensive player's strengths which is why I "completely ignored the offensive side of the ball." The situation didn't call for it because I never claimed Hibbert was better than Davis OFFENSIVELY.
You jumped the gun and tried to be a smartass so you could one-up me and instead exposed yourself as a jackass. I expect it to go over King Deez's head (or whatever his name is) because he probably needed Night School to graduate High School but for a "mature, calm and sophisticated" user as yourself? Not your best moment tomato-can. But thanks for playing.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
I'm smarter than you will ever be clown. The fact that you think Roy is a better big man than Davis makes me question if you are retarded.l3bron wrote:I never claimed Hibber was the best big in the league. What in God's name are you talking about? Here, I'll show you the quote your room temperature IQ is having difficulty understanding.vcsgrizzfan wrote:You picked Hibbert as the best big in the league and claimed he was the reason for their success and shit on his supporting players.l3bron wrote: Point out my "mistake."
Looks like I'll have to spell this out for you.
Fact is, he's never had a better defensive rating than George and was usually even the same or lower than Mahinmi for goodness sakes.
He's a good rim protector but his lack of mobility and resulting lack of ability to guard in space or the screen and roll as well as more mobile bigs is another issue.
You essentially completely ignored the offensive side of the ball because it didn't fit your narrative and you wanted to be the clever kid in class.
You pretty much just tried too hard and it blew up in your face.
See how I BOLDED I think he impacts the game more on the defensive side of the ball then any big right now? I was simply referring to his defensive prowess. Everything else I had said up to that point was correct. Hibbert was the anchor to a historic defensive team and impacted the game more on the defensive end than Davis had at the time of the post.l3bron wrote:Roy Hibbert.wailuaFC wrote: I think he impacts the game more on the defensive side of the ball then any big right now, with his combination of foot speed, length, and jumping ability he has the opportunity to be down right amazing on that side of the ball. Add in his versatility on offense and ability to handle and pass the ball well, I cant put anyone above him. Admittedly he is my favorite player right now so that may be skewing my judgement but Im sticking to my guns
Defensive rating is incredibly flawed and you're proven incapable of using it within context if you're seriously suggesting Mahinmi was ever on Roy Hibbert's tier defensively.
You essentially completely ignored the offensive side of the ball because it didn't fit your narrative and you wanted to be the clever kid in class.
More like, I was strictly speaking of a good defensive player's strengths which is why I "completely ignored the offensive side of the ball." The situation didn't call for it because I never claimed Hibbert was better than Davis OFFENSIVELY.
You jumped the gun and tried to be a smartass so you could one-up me and instead exposed yourself as a jackass. I expect it to go over King Deez's head (or whatever his name is) because he probably needed Night School to graduate High School but for a "mature, calm and sophisticated" user as yourself? Not your best moment tomato-can. But thanks for playing.
Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
I broke it down in the very post you quoted and your dumbass still thinks I was calling Hibbert a better basketball player than Davis.King Deez wrote:I'm smarter than you will ever be clown. The fact that you think Roy is a better big man than Davis makes me question if you are retarded.
Be proud that you managed to graduate from High School. Your parents must be very proud of all the hard work you put into Adult School.
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Re: Do you consider Anthony Davis the best big man in the game?
Vogel and his staff.l3bron wrote:The Indiana Pacers were still a top 7 defensive team in the league despite missing their elite defensive wing for pretty much the entire year, losing another great defender in Lance and missing another solid defender in Hill for a good portion of the season.
Guess who kept them a top 10 defensive team despite the injuries?
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