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Who is the best perimeter defender in the NBA?
It used to be either Shane Battier or Ron Artest, but both players have grown old. Now, we have Tony Allen and Andre Iguodala.
“Trick or Treat” Tony as blogging superstar Bill Simmons nicknamed him, has been quietly efficient as a backcourt defender for a couple years now; that this, he can be efficient. His motivation to do so ebbs and flows depending on the context.
He probably first jumped on your radar during his Boston tenure, but since being let go and picking up with the Grizzlies before the 2010-2011 season, he’s flourished as the defensive stopper for last year’s Western Conference Semifinalists. He’s quick and strong and when he really wants to shut people down, he appears otherworldly in his anticipation. His 6’4” 213 lb. frame is taut with muscle, so he can guard larger offensive players. His tenacity, quickness and his immovable center of gravity is hard to overcome no matter the size of an opposing player. The only problem is his commitment to shutting down an opposing off-guard vacillates depending on the night.
Andre Iguodala should probably be on the US Olympic team simply because he’s the best perimeter defender in the game, and he has been for a couple years now. The 6’6” Iguodala is long and tough. He takes a special pride in his defense that comes with being heralded as a shut-down defender. For a Sixers group that can only be successful when shutting down an opposing offense, Iguodala is the key ingredient in that game plan. Regardless of his offensive production, which flits between a poor man’s Scottie Pippen and a rich man’s Paul George, its his defense that separates him from other 2-guards.
There are very few players that make the upper echelons of offensive 2 guards less enthusiastic about playing than Andre Iguodala and Tony Allen.
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Who is the best perimeter defender in the NBA?
It used to be either Shane Battier or Ron Artest, but both players have grown old. Now, we have Tony Allen and Andre Iguodala.
“Trick or Treat” Tony as blogging superstar Bill Simmons nicknamed him, has been quietly efficient as a backcourt defender for a couple years now; that this, he can be efficient. His motivation to do so ebbs and flows depending on the context.
He probably first jumped on your radar during his Boston tenure, but since being let go and picking up with the Grizzlies before the 2010-2011 season, he’s flourished as the defensive stopper for last year’s Western Conference Semifinalists. He’s quick and strong and when he really wants to shut people down, he appears otherworldly in his anticipation. His 6’4” 213 lb. frame is taut with muscle, so he can guard larger offensive players. His tenacity, quickness and his immovable center of gravity is hard to overcome no matter the size of an opposing player. The only problem is his commitment to shutting down an opposing off-guard vacillates depending on the night.
Andre Iguodala should probably be on the US Olympic team simply because he’s the best perimeter defender in the game, and he has been for a couple years now. The 6’6” Iguodala is long and tough. He takes a special pride in his defense that comes with being heralded as a shut-down defender. For a Sixers group that can only be successful when shutting down an opposing offense, Iguodala is the key ingredient in that game plan. Regardless of his offensive production, which flits between a poor man’s Scottie Pippen and a rich man’s Paul George, its his defense that separates him from other 2-guards.
There are very few players that make the upper echelons of offensive 2 guards less enthusiastic about playing than Andre Iguodala and Tony Allen.
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