Despite winning two Big East Defensive Player of the Year Awards at Georgetown, Allen Iverson was not very good on defense in the NBA. He could not guard players straight up so he gambled a lot and racked up a bunch of steals. Iverson was a problem for your defense whether he was on your […]
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Muggsy Bogues was a pest on defense despite being too short to be a real defensive stopper. While he could not block shots or rebound much vs NBA competition, he played hard on defense and piled up steals. Ultimately, Bogues was an average defender with some glaring weaknesses but also some major strengths. Muggsy Bogues
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Ray Allen was a great shooter but for most of his career he was a poor defender. When Allen played for the Celtics with stronger defenders like Kevin Garnett, he provided more serviceable defense especially in the playoffs. But both before and after his days in Boston, Ray Allen was weak defensively. Ray Allen on
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Ray Allen had a number of nicknames with the most common being Jesus Shuttlesworth and Sugar Ray. Allen was also called other names including Ray Ray, Mr. Basketball and Skinny Walt. Allen got the name Jesus Shuttlesworth from his performance in the Spike Lee movie “He Got Game”, and that name stuck with him the
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Vince Carter had three main nicknames and all of them were based on his unreal dunking ability. Carter got the nickname Air Canada when he was flying in for dunks for the Toronto Raptors. He got the names Half Man Half Amazing and Vinsanity as his career went along for the same reason: he could
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Kevin Garnett had several nicknames in his playing days including KG, the Franchise, the Big Ticket and the Kid. Garnett got the nickname Big Ticket for being the main reason the Timberwolves sold seats. While the name the Big Ticket is Garnett’s most fun nickname, KG is the one most closely connected to him. Why
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Tim Duncan had quite a few nicknames in his career including the Big Fundamental, Stone Buddha, Groundhog Day and Old Man Riverwalk. People were always trying to assign him a nickname but his lack of flash made it hard. The Big Fundamental, a name given by Shaquille O’Neal, has stuck with Duncan the best of
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Vince Carter was an average defender who was capable of much more on defense than he usually produced. His elite athleticism led to some amazing plays and made him capable of playing great D. But Carter coasted often on defense and did not put in enough consistent effort to be anything beyond average. Vince Carter
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Kobe Bryant was a good defensive player who was wildly overrated during his career. Bryant has good, but not great, career defensive statistics. Kobe’s strengths on defense happened to line up with what impressed voters and he made 12 NBA All-Defensive teams despite not always being an elite team defender. Kobe Bryant on Defense: Stats
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Tracy McGrady’s defense, like his career as a whole, did not live up to the immense talent he possessed. McGrady actually posted decent career statistics on defense but he also had a reputation for coasting. Given his immense tools, T-Mac was always considered a disappointment on defense. What do stats say about Tracy McGrady on
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