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Thanks for the laugh. You act like kobe played one on one.
And you act like Wade didn;t put up better numbers against better players while being double teamed/grabbed/smacked.
Thanks for the laugh. You act like kobe played one on one.
For the record.....Wade has been matched up with (In order in his playoff career): Baron Davis, Reggie Miller, Vince Carter/Jefferson/Kidd, Gilbert Arenas, Rip Hamilton/Billups, Ben Gordon/Hinrich, Vince Carter/Jefferson/Jason Kidd, Rip Hamilton/Billups, Josh Howard/Stackhouse, Gordon /Hinrich
Who were Kobe's matchups? Raja Bell, Doug Christie?
You are confusing better TEAM competition with ACTUAL competition.
All I know is that Tyrone Luu shut down AI in the finals. Made that years MVP AI a non factor in the NBA Finals. What did J.Will do in the finals against Jason Terry...... Nothing. Everything else is irrelevant.
Seriously...give me some names that Kobe played against in the playoffs.. Steve Francis?
Kobe>Wade period.
It's not even close
I love how J-Will's assist/turnover ratio is always brought up. Does that mean he's better than Brandon Roy? Baron Davis? Jason Kidd? It's pointless to bring that up again and again because the ball's not in his hands most of the time. If bad shots count towards turnovers, he wouldn't have that ratio to go to anyways.
It isn't all about the flashy names. Heck, Vince Carter and Gilbert Arenas hardly play D.
Bruce Bowen, Reggie Miller also add to the list for Kobe. And as for Bell and Christie, like Bowen, they were considered top defensive players. There are better players but not necessarily better defenders.
The ball was in his hands most of the time. He was a care taker of the basketball and he ran the offense for the championship heat team. Down the stretch was when he would not be on the court.
Yeah I think the Wade/Kobe argument is a bad one. Kobe faced defensive players whose only job really, was to try and slow Kobe down. Players like Bowen, Christie etc. were there to guard Kobe. That was their assignment.
Like Regan said, some of the players you pulled out Section, are nothing more than names and don't really equate to good defense.
And there's a good reason he's not on the court down the stretch.
Those were the names he had to deal with defensively as well. Those guys were his matchup.
it makes a difference if the guy you are matched up with is a good player or not. it gives you more freedom to do other things defensively.
it is a tougher matchup if you have to face a good player than just a defensive stopper.
As for who guarded Wade. I can't mention the 4 guys per team that matched up with him, including Tashaun prince who Wade torched repeatedley after prince had success in the first game he guarded him.
Defense...and Wade handles the ball down the stretch.
Defense...and Wade handles the ball down the stretch.