CB Historical Draft: Vote Your All-Defense Team of the Era

[nickagneta]

This is going to be a little different than the other polls. Here I would like anyone who wants to participate to give me their All-Defense Team of the Era. Tomorrow when I announce all the winners of the Best of Era I will reveal this team based on the votes here. Try to pick a player for each position and if it is easier to just cut and paste this template and fill in your players, please do so.

All-Defense Team of the Era

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SG:
SF:
PF:
C:

[nickagneta]

All-Defense Team of the Era

PG: Gary Payton
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Scottie Pippen
PF: Dennis Rodman
C: Dikembe Mutombo

[Roy Hobbs]

PG: Mookie Blaylock
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Scottie Pippen
PF: Dennis Rodman
C: Dikembe Mutombo

[moiso]

All-Defense Team of the Era

PG: Gary Payton
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Scottie Pippen
PF: Dennis Rodman
C: Dikembe Mutombo

perfect.

[Moranis]

Payton
Bryant
Pippen
Rodman
B. Wallace

[GreenFaith1819]

All-Defense Team of the Era

PG: Gary Payton
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Scotty Pippen
PF: Dennis Rodman
C:  Hakeem Olajuwon

[GreenFaith1819]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

[indeedproceed]

Payton
Battier
Pippen
Rodman
Tim Duncan

I've always thought that 2004-2006 Tim Duncan was the most under appreciated defensive player I've ever seen. I've also thought that 2007-2008 Shane Battier was as good wing defense as I've ever seen...I also wanted to slide Charles Oakley in at the 4 there but that would probably be incorrect.

[GreenFaith1819]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

To elaborate:

Hakeem was all over the floor chasing defenders, based off of my own memory of him, and Youtube. Dikembe was certainly a great center, but did not have mobility to guard a smaller player on the wings.

Hakeem could not, say - guard a Michael Jordan for long periods of time, but he could guard smaller players in stretches.

[Roy Hobbs]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

To elaborate:

Hakeem was all over the floor chasing defenders, based off of my own memory of him, and Youtube. Dikembe was certainly a great center, but did not have mobility to guard a smaller player on the wings.

Hakeem could not, say - guard a Michael Jordan for long periods of time, but he could guard smaller players in stretches.

It comes down to what you want defensively from your center.

Hakeem had more versatility, as you said.  In terms of defending opposing centers, though, I'd give the slight edge to Dikembe.

[Truck Lewis]

All-Defense Team of the Era

PG: Gary Payton
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Scotty Pippen
PF: Dennis Rodman
C:  Hakeem Olajuwon

i think i will cosign this team with regrets to Dikembe, KG, Timmy Duncan and the most underrated defender of the era, Mookie

[GreenFaith1819]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

To elaborate:

Hakeem was all over the floor chasing defenders, based off of my own memory of him, and Youtube. Dikembe was certainly a great center, but did not have mobility to guard a smaller player on the wings.

Hakeem could not, say - guard a Michael Jordan for long periods of time, but he could guard smaller players in stretches.

It comes down to what you want defensively from your center.

Hakeem had more versatility, as you said.  In terms of defending opposing centers, though, I'd give the slight edge to Dikembe.

So you'd give Dikembe the edge in defending Shaq? I love Dikembe and all Georgetown Centers, but Shaq shredded Dikembe, not Hakeem.

[nickagneta]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

To elaborate:

Hakeem was all over the floor chasing defenders, based off of my own memory of him, and Youtube. Dikembe was certainly a great center, but did not have mobility to guard a smaller player on the wings.

Hakeem could not, say - guard a Michael Jordan for long periods of time, but he could guard smaller players in stretches.

It comes down to what you want defensively from your center.

Hakeem had more versatility, as you said.  In terms of defending opposing centers, though, I'd give the slight edge to Dikembe.

So you'd give Dikembe the edge in defending Shaq? I love Dikembe and all Georgetown Centers, but Shaq shredded Dikembe, not Hakeem.

I don't know where you are getting this shredded stuff.

During regular season games Shaq only scored more that 24 points 4 times in his entire career against Dikembe.

In his career Shaq averages 24.1 PPG and 58.1% FG%. Against Dikembe he averaged only 21'5 PPG and 52.3% FG%.

In his first 11 years in the league Shaq averaged 28 PPG and 58% FG%, Dikembe held Shaq, prime Shaq, to 22 PPG and 49% FG%.

I never remembered Mutombo getting shredded by Shaq and what I do remember, and the stats bear out, is that Dikembe gave Shaq more trouble than any other center.

[Roy Hobbs]

Regardless of How many NBA Defensive Teams that Dikembe was on, he is simply not better than Hakeem Olajuwon.

Hakeem changed games.

To elaborate:

Hakeem was all over the floor chasing defenders, based off of my own memory of him, and Youtube. Dikembe was certainly a great center, but did not have mobility to guard a smaller player on the wings.

Hakeem could not, say - guard a Michael Jordan for long periods of time, but he could guard smaller players in stretches.

It comes down to what you want defensively from your center.

Hakeem had more versatility, as you said.  In terms of defending opposing centers, though, I'd give the slight edge to Dikembe.

So you'd give Dikembe the edge in defending Shaq? I love Dikembe and all Georgetown Centers, but Shaq shredded Dikembe, not Hakeem.

We just fundamentally disagree about Shaq shredding Dikembe.  nick -- who owns Shaq in this draft -- said that Dikembe was probably the best defender against Shaq.

Dikembe kept Shaq well below his career averages in their matchups, especially in Dikembe's prime.

Shaq's career stats against Dikembe:  21.5 points, 52.3% FG% (Link.)
 
Shaq's career stats against Hakeem:  22.1 points, 54.4% FG% (Link.)

I mean, nobody could really guard Shaq consistently, but in his prime, Dikembe could slow him down.

(The single best defender of prime Shaq was probably Mourning around 1999 - 2000 or so, but Mourning's prime was cut short.)

[Fan from VT]

PG: Payton
SG: Jordan
SF: Pippen
PF: KG
C: Mutumbo