how the hell is Jae Crowder or Evan Turner gunna guard Lebron?

[slamtheking]

If Pierce can guard Lebron so can Crowder.

I think you're selling Pierce a little short on that.  He did about as well as anyone i've seen cover Lebron.

that said, I think the best way to handle Lebron is make him work on D.  Few teams do but that was one thing we could do when we had Pierce.  Lebron actually had to work on D. 

[apc]

If Pierce can guard Lebron so can Crowder.

I think you're selling Pierce a little short on that.  He did about as well as anyone i've seen cover Lebron.

that said, I think the best way to handle Lebron is make him work on D.  Few teams do but that was one thing we could do when we had Pierce.  Lebron actually had to work on D.

Not selling PP short, he did a fine job, but Jae is just as capable.

[Chris22]

Crowder could guard Lebron, if the game was called fairly.
But Lebron is allowed to travel and commit offensive fouls at will.
It's a f ing disgrace.

[KeepRondo]

If Pierce can guard Lebron so can Crowder.

I think you're selling Pierce a little short on that.  He did about as well as anyone i've seen cover Lebron.

that said, I think the best way to handle Lebron is make him work on D.  Few teams do but that was one thing we could do when we had Pierce.  Lebron actually had to work on D.

Also, Perkins always did a nice job with his help D on Lebron. You definitely need help from the back line against him.

[BudweiserCeltic]

If Pierce can guard Lebron so can Crowder.

I think you're selling Pierce a little short on that.  He did about as well as anyone i've seen cover Lebron.

that said, I think the best way to handle Lebron is make him work on D.  Few teams do but that was one thing we could do when we had Pierce.  Lebron actually had to work on D.

Also, Perkins always did a nice job with his help D on Lebron. You definitely need help from the back line against him.

I thought Pierce was our best defender on LeBron, despite the myth of Posey's defense on him (which deceased as the series went on).

But what was true of that is that probably the biggest and most important aspect of it all was the defensive system we put in place and definitely Perkins role in it. In that particular series and assignment at least.

When LeBron caught the ball, we more often than not maneuvered our defenders so that he had 3 players between himself and basket at all times.

So yeah, Perkins was very important. Not because of rim protection and all that, but because of his crisp positioning.