Duncan couldn't handle an older Karl Malone and they switched him to I can't see Garnett getting a pass if he had to switch either. I can't picture Hakeem getting that pass if he didn't battle on the defensive end. The excuse that Duncan had to save himself for offense is really a cop out. If you didn't take your normal match up it was generally because you couldn't handle the assignment (Bird and Magic often were re-assigned). Robinson didn't spend the easier assignments pre-Duncan, nor had anyone that I can think of at the time. There was no evidence of this, PJ generally matched up in a traditional manner with Pippen and Jordan generally taking the odd assignment that differed to disrupt and offense not to give them rest. You mention Mike but it was painstakingly investigated as to who took the toughest assignment as it was claimed Pippen often did. There has been a move towards that type of defensive assignment more recently, but during that time you generally matched up according to best fits. Not trying to say David might not have been the best choice regardless, but its important to realize that even guys like Kevin Garnett and Lebron and Mike frequently took an easier assignment for the bulk of games for this reason. But also they were so dependent on Timmy on offense that they needed to protect him from foul trouble. Now obviously they don't have a large amount of footage from those days, so I could be totally misrepresenting that era, but obviously now and somewhere along the line the focus on D seemed to focus more on stopping a teams offense rather than stopping a teams individual playerįrosty wrote:Robinson, there's a reason they put post prime Robinson on the other teams best big. Just from watching older games and or highlights of that era it seemed like being a good to great man to man defender was far more important than being a good to great team defender. I definitely agree with your sentiments regarding that era of basketball and the impact a big could have without necessarily being a great team defender. I think Robinson and Hakeem would improve Russell's defensive impact had they played in that era. There was a time when I tried to do it but not anymore.Īlso, when it comes to rate Russell as a defender, I guess in his era the impact a big could have on defense was bigger than in mid 80's and onwards, because there wasn't a 3pt line and I guess the game was played closer to the basket. I don't rank guys like Russell, Wilt, Oscar, West. That's just my opinion though I would like to know why you feel both David and Hakeem are better than him? Russell is the greatest defender Ever considering he anchored and was the best defender on the 2 greatest defenses of all time IMO in 1964 & 65 C's while also keeping the Celtics the best or right there for almost his entire career while prior to him getting there they were mediocre at best, and when he left their defense fell off a cliff lol. I think David is the 2nd best defender of all time as well, but I think Mr. He is the best defensive player of all time, or second to Hakeem IMO. Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.Dr Olajuwon wrote:Robinson for me. Tony Parker, presented by Manu Ginobili (‘22), Tim Duncan (‘20).Pau Gasol, presented by Toni Kukoc (‘21).Jim Valvano, presented by John Calipari (‘15).Gregg Popovich, presented by David Robinson (‘09), Manu Ginobili (‘22), Tim Duncan (‘20), Tony Parker (‘23).Gene Keady, presented by Jerry Colangelo (‘04), Tom Izzo (‘16).Gene Bess, presented by Chris Bosh (‘21), John Calipari (‘15), Roy Williams (‘07).Gary Blair, presented by Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19), Van Chancellor (‘07).Dwyane Wade, presented by Allen Iverson (‘16).Dirk Nowitzki, presented by Jason Kidd (‘18), Steve Nash (‘18).David Hixon, presented by Jim Calhoun (‘05), John Calipari (‘15).Becky Hammon, presented by Sheryl Swoopes (‘16), Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19).1976 Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, presented by Ann Meyers (Class of 1993), Nancy Lieberman (‘96).
The 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Presenters: The choice is solely the decision of the incoming Hall of Famers or their family members if recognized posthumously. Members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 were asked to select previous inductees to accompany and present them to their peers.
Three European legends (Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker) will be amongst the honorees, while San Antonio Spurs' long-time coach Gregg Popovich will be presented by as many as four of his ex-players. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of Hall of Famers scheduled to present the Class of 2023 at the Enshrinement Ceremony to be held Saturday, August 12, at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, the 'Birthplace of Basketball.'Ĥ5 Hall of Famers are expected to be in attendance for the ceremony, including all presenters.
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