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which was the more impressive defensive performance?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by thacabbage, Feb 26, 2009.

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shane on kobe last year?

or ron and shane on LBJ this year?

i would have to go with the former because it was a one man job and in a bigger game.

but from a perspective of "national exposure" they are both pretty huge, i would think. that game last year really put shane on the map with jvg highliting his "hands in the eyes" defensive technique with different camera angles.

this game underscores how potent our wing defensive duo is.

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Shane on Kobe imo.

it was a huge game and it was for our 22

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id do with the latter coz i think its a much tougher job guarding lebron coz hes just so strong and explosive... and i think ron ron and batman did a great job tonight limiting lbj to 7-21..

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Shane on Kobe.

The key to defending Lebron is to let him shoot nothing but jumpers all game.

Kobe can kill you with jumpers, he's just tougher to defend.

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No assists for LeBron. Now thass impressive.

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They were both great defensive performances.

Like everyone else I am excited about the win today but looking at the bigger picture, it's also a reminder of how McGrady has screwed up an amazing-what-could-have-been.

With Artest, Battier, and McGrady (with his head and single chambered heart in place), backed up by Yao from behind, this team would have been a terrible match up for anyone to score against in playoff games.

A strong will power was all that was needed. It's truly tragic.

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Shane on Kobe

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Lebron got no dunks

no easy baskets tonight.

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Zboy said:

They were both great defensive performances.

Like everyone else I am excited about the win today but looking at the bigger picture, it's also a reminder of how McGrady has screwed up an amazing-what-could-have-been.

With Artest, Battier, and McGrady (with his head and single chambered heart in place), backed up by Yao from behind, this team would have been a terrible match up for anyone to score against in playoff games.

A strong will power was all that was needed. It's truly tragic.
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Yup.

but the fact us we are peaking at the right time.. We can still scare teams in the playoffs..

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LJ got 0 assist, and only 1 rb.

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lebron averages 28 7 7. He had 21 0 1. THAT is great defense. Basically that means lebron scored 7 points less than normal and assisted at least 14 points less.

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thacabbage said:

shane on kobe last year?

or ron and shane on LBJ this year?

i would have to go with the former because it was a one man job and in a bigger game.

but from a perspective of "national exposure" they are both pretty huge, i would think. that game last year really put shane on the map with jvg highliting his "hands in the eyes" defensive technique with different camera angles.

this game underscores how potent our wing defensive duo is.
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We still have one game vs. lakers, don't we? Just wait for Ron&Shane vs. Kobe v 1.0 then

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the_hustler said:

We can still scare teams in the playoffs..
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We have been scaring teams for a while now. I have been looking for a few kills.

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Shaud said:

Lebron got no dunks

no easy baskets tonight.
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exactamondo

defense was great on him..with LBJ shut down there was no hope for the cavs. he carrys the team. no Lebron no win. this was revenge from the last game where we got raped. muahahahahaha

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from an analytical perspective, they're both equally compelling.

shane's performance on kobe really highlited the amount of concentration he has to put in on the defensive end and how much technique he uses to outsmart the opponent. the different camera angles really showed it like an art form.

this game was just interesting in seeing two premiere defenders take turns on the best player on the league. i can't remember ever seeing that. they also both have completely different styles. i really hope this performance gets some kind of national exposure.

zboy - that's depressing. with a healthy mcgrady, this is the most talented roster in the league.

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eveluvsrox said:

exactamondo
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The defensive job on LBJ by Ron and Shane. Everyone was saying Lebron was some kind of Superman, well they made him look awful human. Lowest points scored in the 1st and 3rd qtrs ever for the Cavs, 1st game Lebron didn't have an assist ever. The Rox as a team have to have an awful lot of confidence now.

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Tonight was pretty impressive, but Shane has done this by himself against LeBron before (although his first zero assist game does count for something), and the mixing up of styles gave the Rockets a decided edge against LeBron tonight.

Shane on Kobe last year, though, was nothing short of a complete masterpiece.

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Cleveland is 26-1 at home this year and 18-11 away from home. I think that tells you how much Lebron's game revolves around having the favor of the zebras.

I'm voting for Battier against Kobe because he's just so much harder to stop even when you take away the transition game.

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I can't wait to hear what that douche Charles says after smirking it up in the pre-game about the thought of our two guys trying to contain Lebron. He'll probably chalk it up as an off shooting night.

#20 thacabbage, Feb 26, 2009

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