pistons not the best starting five in the NBA............

mattyj · Post #21 » by **mattyj** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:19 am

thaAteam wrote:im a mavs fan, sorry. and yes raja bell is the best two guard defender in the nba

In that case you have NEVER watched Raja Bell play...Hes an average defender AT BEST

NetsForce · Post #22 » by **NetsForce** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:22 am

Patterns wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Call him Bynamite.

If I was 5 I would call him that. He's the Bynasty. End of discussion.

may191988 · Post #23 » by **may191988** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:55 am

why u guys giving raja bell no defensive love?? he wasnt like larry hughes where he was selected to first team all-defense cause he led the league in steals. the guy actually guars every teams best perimeter players and he does a very fine job. he is an elite group with bruce bowen and ron artest imo as guys that are the best perimeter defenders. tayshaun prince belongs there too tho...

Manocad · Post #24 » by **Manocad** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:02 am

You're right. The Pistons are not the best starting five in the NBA.

By the way, what do the "Best Starting Five In The NBA" rings and trophy look like?

thaAteam · Post #25 » by **thaAteam** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:15 am

if you dont know who raja bell is you dont watch much basketball and to say hes not an elite defender is out right stupid. he was 1st team all defense last year

NetsForce · Post #26 » by **NetsForce** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:33 am

Raja Fell is overrated defensively.

Manocad · Post #27 » by **Manocad** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:38 am

thaAteam wrote:if you dont know who raja bell is you dont watch much basketball and to say hes not an elite defender is out right stupid. he was 1st team all defense last year

I would get into this debate but I'm watching Deron Williams lighting up Mr. Elite Defender at the moment.

jeremy1215 · Post #28 » by **jeremy1215** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:07 am

They were better with big ben.

legacyinthemakin89c · Post #29 » by **legacyinthemakin89c** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:07 am

I'd much rather have the pistons have a top three starting lineup and the best bench in the eastern conference then the best starting lineup

YiYaoYue · Post #30 » by **YiYaoYue** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:24 am

barkley says its denver

Patterns · Post #31 » by **Patterns** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:31 am

YiYaoYue wrote:barkley says its denver

Charles is wrong. Denver doesn't play defense like Detroit and their back court is too small to guard anyone.

wezbo · Post #32 » by **wezbo** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:03 am

theese 2 players alone can destroy an starting 5

Zach Randolph

Smush Parker

JES12 · Post #33 » by **JES12** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:15 am

Patterns wrote:Charles is wrong. Denver doesn't play defense like Detroit and their back court is too small to guard anyone.

If the Nuggets can play to the sum of the individual parts, they would be one of the scarriest teams in the league. Not sure if it's chemisty or coach, but I certainly think the individual parts of Denver is better than the individuial parts of Detroit.

As a Mav fan, Denver is one of only 3 teams that scare me; the other two being the Jazz and the Suns. No, I'm not forgetting the Pistons, the Warriors, or the Spurs; they don't scare me at all. We have not faced the new look Celtics yet, so I have to wait and see with them.

mattyj · Post #34 » by **mattyj** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:22 am

thaAteam wrote:if you dont know who raja bell is you dont watch much basketball and to say hes not an elite defender is out right stupid. he was 1st team all defense last year

Yay, he made the 1st team all-defense, sorry i take back EVERYTHING i said about him, coz thats obviously a conclusive argument isnt it? [/sarcasm]

Number34 · Post #35 » by **Number34** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:31 am

thaAteam wrote:im a mavs fan, sorry. and yes raja bell is the best two guard defender in the nba

bowen is the best mate

DBurks2818 · Post #36 » by **DBurks2818** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:45 am

Where is all this extra Prince love coming from? Hill's currently the better player.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/grant_hill/index.html
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tayshaun_ ... index.html

orl1724 · Post #37 » by **orl1724** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:46 am

Dont worry if you hate the pistons they are probably gonna blow it up next season so chill.

Point forward · Post #38 » by **Point forward** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:17 am

thaAteam wrote:im a mavs fan, sorry. and yes raja bell is the best two guard defender in the nba

As a Mavs fan, you should know that this title belongs to Bruce Bowen. He reduced freaking Lebron James (yes, that guy who single handedly torched the Pistons) to a pile of rubble in the NBA Finals.

mudyez · Post #39 » by **mudyez** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:04 pm

yeah...unless bowen doesnt show in the playoffs, that he isnt the best wing-defender anymore, he should keep this title (+ the title of the best PG-defender)

d-will8 · Post #40 » by **d-will8** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:32 pm

The Jazz have a very good starting five with great potential, but I certainly wouldn't go so far as to say that it's better (or as good) as that of the Pistons. They can be scary good offensively, but they don't have the experience, chemistry or defense to match the Pistons. Still, you shouldn't get too hung up on their record; with Okur starting to show signs of returning to form, the Jazz's starting five can be one of the very best in the league (provided that AK gets healthy) and with Korver aboard to add outside shooting and scoring punch off of the bench, they can get back to being a very good team (again, provided that AK gets healthy.)