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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Yes...on a switch. He isnt lining up against point guards or quicker shooting guards. If it is a big two guard...maybe. You just went on a tirade about the great delonte west and his defensive prowess and now Cleveland is taking their best player who is 6 8 and having him chase the Tony Parkers of the world. Does that mean Mo Williams gets to cover the other team's 3? LOL. This is folly.
As for centers, again, you are being ridiculous. If you use Lebron to cover a center, who does your center cover. But beyond that, you are telling me 6 8 250 lb Lebron James is going to be able to stop even a very average center like Haywood who is 7 1 300. Or even Shaq at 7 1 330 at 37 yrs old? Bynum? In a case where cleveland goes small and the other team has a center like mehmet okur, then yes i could see lebron covering.
Guys get mismatched all of the time in a switch and hold their own. This is basketball. But no way Lebron lasts in the post against a 7 foot 300 lb center. Thats almost as funny as him chasing around Gilbert Arenas.
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You have totally twisted the entire point. We aren't saying that Cleveland is going to do it or fits with their plans. If you had watched the olympics Lebron often covered guards since many of the teams went with three guard offenses. That isnt saying that he is going to cover them all the time but he certainly has the ability to do it. As for your ludicrous assertion that he isnt big or strong enough to cover centers I guess you just dont watch much NBA. I suppose the 6'9" Bill Russell couldnt guard 7'1" Wilt either. Or Ben Wallace wasnt the NBA defensive player of the year at center 4 times while 6'9" and weighing less than Lebron? I ask again, do you really watch the games? There is a good chance that after Shaq, Lebron is the strongest player in the league .