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Bam’s block is maybe the best defensive play I have ever seen.
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It still comes in second to LeBron’s block, for me. Bigger stage, true road game, against the defending champs and best regular season team ever. And LeBron had to cover more ground. But they are 1 and 2 in my lifetime.
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It still comes in second to LeBron’s block, for me. Bigger stage, true road game, against the defending champs and best regular season team ever. And LeBron had to cover more ground. But they are 1 and 2 in my lifetime.
LeBrons is more important, because it came in the last few minutes of a game 7 in the finals. But Bam’s block is incredible for him being really under Tatum, behind the play a step, and yet he cleanly and completely blocks the shot AND keeps the ball.
i agree with dh that lebron's was better. but both were great. the block, which is one of the best defensive plays i've ever seen, is actually overshadowing what was one of the best playoff games i have ever seen.
LeBrons is more important, because it came in the last few minutes of a game 7 in the finals. But Bam’s block is incredible for him being really under Tatum, behind the play a step, and yet he cleanly and completely blocks the shot AND keeps the ball.
LeBron was behind the play 10 steps.
Ball in Curry’s hands, 10-15 feet ahead of LBJ. Igoudala is 10-15 feet across from that.
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I can see why people would favor Lebron's block, it was incredible, but chase down blocks are much more common than the type of block that Bam did with his off hand. Tatum's dunk was on its way down and his hand was literally the lid on the cylinder.
Why can't we love both equally? Lebron's block stopped the juggernaut of the GSW from winning, which was great and now Lebron is a Laker which is even better. Bam's block was against the Clippers and more importantly directly against a former Dukie and also against the Celtics. Both are awesome!
I agree with SMR, that was a great game. I only caught the last 17 minutes but it was great.
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It still comes in second to LeBron’s block, for me. Bigger stage, true road game, against the defending champs and best regular season team ever. And LeBron had to cover more ground. But they are 1 and 2 in my lifetime.
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1) As much as this hurts to say, Donut is right. LBJ's was more important, and more athletically amazing
2) Bam's was about timing and incredible wrist/arm strength.
I've watched both countless times. Something I never realized until I read an article earlier this year was Lebron actually went up with his hands split so he could be prepared for Iggy to reverse and go to the other side of the rim. Lebron can be annoying at times, off the court (really? you feel a need to carry a wine glass walking around?) but he is one of the most amazing athletes to ever play any sport. To be able to chase an elite player down, and be prepared to block his shot on either side, is some cyborg-level computations.
Interesting thread title considering the tear Zion has been on the last couple months of THIS nba season.
Rick Carlisle:
“He’s an unusual force and obviously a great player. We’ll have to figure something a little better out next time, but he’s doing this to everybody. We did have some very good possessions guarding him, but he was a beast.
“[He] presents huge challenges for the defense and for officials. He is just creating collisions out there. This is a Shaquille O’Neal-type force of nature with a point guard skill set...
Elijah Bryant got six minutes for the Bucks in their last game against the Nets. He did fine defensively and grabbed a rebound, but his two shots - both from 3 - failed to hit anything but air.
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