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Is Amen the best defender in the NBA?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Francis3422, Nov 27, 2024.

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  1. Francis3422

    Francis3422 Member

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    Creates A tremendous amount of chaos everywhere. How he generally locked up the Wolves and Sixers at the end of his night on back-to-back evenings was amazing.

    Trying to think of better defenders?
     
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  2. meh

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    He's not even the best defender in the SW division picked in the 2023 NBA draft.
     
    #2 meh, Nov 27, 2024
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    Not yet.
     
    #3 KingCheetah, Nov 27, 2024
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    Wemby exists unfortunately. However Amen is a beast both on ball and help defense. He does everything
     
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    He’s def next level but I’d take it easy as far as best defender in the league is concerned…
     
    #5 Prince_Hakeem, Nov 27, 2024
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    Damn you are really high on Derrick Lively.
     
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  7. meh

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    I thought about Lively too but decided not to be too controversial in my take given that I'm on a Rockets board.
     
    #7 meh, Nov 27, 2024
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    Ryan Hollins wants you to know Amen should be All NBA Defensive First Team
     
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    Nobody wants to use the Frenchie's name on this board.

     
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    Best Perimeter Defender, 2nd in the league overall. First Team.
     
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    No but he might be in the top 5 already which is insane
     
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    His length, speed, quick jumping ability, are really bothering players. He isn't the best yet, but I think if the Rockets keep going like this, you can probably bet he will make one of the defensive teams.
     
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    I dunno but he’s really fcking good.
     
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    Name 10 other you think are arguably better defender than Amen
     
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    It's hard to compare wings/guards and bigs. Wemby is ridiculous and then the versatile bigs like Mobley and JJJ are sort of apples/oranges.

    I think I'd rather have Amen guarding an opposing teams best wing/guard than guys like Daniels and Suggs based on what I've seen but it's not like I'm watching those guys with the same level of depth I do Amen either.
     
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    He is capable of guarding positions 1 through 5. So, if the opposing team’s best player is a center, assign Amen to defend him.
     
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    I actually agree with this. I’d say he’s second best after Wemby and best on perimeter. I could be biased of course as a Rockets fan lol, but I can’t think of a perimeter defender I’d trust more against a scorer down the stretch.
     
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    Yes
     
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    I think Dyson Daniels aka The Great Barrier Thief has a good case here
     
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    Yes I think so but im biased. He is top 5 no doubt.
     
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