Andre wins best perimeter defender🔒🗜️ Day 11: Who’s the best rim protector in Warriors history?
August 18, 2024
Sorry for missing yesterday lol
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Runner-up for best perimeter defender: GP2
Has to be Wilt, no?
Though it’s a little tough because literally no one here has ever seen him play and blocks weren’t even recorded on the stat sheet back then.
Either Wilt or Manute Bol
Probably wilt, but gotta at least consider adonal foyle. Couldn’t do much of anything else, but dude could block shots
Wilt
It’s Draymond. Blocks aren’t the end all be all of rim protection
Nate Thurmond
Robert Parish, if we’re not doing one-dimensional.
Manure Bol if we are…
Wilt or Nate
Bogut
Nate Thurmond
Second WIlt, Manute Bol
I get Wilt or Manute y’all but Draymond really deserves to be in at least one of these defender categories. I’m voting Draymond
Nate. I mean, Kareem called him the toughest defender he ever faced in his career. If that’s not enough of a co-sign then I don’t know what is.
Adonal Foyle is the Dubs all time blocks leader. So I’ll go with Adonal.
This list is disrespectful to Draymond. Second best player on the current warriors team, former DPOY, essential part of a dynasty team that has spoiled us all, and what he’s going to be awarded by you “fans” is “most annoying player.” I get that this is all intended to be in good fun. But if I was Draymond and I saw this I would be pissed…
I gotta put Draymond in for this as well. it feels like splitting defender into “perimeter” and “rim” unfairly disadvantages draymond because his skillset is that he [can guard 1-5 in a single possession](https://youtu.be/tmEWGLLMQsc?si=m9MoB2QwIMDTmqHH). It’s not all blocks and rejections for him – the guy is just oppressive on ball in every way. He has 1 DPOY award, but he should probably have 2 or 3. If the question was just straight up “best defender” in Warriors history, with no caveats. I think he’d be an obvious first pick.
So for me, I’m gonna put Draymond for best rim defender, because Dray is guarding the ball every step of the way up to and including the rim and if it’s between him and anyone else in our history in that position, I think he adds the most value.
D Green
Wilt.
Wilt
Manute Bol averaged 3.7 BPG for the Warriors over his 592 games played for us. That’s by far the highest BPG the Warriors have ever had. I get that in Wilts time blocks weren’t recorded but I’d rather not assume anything so in my mind it has to be Manute.
Draymond
There honestly should’ve been a best defender category, but there isn’t.
Tie Wilt & Thurmond.
But neither will win cuz 75% of this sub is under 25.
I’m a massive Draymond stan, but his defensive skill applies to the entire court, not just rim protection. He’s great in the paint for an undersized big man. But an *actual* big man needs to win this category.
Probably wilt but that was way before I was even alive
Best Rim Protector is a no brainer.
It’s obviously Wilt Chamberlain.
Yes…I know most of it was in Philly but come on? My 2nd option is Manute Bol
Nate Thurmond or Wilt.
Wilt, Bol, dampier, foyle
I think it has to be wilt, unless you really don’t respect the 60s which is fair imo, other than wilt it’s dray
Wilt
Wilt
Felton Spencer
Adonal Foyle!!!!
Draymond is one of the best help defenders in the league, which is a huge part of paint defense. I’m going him all day
Wilt or Nate Thurmond, but voting for Nate here because Wilt is by far most athletic so he’ll be on there
Monte Ellis most overrated is crazy
Bogut
if this isn’t draymond then he has gotta be best role player—if he’s not underrated, not perimeter defender, not rim protector then he’s the best role player this team has ever had as a dude who has multiple all stars, all defense, a dpoy and glued defense together while having some good years from 3 and playmaking on offense 😤
McGee
It’s Wilt. People don’t need to make this complicated and do mental gymnastics to get Dray into one of the defensive slots. This isn’t even total post defense. Its rim protection. The best thing about Dray is that he can do it all, but when it comes to rim protection? It’s Wilt Freakin’ Chamberlain.
And before anyone brings up wingspan, Wilt’s was 7.8″.
Most overrated is Wiggins not Monta
Wilt Chamberlain, Draymond is versatile but Rim Protection there should be no doubts
JaVale McGee
WILT. When Wilt can be an answer to a Basketball question, Wilt is the answer. H had a 4 ft. vertical leap. Would have blocked Steph’s shot over the Winnebago. When Walt Bellamy, a HOFer, came in to the league as the next big thing Wilt told him he wasn’t scoring. Wilt blocked all 11 of his shots in the first half.
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Runner-up for best perimeter defender: GP2
Has to be Wilt, no?
Though it’s a little tough because literally no one here has ever seen him play and blocks weren’t even recorded on the stat sheet back then.
Either Wilt or Manute Bol
Probably wilt, but gotta at least consider adonal foyle. Couldn’t do much of anything else, but dude could block shots
Wilt
It’s Draymond. Blocks aren’t the end all be all of rim protection
Nate Thurmond
Robert Parish, if we’re not doing one-dimensional.
Manure Bol if we are…
Wilt or Nate
Bogut
Nate Thurmond
Second WIlt, Manute Bol
I get Wilt or Manute y’all but Draymond really deserves to be in at least one of these defender categories. I’m voting Draymond
Nate. I mean, Kareem called him the toughest defender he ever faced in his career. If that’s not enough of a co-sign then I don’t know what is.
Adonal Foyle is the Dubs all time blocks leader. So I’ll go with Adonal.
This list is disrespectful to Draymond. Second best player on the current warriors team, former DPOY, essential part of a dynasty team that has spoiled us all, and what he’s going to be awarded by you “fans” is “most annoying player.” I get that this is all intended to be in good fun. But if I was Draymond and I saw this I would be pissed…
I gotta put Draymond in for this as well. it feels like splitting defender into “perimeter” and “rim” unfairly disadvantages draymond because his skillset is that he [can guard 1-5 in a single possession](https://youtu.be/tmEWGLLMQsc?si=m9MoB2QwIMDTmqHH). It’s not all blocks and rejections for him – the guy is just oppressive on ball in every way. He has 1 DPOY award, but he should probably have 2 or 3. If the question was just straight up “best defender” in Warriors history, with no caveats. I think he’d be an obvious first pick.
So for me, I’m gonna put Draymond for best rim defender, because Dray is guarding the ball every step of the way up to and including the rim and if it’s between him and anyone else in our history in that position, I think he adds the most value.
D Green
Wilt.
Wilt
Manute Bol averaged 3.7 BPG for the Warriors over his 592 games played for us. That’s by far the highest BPG the Warriors have ever had. I get that in Wilts time blocks weren’t recorded but I’d rather not assume anything so in my mind it has to be Manute.
Draymond
There honestly should’ve been a best defender category, but there isn’t.
Tie Wilt & Thurmond.
But neither will win cuz 75% of this sub is under 25.
I’m a massive Draymond stan, but his defensive skill applies to the entire court, not just rim protection. He’s great in the paint for an undersized big man. But an *actual* big man needs to win this category.
Probably wilt but that was way before I was even alive
Best Rim Protector is a no brainer.
It’s obviously Wilt Chamberlain.
Yes…I know most of it was in Philly but come on?
My 2nd option is Manute Bol
Nate Thurmond or Wilt.
Wilt, Bol, dampier, foyle
I think it has to be wilt, unless you really don’t respect the 60s which is fair imo, other than wilt it’s dray
Wilt
Wilt
Felton Spencer
Adonal Foyle!!!!
Draymond is one of the best help defenders in the league, which is a huge part of paint defense. I’m going him all day
Wilt or Nate Thurmond, but voting for Nate here because Wilt is by far most athletic so he’ll be on there
Monte Ellis most overrated is crazy
Bogut
if this isn’t draymond then he has gotta be best role player—if he’s not underrated, not perimeter defender, not rim protector then he’s the best role player this team has ever had as a dude who has multiple all stars, all defense, a dpoy and glued defense together while having some good years from 3 and playmaking on offense 😤
McGee
It’s Wilt. People don’t need to make this complicated and do mental gymnastics to get Dray into one of the defensive slots. This isn’t even total post defense. Its rim protection. The best thing about Dray is that he can do it all, but when it comes to rim protection? It’s Wilt Freakin’ Chamberlain.
And before anyone brings up wingspan, Wilt’s was 7.8″.
Most overrated is Wiggins not Monta
Wilt Chamberlain, Draymond is versatile but Rim Protection there should be no doubts
JaVale McGee
WILT. When Wilt can be an answer to a Basketball question, Wilt is the answer. H had a 4 ft. vertical leap. Would have blocked Steph’s shot over the Winnebago. When Walt Bellamy, a HOFer, came in to the league as the next big thing Wilt told him he wasn’t scoring. Wilt blocked all 11 of his shots in the first half.
Ever? Wilt. From what I’ve seen? Bogut.