Jason Kidd wins his third category (and second consecutive) by winning Best Perimeter Defender. Next up: Who is the best paint defender in Nets history?
August 25, 2024
Jason Kidd wins his third category (and second consecutive) by winning Best Perimeter Defender. Next up: Who is the best paint defender in Nets history?
38 comments
Our Top 5 for Best Perimeter Defender were:
1. Jason Kidd 2. Kendall Gill 3. Gerald Wallace 4. Nic Claxton 5. David Nwaba
Nic Claxton
Jason Kidd?
I’m thinking Mutumbo. Maybe Mourning.
Besides Jarrett Allen’s highlight blocks, I can’t think of a real stand out post defender.
Kenyon Martin
Kmart
Brook Lopez
Claxton but maybe that’s just recency bias
Jarrett Allen
Kim Hughes
Billy Paultz
Kenyon Martin and it’s not even close
Kenyon or Claxton. Leaning Kenyon
Kmart
Kenyon Martin hands down…butttt if Jarret Allen was still here he could’ve beat KJ by a landslide
Clax Attack
Jarett allen?
Jarrett Allen
Kmart
it’s gotta be Brook Lopez right? Highest in all time blocks
Julius Erving should be in here.
Jarrett Allen
Jarrett Allen
Not a Nets fan, just saw this post on my home page.
But can someone please explain to me in what world is Dr. J not your best player ever?!?!
Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Martin
I mean, K-Mart was an excellent defender, but if it’s pure **paint defense**, then you have to go with Claxton or Allen. Martin was not really a dominant shot blocker or rebounder (solid, but not great) and his defensive prowess was more expressed as a wing defender. He also struggled with fouling, especially early on.
Out of Claxton and Allen, Claxton is the better shot blocker and Allen is the better rebounder. Between these two, it’s pretty much a toss-up in terms of interior defense, but I’ll give the nod to Claxton, because he’s a more versatile defender than Allen and he’s legit scary as a help defender and that has a shot altering effect.
So yeah, I’d go with:
1. Nic Claxton 2. Jarrett Allen 3. Kenyon Martin
Also, the best finish in DPOY voting for these three, was 9th and all three of them did in once. This is pretty weak for the team’s all-time best interior defender. To be fair, though – I think Clax is routinely undervalued in the voting process, because the Nets haven’t been successful in the last two season, which were his best.
EDIT:
Oh yeah, and I’m not counting Mourning or Mutombo, even though they’re all-time great interior defenders, because this ranking should only take into account a player’s Nets tenure. ‘Zo’s first season with the Nets was pretty bad, but he was coming off of the kidney disease and he clearly wasn’t fit to play yet. His second season was better, but short, with just 18 games. ‘Deke’s lone season with the Nets was pretty forgettable with just 6.5 REBs and 1.5 BLKs.
K Mart
kD
Nic claxton and Kmart
Am I dumb to say Clax?
Brook Lopez
Never forget Nenad Krstic taking Shaq.
K-Mart or Clax. I’d lean K-Mart, but might be biased as I was in college watching more basketball than I ever had before or have been able to since.
Claxton !!!
Jarrett Allen
He’ll never win but Shawn Bradley deserves a vote.
38 comments
Our Top 5 for Best Perimeter Defender were:
1. Jason Kidd
2. Kendall Gill
3. Gerald Wallace
4. Nic Claxton
5. David Nwaba
Nic Claxton
Jason Kidd?
I’m thinking Mutumbo. Maybe Mourning.
Besides Jarrett Allen’s highlight blocks, I can’t think of a real stand out post defender.
Kenyon Martin
Kmart
Brook Lopez
Claxton but maybe that’s just recency bias
Jarrett Allen
Kim Hughes
Billy Paultz
Kenyon Martin and it’s not even close
Kenyon or Claxton. Leaning Kenyon
Kmart
Kenyon Martin hands down…butttt if Jarret Allen was still here he could’ve beat KJ by a landslide
Clax Attack
Jarett allen?
Jarrett Allen
Kmart
it’s gotta be Brook Lopez right? Highest in all time blocks
Julius Erving should be in here.
Jarrett Allen
Jarrett Allen
Not a Nets fan, just saw this post on my home page.
But can someone please explain to me in what world is Dr. J not your best player ever?!?!
Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Martin
I mean, K-Mart was an excellent defender, but if it’s pure **paint defense**, then you have to go with Claxton or Allen. Martin was not really a dominant shot blocker or rebounder (solid, but not great) and his defensive prowess was more expressed as a wing defender. He also struggled with fouling, especially early on.
Out of Claxton and Allen, Claxton is the better shot blocker and Allen is the better rebounder. Between these two, it’s pretty much a toss-up in terms of interior defense, but I’ll give the nod to Claxton, because he’s a more versatile defender than Allen and he’s legit scary as a help defender and that has a shot altering effect.
So yeah, I’d go with:
1. Nic Claxton
2. Jarrett Allen
3. Kenyon Martin
Also, the best finish in DPOY voting for these three, was 9th and all three of them did in once. This is pretty weak for the team’s all-time best interior defender. To be fair, though – I think Clax is routinely undervalued in the voting process, because the Nets haven’t been successful in the last two season, which were his best.
EDIT:
Oh yeah, and I’m not counting Mourning or Mutombo, even though they’re all-time great interior defenders, because this ranking should only take into account a player’s Nets tenure. ‘Zo’s first season with the Nets was pretty bad, but he was coming off of the kidney disease and he clearly wasn’t fit to play yet. His second season was better, but short, with just 18 games. ‘Deke’s lone season with the Nets was pretty forgettable with just 6.5 REBs and 1.5 BLKs.
K Mart
kD
Nic claxton and Kmart
Am I dumb to say Clax?
Brook Lopez
Never forget Nenad Krstic taking Shaq.
K-Mart or Clax. I’d lean K-Mart, but might be biased as I was in college watching more basketball than I ever had before or have been able to since.
Claxton !!!
Jarrett Allen
He’ll never win but Shawn Bradley deserves a vote.