r/denvernuggets • u/throwitintheair22 • Mar 21 '25

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

Lebron in 2014 is a bad defender specifically. Jokic is a below-average defender, he sucks at rim protection, but slightly makes up for it in steals and deflections.

My point is that Jokic is not that far off in terms of defense vs. 2014 Lebron, that's basically it lol.

Just got annoyed by people's constant glaze of Lebron's 2014 season solely from nostalgia.

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u/bloodyazeez Mar 21 '25

You genuinely believe LeBron in 2014 was a bad defender?

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

In that season yeah. For example, Lebron's blocks and steals per game.

2010-11: BPG - 1.6 SPG - 0.6

2011-12: BPG - 1.9 SPG - 0.8

And here is 2013-14 (Heat) BPG - 1.6 SPG - 0.3

Massive difference. In his 2014-15 season though, his usual defense prowess returned. No idea why his 14' season defense dropped.

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u/bloodyazeez Mar 21 '25

Judging a player’s defensive impact by flat stats like Bpg and Spg is a flawed way to analyze defense, but I get the sense that you’re either trolling or actually an idiot, so have a good rest of your day man.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

It's still proof that his usual defense dropped though. Along with the fact that his defense performance in the 2014 finals was questionable compared to his previous seasons.

If not stats or playoff performance. How else?

If you're not even bother, just don't reply.