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Who's the Best Wing/Perimeter Defender in Rockets History?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by steddinotayto, Nov 16, 2018.

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Who is the Best Wing/Perimeter Defender in Rockets History?

Poll closed Nov 23, 2018.

  1. Shane Battier

    27 vote(s)
    54.0%

  2. Ron Artest

    3 vote(s)
    6.0%

  3. Trevor Ariza

    5 vote(s)
    10.0%

  4. PJ Tucker

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Patrick Beverley

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  6. Rafer Alston

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  7. Mario Elie

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  8. Robert Horry

    2 vote(s)
    4.0%

  9. Chris Paul

    2 vote(s)
    4.0%

  10. Carmelo Anthony

    8 vote(s)
    16.0%
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  1. steddinotayto

    steddinotayto Contributing Member

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    :(:(

    To atone for my mistake here's a wonderful .gif of Vernon taken from an old @tinman thread

    [​IMG]
     
    #21 steddinotayto, Nov 16, 2018
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  2. tinman

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    Clutch city is forever
     
    #22 tinman, Nov 16, 2018
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    #23 jcmoon, Nov 16, 2018
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    yup this dude must be too young to remember...vernon, hands down!! we woulda three peat if he didn't quit on us.
     
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    This.
    I remember he started the “hand on the face” that the whole team and league started to copy.
     
    #25 hajkov, Nov 16, 2018
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    Bobby Joe Reid should have made this list.
     
    #26 Granville, Nov 16, 2018
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    Before I even read the list, the first person I thought of was Vernon Maxwell.

    I can't believe OP forgot hiim.
     
    #27 TheresTheDagger, Nov 16, 2018
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    Calvin Murphy by far...

    Also, shout out to underrated defender Cat Mobley.
     
    #28 RudyTBag, Nov 16, 2018
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    Melo disguised thread :rolleyes:
     
    #29 ryano2009, Nov 16, 2018
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    Where the heck is Mad max this list needs to be redone. Mario Ellie wasn't nothing to mad max. Max guarded the toughest wings in the history of the NBA
     
    #30 bj3175, Nov 16, 2018
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    Battier is my pick.
     
    #31 eminencefront, Nov 16, 2018
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    Luc Mbah a Moute if we are just taking defense into account. I can't speak the 90s as much.

    But I think Luc is clearly better than Battier and anyone from 2000s onward.
     
    #32 HP3, Nov 16, 2018
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    no durrant stopper frankenstein?? come on man..
    melo got more votes than THICC??
     
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    No mad Max. This is blasphemy. He fustrated Jordan.
     
    #34 Air Langhi, Nov 16, 2018
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    Chris Paul before he came to the rockets was amazing
     
    #35 xaos, Nov 16, 2018
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    I'm not sure who was the best wing defender but I'm pretty sure Francisco Garcia was best Durant defender all-time
     
    #36 Gorki, Nov 17, 2018
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    Battier is by far better than Luc. Mad Max and Battier are the two best and I don’t know which is first.
     
    #37 rocketman4325, Nov 17, 2018
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    No he was not. And I don't even know how you can even say by far either. Luc had one of the highest net ratings in the league when we won 65 games and most of that was for defense.
     
    #38 HP3, Nov 17, 2018
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    [​IMG]
     
    #39 Man Dingo, Nov 17, 2018
  20. rockbox

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    Flyin Ryan was by far the best wing defender. He got on the floor with shot that looked worse than Fultz's jumper.
     
    #40 rockbox, Nov 17, 2018
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