lebrons a good defender. if you're gonna call him elite, im not gonna split hairs. but an elite defender can slow down lebron, sometimes stop him. whos gonna stop melo without doubling?
LeBron's been on the NBA all defensive team a couple of times I believe, that would make him elite in my eyes.
I don't know. Melo can be stopped. Anyone can be stopped and Melo can be slowed down. Melo is the superior half court scorer with an elite skill set. Both are equal in terms of scoring. Nothing really much to talk about.
I watch the games I watched KD yesterday, he is a bad defender the thing is he puts effort, Melo in the past did not put a lot of effort but like I said its a new day for him and when he defends he's solid. Melo is playing Point Forward for us at certain spurts, meaning he's playing like a Larry Bird type guy. Kevin Durant can not do that 1 bit he had 6 ast yesterday but each was on an extra pass or on the break. Melo is a better rebounder PERIOD. Maybe you should watch the game more close and understand that I said KD is great and I would not mind having him but Melo is better, its all opinion but with all due respect to KD anything he can do CA can do better
no credibility, Horford is solid, but tell me if we had the same team before the Chandler trade that you would trade Melo for Horford
Melo came in with LeBron and Wade so he's forever in their shadow but he's just as talented. Similar to how Jordan over shadowed Barkley, Melo will forever be overshadowed by LeBron and D-Wade(to an extent)
KD and CA average the same amount of rebounds.
Two Time All Star isn't solid. Its elite. Horford is a top 15 NBAer, 2nd best all around C behind DH12, and he's naturally a PF.
Horford would impact this team, he makes players better on both side of the court due to his energy, skillset, and leadership. Tim Duncan type stuff.
Melo is under Wade's and LBJ's shadow because they're better him, but Melo's achievements as a prolific scoring SF will get him to the HOF I believe.