kingfish Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Will Artest guard the other teams best player? Will Kobe still be a roamer? Against the Celtics I could see us putting Artest on Pierce to stop him, and Kobe on Allen to stop him. Im not sure what Kobe is going to do on defense but im sure we will use Artest to shut down dominant perimeter players. Kobe used to guard them at certain parts of the game but now he doesnt have to at all to save his energy for offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Greatness Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I assume that Artest will do all the heavy lifting on defense. LA's goal should be to preserve Kobe for the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Artest is a good defender vs big sfs, pierce, melo, turkoglu, etc. But he wont be a good defender vs Roy, Wade, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Artest can and will guard the opponent's best perimeter player allowing Kobe to do what he does best, roam around and cause chaos for other teams. I also think with Artest he can keep perimeter players in front of him so they don't drive in and cause foul trouble for our big men especially Bynum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Agreed. Put Artest on the opposing teams best player, and let Kobe roam around and save his energy to close out games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 It will help the Lakers defense out greatly, now you have more than just one defender on the team. Just think what a player like Lebron will do in a game where both Artest and Kobe are going after him play after play. Having two of the best defenders in the league on the same team can only help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nissan Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Take the pressure off Kobe to guard the other team's best perimeter player and score 25 PPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcstarheel Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Pretty simple...as said, he'll take that defensive pressure off Kobe so 24 doesn't have to worry about defending the big dogs in the critical moments. He can actually start out on them to slow their effectiveness in the beginnings of games and then Artest can continue slowing them down throughout the rest of the game. That side of the ball is going to get a breath of fresh air compared to the previous season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Pretty simple...as said, he'll take that defensive pressure off Kobe so 24 doesn't have to worry about defending the big dogs in the critical moments. He can actually start out on them to slow their effectiveness in the beginnings of games and then Artest can continue slowing them down throughout the rest of the game. That side of the ball is going to get a breath of fresh air compared to the previous season.Stop the presses, you mean Ariza isnt a defensive stopper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Lakers defense should be better definitely... their zone, their man to man should be a lot improved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainEv3nt Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5561/2ew06f8.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcstarheel Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Stop the presses, you mean Ariza isnt a defensive stopper?Yep, I forgot he was so superb on D compared to Artest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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