OldManAndThreeI don't think defenses have the level of impact on these great offenses that they used to Can you be porous defensively and win a championship I don't think you can beTimothy Legler on if defenses win championships

LeBron asked if this Thunder team compares to the 90s Bulls and 17-18 Warriors - They're pretty damn good from top to bottom They don't let their foot off the gas

Thinking Basketball Wemby is holding teams to 17 POINTS BELOW their regular season efficiency which is better than the 04 Pistons the greatest defense of the last 50 years

Thinking Basketball With Wemby on the court the Spurs are holding teams to 17 points below their regular-season efficiency which is better than the '04 Pistons the statistically greatest defense of the last 50 years

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

Discussing the lack of repeat champions in the modern NBA ESPN's Vincent Goodwill calls the Larry O'Brien a participation trophy

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense