Folks need to stop thinking of who is best at slowing down Joker, one of the greatest offensive players of this generation. It reminds me of the “Kobe stopper” discussions from 15 years ago.
Eventually the entire discussion turned into a joke because no matter how good the defensive player was, there was no such thing as a “Kobe stopper.” Similarly there’s no defender who’s best at slowing down Joker any longer.
As to the Davis example, he was a great defender against Joker… 3+ years ago when Joker would show up to preseason overweight and unprepared. Joker got better. Much better. Won 2x MVPs and a title since then. He’s a different caliber of player than when Davis slowed him down way back in the bubble.
Folks need to stop thinking of who is best at slowing down Joker, one of the greatest offensive players of this generation. It reminds me of the “Kobe stopper” discussions from 15 years ago.
Eventually the entire discussion turned into a joke because no matter how good the defensive player was, there was no such thing as a “Kobe stopper.” Similarly there’s no defender who’s best at slowing down Joker any longer.
As to the Davis example, he was a great defender against Joker… 3+ years ago when Joker would show up to preseason overweight and unprepared. Joker got better. Much better. Won 2x MVPs and a title since then. He’s a different caliber of player than when Davis slowed him down way back in the bubble.