Quote Originally Posted by Tim_T View Post
The rumor that there is no defense played in the NBA is patently false. Not sure where this started from, but there is zero truth to it.

SOME guys in the NBA play defense, with the key word being some...The NBA guys get the big contracts for being able to put the ball in the basket, so why waste their energy on D...However, if you look at the coaches that have been very successful, they're the guys that can get their team to play defense.....Phil Jackson hasn't done it as much in LA, but his Chicago teams guarded the ball...Popovich's teams have always played excellent D