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Top ten defensive players in team sports?

MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
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Going back to 1980 for reference sake. Let's keep baseball pitchers out of the discussion.

I will start with Dennis Rodman.

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  • garnettstylegarnettstyle Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭
    Greg Lloyd

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  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Keith Hernandez

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  • TennisCoachTennisCoach Posts: 311 ✭✭✭
    How many should we name, a few perhaps.

    JJ Watt, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Derrick Brooks
    Ozzie Smith, Omar Vizquel, Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds, Yadier Molina
    Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo.

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  • lightningboylightningboy Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭
    Michael Cooper, Scottie Pippen, Darrell Revis, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White,
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Bobby Orr.
  • ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭
    Cant forget Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith(even though he sold his soul to Denverimage ) , Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton, Andre Tippet, etc.
    The 80's were filled with defensive studs. I miss that kinda footballimage
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lawrence Taylor, in his day was a man who would take over a game
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Deion Sanders

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Garry Maddox.

    In the immortal words of I believe, Harry Kalas, 2/3 of the Earth is covered by water, the other third was covered by Garry Maddox.


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  • CNoteCNote Posts: 2,070 ✭
    George Kenneth Griffey Jr
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭


    << <i>George Kenneth Griffey Jr >>



    Saw him field a beach ball at Tiger stadium in 1994 or so.

    Good friend wanted to see Griffey and all the good seats were gone. We bought the $5 outfields seats figuring that we could watch some defensive action on the part of KG. Only real action in his direction was a beach ball out of the stands.

    He handled it cleanly. image
  • seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    Greg Lloyd...nice call. Tell ya what..James Harrison turned it on this year. ESP since he was retired earlier this season
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  • WaltWalt Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭
    Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, Warren Sapp, John Lynch
  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do pitchers count?
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  • seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    Someone has a buccaneer bias. image
    Interested in higher grade vintage cards. Aren't we all. image
  • seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    Black and Gold bias...

    Ham, lambert, Russell, blount, green plus 3, Lloyd, Kirkland, Greene, lake, (early gildon and bell, brown) Woodson, Harrison, polamalu,
    Gee whiz...I'll stop. There's twelve plus.
    Interested in higher grade vintage cards. Aren't we all. image
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LT stands alone in my opinion

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  • Scottiec2288Scottiec2288 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭
    Deion Sanders,LT, Lott,Bruce Smith,Reggie White,JJ Watt
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,170 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dick Butkus.
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  • lanemyer85lanemyer85 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭
    1980 to present, eh...

    Defensemen

    1. Lidstrom
    2. Ray Bourque
    3. Pronger
    4. Larry Robinson
    5. Chelios*

    * probably deserves to be Scott Stevens, but I'm fairly convinced if he played in an era when you couldn't maul and run constant obstruction, he'd be Willie Mitchell if he played under current post-lockout rules.

    Forwards

    1. Datsyuk
    2. Carbonneau
    3. Jere Lehtinen
    4. Brind'Amour
    5. Fedorov or Hossa (Fedorov for peak, Hossa for longevity).
  • lanemyer85lanemyer85 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭
    C - The Human Bobblehead (I-rod)
    1B- Olerud
    2B- Frank White
    SS- Ozzie Smith
    3B- Adrian Beltre
    LF- Alex Gordon
    CF- Andruw Jones
    RF- Jesse Barfield
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1980 to present, eh...

    Defensemen

    1. Lidstrom
    2. Ray Bourque
    3. Pronger
    4. Larry Robinson
    5. Chelios*

    * probably deserves to be Scott Stevens, but I'm fairly convinced if he played in an era when you couldn't maul and run constant obstruction, he'd be Willie Mitchell if he played under current post-lockout rules.

    Forwards

    1. Datsyuk
    2. Carbonneau
    3. Jere Lehtinen
    4. Brind'Amour
    5. Fedorov or Hossa (Fedorov for peak, Hossa for longevity). >>



    I approve of these lists image

    MJ
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    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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