Gilbert Arenas DESTROYS The NBA All Defensive Team

Gilbert Arenas DESTROYS The NBA All Defensive Team as Gil & The Gil’s Arena Crew and explain why the NBA is LAZY for choosing an entire all defensive team of big men like Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama and Anthony Davis. Gil explains that while bigs may stuff the stat sheet their position is too easy to warrant All NBA Honors.
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[@LaMar34_34]

Who busting Caruso ass? Mccants be talking to talk. Caruso hold other guards to low shooting percentages, gets steals and charges. And deflections.

[@deeswagg21]

He probably haven’t watched 1 full bulls game

[@Maja-hs5pd]

Who is Caruso stopping?

[@selfishstockton6123]

@@Maja-hs5pdeveryone

[@LUMASE.ESAMUL]

I literally watched Caruso lock Giannis up every possession he was guarding him last year in Chicago. He’s going to be cold in OKC

[@Kay-kt6mw]

how does Lu Dort never make all defense???

[@SelfPreservation6]

That’s a great question!

[@LaMar34_34]

Cuz he just be fouling

[@chicity222]

He fouls a lot

[@boubacardiallo5945]

Because he’s not a top 10 defender in the league

[@malikrevis6896]

@@boubacardiallo5945says who??? Luka scored 30 once against OKC, he already got 2 games scoring 30 on Jaden😂

[@kaordon504]

HERB JONES is NOT a PF!!! What the hell is Gill talking about lol

[@cwhitt8110]

💯Herb is the starting SG too. Brandon Ingram starts at SF and Zion at PF. Wtf is he talking about🤣🤣🤣

[@CamPerry]

He don’t be watching the Pels

[@TheQuickyouknow]

I mean, he's 6'7 with a 7' wingspan. He could easily play PF. At one point the Lakers played Bron at PG, does that mean he doesn't have a PF build?

[@johnleanord4548]

@@TheQuickyouknowthat’s not the point. He plays SG .. he is not a PF

[@jgreed5]

Herb a big dude that’s all I know. And he a great def player

[@kcee1286]

Needed Kenyon Martin on this episode man lol

[@ssjsal2159]

Everytime it’s a defensive topic Kenyon not on 🤣

[@kcee1286]

😂@@ssjsal2159

[@dwaynegenx72]

Anthony Davis is most versatile defender in the league. That dude is all over the court.

[@TayG_9Deuce]

Bruh literally guards 1-5, is on the perimeter and still gotta get back to protect the rim. He should've been DPOY

[@almonjoseph4382]

Nah bam actually is the most versatile imo

[@truckbuilt_4748]

More versatile than Wemby? Really?🤔

[@jackflashh2240]

@@truckbuilt_4748yeah, way better guarding the perimeter than Wemby, if that has to be told to you then you have low basketball I.Q. Or don’t actually watch the games… casual have ruined sports topics

[@rayshaunedwards6572]

@@almonjoseph4382 nah gotta say ad. I think bam is a better perimeter defender but ad is a better rim protecter. The reason I think ad is more versatile is because the gap in perimeter defense isn’t big at all but rim protection I think it is.

[@JB-bw8nj]

Herb Jones anchored the Pels defense… the pelicans wouldn’t have even made the play in if not for Herbs defense. Giving the DPOY to big men by default is wack. Herb deserved DPOY

[@LigerSQ]

3 dudes talking about defense that was trash on that side of the ball.

[@Milt-g4f]

Ikr. Shit is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@IsmokeHiphopLive]

what that has to do with the conversation? By your logic, you never even played on their level so basically you need to close your mouth and go away correct? you trolls are embarrassing

[@jay-rboone3857]

​@@IsmokeHiphopLivehis point is they are wrong.

[@patrick05Morgan]

You ain’t make the league so what’s your point?😂

[@TLR1988]

You're taking and you didn't even play high school. Knowing the game has nothing to do with playing it. We all know how defense is to be played but that doesn't mean that we could do it, even against park players.

[@Skor9o]

Josiah as a host has to start correcting the guys when they don’t come with facts.

[@mrking1785]

Everybody here is saying Herb has played 66% at PF. The same could be said about Josh Hart he’s a 2 but thibs had him playing the 4 at times.

[@MrDboi92]

Josiah In His Own Words Is “Merely A Host” 😂 Him Correcting The Guys Aint Gon Happen

[@louiev1833]

he got that laptop for no reason smh

[@2024ty]

He’s not supposed to talk once he sets the question up

[@roboninja3194]

He's not going to correct anything because 1 he's an idiot and 2 he's just a simp who works for his daddy Gilbert. The guys on this show prove over and over they don't know anything about basketball and they don't watch the games. They're simply part of the media machine which is kiss Lebron's ass and talk about the Lakers 90% of the time.

[@jay-rboone3857]

Lmao Caruso had a top 10 defensive rating. Averaged 2 steals (4th in the league) and a block a game. The fact former NBA players are casually talking without knowing what they're talking about is wild

[@amanntheforrest]

Wait wait, the former professional players don't know what they're talking about? I mean players that played professionally for years in a league where around 300 dudes globally step on the court to actually play, don't know what they talking about? You def a football or baseball dude 1st sport fan😂😂😂

[@spvntheblocx3454]

That’s a normal for this podcast convinced nun of em really watch ball

[@Thedeso18]

Don’t matter… they be happy with him getting either cays he’s white 💀

[@cmoney1818]

⁠@@amanntheforrestin this situation there wrong they wanna give players credit that aren’t better then the players choose. Everyone but gobert switches and gives effort on the perimeter this isn’t the old big man a lot of big man can play d on the perimeter 😂

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

@@cmoney1818facts. Especially AD & Bam

[@killaGPD]

Im starting to think gil hates front court players , bam switches 1 through 5 so only Gobert really play the style he speaking on

[@OnlyOne1Demon]

Oml that man guard 1-5

[@miles12pega]

He did bring up a good point with saying that they should track how far players travel in a game. This can help with def pressure and off presence. But Gil is just a hot taker tbh but he has gems from here to there

[@Kickzsince86]

Hr a hater, plain and simple. Nigga a chatty patty

[@donzellbess4938]

@Michael-ei7cx by who

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

@Michael-ei7cxRight!? More like 3 through 5 and that’s on a good day! 😂

[@Ctc_Tony9]

Herb is a sf and picks up full court and he block shots

[@nh_flex8922]

Sg anchoring a defense

[@joshuacollins30]

AD Herb and Bam are the most versatile

[@CamPerry]

Wemby is too

[@TheDominiqueBallou]

AD is

[@CamPerry]

@Tobe-mh5tw what you mean? Wemby has def guarded every position during the season. He is one of the few guys who makes Jokic work for every bucket

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

@Tobe-mh5tw AD and Bam are both getting cooked by the top level 5’s on defense. They have no answers whatsoever for the likes of Jokic and Embiid, even on their very best days. What other 5’s are even a true threat inside? Especially back to the basket! Hell, even Porzingis probably cooking those 2 in the paint!!

[@aaotrey106]

⁠@@Paulie_Walnuts89ad be working porzingis gave jokic hell and jokic gave him hell and jokic and embiid outweighed him by like 40 pounds he might not completely clamp them but he play them better than 98% of the others

[@jonathansorapuru5520]

Clearly they don’t know Herb Jones. He is 100% NOT a power forward!

[@twilthetruthNO]

Herb Jones is a wing defender and the best one right now

[@gandalftheghetto1172]

As soon as they said herb was a PF this whole video was null invoid

[@AndiySama]

He played PF last year😂

[@334ben10]

@@AndiySamathis is about this yr, he is NOT a PF. Even last yr if you had WATCHED he played everywhere besides PG

[@AndiySama]

@@334ben10 how he not a PF but played mainly PF last year when the starting PF was injured even this year when Zion went out the lineup he was starting at PF only time he didn’t is because they had Lance play that position

[@334ben10]

"This is about this yr". This yr HIS TEAM listed him as SF while PF is the position he logged the least minutes in positions he play

[@AndiySama]

@@334ben10 just answer this question if Zion got hurt what position Herb would be starting in?

[@25McDermott]

Paul George says that Herb Jones is the best defensive player in the league

[@KrispyKlean1911]

Yall starting to show yall don’t really know basketball Herb is a SG and he picks up full court

[@lorenenoch6020]

So 1 guard and 4 bigs… his point still stands

[@tec9548]

@@lorenenoch6020no his point doesn’t stand he said that herb is a PF

[@lorenenoch6020]

@@tec9548 that’s not all that was discussed tho, so what if they got herbs position wrong. Point is guards put in more work on the defensive side of the ball and having 4 bigs with only 1 guard make the 1st team is just wrong.

[@jalynjones9136]

@@lorenenoch6020 every big man on that list is a versatile defender besides Rudy and you can’t leave the dpoy off the first team so what’re u even talking about? His point doesn’t stand

[@lorenenoch6020]

@@jalynjones9136 na

[@QuisNT]

Calling Herb Jones a PF or a Bigman = They never watched any film of him

[@markusstevensakabiginfinit9523]

Dont speak on Herb if you at least dont know his position...

[@bobbythespaceghost9934]

Herb Jones is a SG/SF.

[@Ginga]

Glad Herb Jones made the 1st team. Gil wrong right off the jump calling him a PF.

[@bboywolf]

are you stupid it's on bball reference

[@kenkenwin]

Jones play the 3 and the 4

[@lilbfrom094princeton8]

@kenkenwin Thank you and noticed nobody on the panel disagrees. Questioning former NBA player on their stance from a keyboard or TV is crazy.

[@bboywolf]

@@Deveaux5 herb jones has played 66% of his career minutes at PF. wtf are you talking about

[@dropknow1edge]

Lol he plays 3 and 4

[@NickMintz]

Anthony Davis is an all time defender. It amazes me how he guards point guards then still get back to get the rebound. It shows they don't really watch games. AD should have many DPOY awards on my humble opinion.

[@Avg_Vet]

So according to Mcants, Lebron should have been recognized for his defense more often.

[@TotalSpaceCase]

All this basketball knowledge in one place and all of it goes out the window when the cameras start rolling SMH

[@AfricanH3ro]

FACTS

[@Theflighteous]

Yall not knowing about Herb is a bad look.

[@gimmesamoore]

What they are explaining is y i said wemby should have won dpoy. There is a whole highlight reel of teams giving up on advantageous fast breaks because wemby was there.

[@kingofcomments1917]

This is such a lazy take . The game prioritizes spacing and pick and roll . The goal is to attack the rim to force the defense to collapse for threes .. centers protect the rim 😂

[@tyrellreid3343]

You have a Lazy brain.

[@jerseyhomepro]

They should make defensive list consisting of top 2 for each position. Then choose a single defensive player of the year from that list of 10 players

[@malikrevis6896]

All imma say is Lu dort held luka to 30 once last series. Luka already got 2 30pt games against Jaden…juss sayin. Btw shai Lead the league im steals and averaged a block. Kyrie never scored 25 against OKC, he now has 2 straight games against Minnesota😂

[@jthesnip3r90]

AD definitely deserves first team he guards all 5 position not just bigs and is top 5 in blocks

[@kml6960]

You forgot Jamal Murray's game winner over AD. AD could not even react.

[@jthesnip3r90]

@@kml6960 bro you talkin about one player you remember he locked Steph up last year in crunch time?

[@DMGJP]

​@@kml6960cocking 💀

[@elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic]

You hear McCants talking football though here 😮😮😮🔥🔥🔥

[@JasenMinus]

And he was absolutely on point

[@334ben10]

A bunch of guys who didn’t play good defense talking about who deserves it😂😂

[@Brodee706]

Pat Bev will forever catch strays 😂😂😂😂

[@mrnyc.]

Has anyone of these 3 ever made an all defensive team? All 3 of them walk away from the huddle when coach start talking defense

[@Judasz696]

Gill is right. Small guards doesn't get any credit if they don't have blocks or steals. They should judge best defensive player besed on one on one defense not team defense. They should look on procentage of missed shots not blocked shots or rebounds. Steals should matter more also.

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

Oh yeah totally, having a shot blocking help-defending Big who makes up for a weak ass one-on-one defender LIKE GIL is totally useless! I mean why even have a Big to clean up their mess!? 6-6” for every position with free dunks and layups every possession for everyone! That would make the league so much better defensively! 😂

[@brandenflorence7893]

Noticed they all said this when Kmart wasn’t on the show 😂

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

My thoughts exactly!! 😂😂😂

[@AtTheHoUse28]

you act like they scared or something he don't got nothing to say lol

[@maseb2710]

Herb is a Shooting Guard

[@adreus3301]

sf but yeah they trippin herb a monster on defense lol and he nowhere near a big man

[@Skrilly785]

He plays 66% of his minutes at pf

[@Supermane504]

@@Skrilly785impossible with Zion at PF for 60+ games

[@jamalahmad9178]

Good thing gil and mccants aren't lawyers Saying effort and hustle makes u a great defender whilst saying pat bev's hustle is non factor is wild

[@cooldudecs]

they never said that

[@jovanmurray6888]

Yall need to do your research. Herb Jones is a 6'5 guard. How the hell he become a PF for convenience of the conversation?

[@anthonym7133]

When OG joined the Knicks, he changed the whole team's defense

[@odogg6899]

Facts. When 14-2 in jan/feb after traded for him . Those games were played with Randle in the offense as well. If Mitch was in then too it would've been crazy.

[@Troll_troll_troll]

So yall skipping around the fact that Dallas up 2-0? When Kenyon told Rashad that Ant Man called out Kyrie and got cooked. Rashad spoke a bunch of 💩 to try to prove a point. Kenyon was right and Rashad needs to apologise to both Kenyon and Gil. Dallas 4-1

[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

Crazy. If the wolves were up 2-0, there would be a whole sbow on the Wovles..

[@KNByam]

They never list their top 5 defensive players. Its always 15 guys should've been top 5.

[@ntnnot]

:D

[@kalilg2242]

Great points. Bruce Bowen should have won a DPOY 1-2 times but for a lot of these reasons pointed out he never got one.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Bowen never deserved a DPOY. Notice he never made an All-Defensive team outside SA? Almost like having the best interior defender in basketball makes it easier for guards and wings to play defence, right?

[@peerlessbeard8914]

They need to keep track of Iso stops for players contested shoots

[@andreaspickney3399]

The fact that Gil called Herb a big man and no one on the show corrected him makes this whole discussion invalid. Herb is a SG/SF that picks up 94 feet

[@joshallen2304]

Goes to show it should have went to AD or wemby they can actually guard the perimeter on switches

[@DreJr]

Rashad said Patrick Beverley is just a gnat, hes not a good defender but when Gil says part of it is effort and not giving up he just nods and says nothing.

[@DV-ou1yu]

I hate that big men get rewarded for just being tall because guards have the hardest job on the court running through screens, dealing with switches, then having to manage these offensive juggernauts.

[@jasonjackson33]

What is the criteria for making an all defense team? Is it how many steaks and blocks you have. I know the coaches and media aren't watching all the players to see who is shutting who down.

[@grimhunter2223]

You could use that same argument for Jordan...name 10 star SGs he played against not named Reggie or Clyde... Good luck

[@Kdott729]

As much 2k they play they should know Herb ain’t no mf PF 😂

[@ThatGuyIwunze]

I thought Shai G. Alexander was going to make a Defensive Team as well 😮. He was locking up star players left and right. He got cheated out of the MVP and a Defensive team 🌩️⚡️. Now that’s a 2-way player!!!

[@DerQuanDoucett]

A guard picking up 94 doesn’t mean anything if bro goes straight to the basket and scores a layup or dunk every time….

[@gillyblank4380]

McCants had to bring up Pat Bev. I would rather be Pat over Rashad

[@Realcoolio]

The fact that Gil DID NOT MENTION COMMUNICATION AS BEING A GOOD DEFENDER says a lot y’all need to know. If anyone has seen Caruso on Inside the NBA on TNT explaining what he does on defense. Says a lot about how y’all do not watch some of these players. Let’s break down why Suggs & Caruso should not be on there. Bc they do exactly what y’all are saying.

[@YungShadBeatz]

The disrespect for Bam is crazy, they don’t even mention him smh

[@Coronablack]

I was waiting for them to say not everyone on the list and call out who really playing defense on the list

[@CobraKiller04]

They don’t mention him because he’s supposed to be on the list.

[@Coronablack]

Most definitely should've got DOPY

[@selfishstockton6123]

@@Coronablackhell nah

[@Coronablack]

@@selfishstockton6123 then who

[@DonaldMcLemore-n6d]

all year "Wemby is the DPOY". Now: "Big men shouldn't be all defense"

[@JonDavis-jn1ox]

No SGA is wild

[@alextaboas9199]

I don’t think Gil has ever seen Bam play defense

[@ronbrown7941]

Wemby should have DPOY

[@drewbny78]

so protecting the basket now means nothing. bunch of guards shittin on bigmen. foh

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

5:06 describing a player picking someone up full court, them still getting all the way to rim & the center blocking the shot to diminish the center’s impact on defense is why we shouldn’t take this man seriously 😂

[@jaylonluster4735]

Dude that’s not what he saying and you obviously don’t get how ball works on a pf level what you don’t get is your stopping a pure elite scorer form getting to the rim but you can tire them out so when they do get to the rim they not dunking on the big man and yes standing in the whole and and blocking a shot as a center isn’t really all that my guy you bigger then every body that’s what you supposed to do and sometimes they still don’t 😂

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

@StuntmanBeatz313 Right!? Like yeah totally, having a shot blocking help-defending Big who makes up for a weak ass one-on-one defender LIKE GIL is totally useless! I mean why even have a Big to clean up their mess!? 6-6” for every position with free dunks and layups every possession for everyone! That would make the league so much better defensively! 😂

[@trusouljaofalabama9758]

Energy expended from a 6'3 185 player Compared to a player 6'11 260 is crazy different, it's called gravity and psi An elephant walking exerts more energy than a cat running which exerts more energy than a bee flying.

[@numoney33]

How can Rashad agree with Gil about effort, but say Caruso isn't a good defender??? He's literally exactly what they are praising 😂😂😂

[@dashawnhicks5384]

The part on Collin sexton I feel likes he’s underrated as a defender

[@soongalfred2515]

Jaden McDaniels, Herb Jones, Jrue Holiday, Alex Caruso are more deserving than Rudy

[@shahtajali6321]

Herb Jones is a wing Gil!

[@krisstrong]

This is poor analysis about guys like Caruso certain guys will get baskets on him but 99% of the NBA are completely incapable of guarding that player.

[@GMOtivated13]

I love how offensive players are discussing defense and none of them were known for their defense. Smh

[@SwypeTee]

I have to agree with gil which is why you need to have position based dpoy categories C/pf SG/SF PG

[@CornVidds13]

Collin sexton ?! 😂😂😂😂 The fact they didn’t even mention Dort shows these guys know absolutely nothing about basketball

[@mayarandolph8788]

Why does sports media get to vote on this without input from former and current players? Why isn't the anonymous player survey taken into account?

[@Cperez2002]

The more you look into it, the more you realize these awards don’t mean anything. Imo it will only matter if it is a 100% player/peer vote

[@DevoCinko]

The NBA media is a fucking joke when it comes to these awards. Let the former players vote because they truly KNOW and SEE the game for what it is as opposed to some lazy reporter or talking TV pundits

[@zuhayrakhan]

Ant Edwards has shut no one down. He should be nowhere near this list. We're talking about legitimate defenders that NBA players wouldn't want to play against.

[@rovy1303]

Was looking this

[@blacgoat8916]

The only player that plays defense on the Lakers besides AD is Jarred Vanderbilt and he was hurt all year. Give AD his flowers he balled out this season.

[@darrinwood5414]

Send somebody to the rim.... if Embiid is behind you, you're safe, it's like having Ed Reed behind you as a corner

[@mr.badguy..]

Caruso should've been on the first team! Caruso is the exact type of player Gil's talking about

[@gmac2531]

Imagine saying Caruso be getting cooked.. with a straight face.. come on man do we even watch games anymore?? 😂

[@1stclassmedia492]

Suggs solid I see y’all don’t watch Orlando

[@700kida5]

This is how I woulda made it!!! Defense first team White Anthony Edwards Lu Dort Giannas Victor 2nd team Shai Jaden Mcdaniels Bam AD Jaren Jackson 3rd team Jrue Holiday Cursio Herb jones KLAW Rudy Gobert

[@astheskylarksings]

The name of the game is “plays.” How many I get on you and how many you get on me. This is exactly why people question Rudy’s abilities. There are too many plays on Rudy. Dikembe was “no-no.” AI was cookies. Jrue is prison ball

[@michaelallen8112]

No Russell Westbrook speak volumes. Name me another player who can guard Kyrie Luka KD Zion Tatum Jalen Brunson & then Julius Randle

[@semi6544]

This All-Defense team was so sad to see. Do people who watch the Celtics really believe White is a better defender than Holiday? They are using the numbers too much. If they are going to use the numbers then just let a computer vote. I'm not saying White is a bad defender. It was just crazy to see how many more votes there were for White than Holiday and they are on the same team for everyone to see. All the players say Holiday but the media and the numbers say otherwise. I'll just trust the players on that one.

[@ayeyurie8841]

I Get What Gil Is Saying To An Extent....But Tell Me How Many Players In The League Are Doing What Bam Is Doing? Bam Goes From Guarding Embiid To Tatum, To Durant, To D Book, To Ant , To Jokic.

[@mondomorrison5823]

2:42 he showed why he was the best defender in the nba tn with the game winning steal

[@supahmariostyle]

I see a lot of you in the comment section haven't watched the clip in full and the other half are way too focused on a small part of the conversation. Get out of your feelings, take a step back, and pay attention to the overall message. What these three are saying objectively makes sense.

[@SGriTa913]

Derrick White is clearly a more impactful defender than Rudy.

[@ektran4205]

position by position

[@BruceWayneson]

not even close

[@chicagojams]

The people love Gil, we gotta protect bro at all cost

[@PrimetimeScott3]

Yall have to watch Herb Jones more. Herb is playing the best player every game. Herb is Small Forward/Wing Player

[@LawrenceOMalley]

i get if u got 2 pfs or 2 pgs but isn’t it a 5 positioned team? what we doing with 5 centers

[@lemini4k]

Miles being tracked is fucking brilliant. Put the tech in the jersey like a Fitbit. Whoever covers the most miles and has the deflections, steals, blocks and so forth. THOSE are the guys who should be on the top of that list. 😂

[@thomaskay5060]

The problem ist how you name a defensive player when defense is only played in

[@jgherbo800]

I’m sorry he said there were a few guards better on D than AD is nuts

[@captainsnake7406]

Indiana keep fucking around and finding out by going at Drew with the game on the line. While Luka is seeking out Gobert SMH.

[@yurrgee]

10:22 He was close, but i get it. But the Mike always plays inside out, obviously bc he’s the middle of the defense ..lol.

[@StevePlonk]

I think the NBA gives rim protectors the defensive edge just to keep big men relevant.

[@mhairsto24]

At 12:20 mark... are you talking about THE GAME vs 40 GLOCC. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

[@DreMartinez956]

HERB JONES IS A SHOOTING GUARD LMAO WTF, we always have haters, Nola has the best defender in Herb! Not on herb is the saying, dude guards 1-4 positions and he’s damn good at it, he’s the ONLY GUARD ON THE 1st team!! A lil RESPECT MR I KNOW BALL GILBERT

[@treb2915]

Herb Jones definitely plays PF lol. He may or may not start at PF but he definitely plays it.