My biggest qualm with the Andy/Ben comparison is that Ben Wallace was a shell of himself in Cleveland. He had stretches where he had absolutely no lift, to the point where he bricked wide open dunks. Add to that, Ben was seemingly allergic to the thought of working on his offensive game.... short of taking seated shots from the sidelines during warm ups.
Nice try
I watched Kenyon Martin many times while in college before that last ACL injury. He controlled games in a similar manner to Alonzo Mourning. He controlled a game with his will and attitude while at Cincy. When Huggy would get a big lead, he even allowed the offense to be initiated by Kenyon at the top of the key sometimes, to show off his versatility. Kenyon Martin was MEAN, and he had/has the same nerve condition that Mahmoud Abdoul Rauf has, but he used to use it to his advantage in intimidating opponents. I used to think he was going to just STUMP opposing big men, right there on the court. I used to fear for the rim when watching Kenyon Martin. (dont cite me for not looking up the nerve condition thing, Im at work and typing this fast)
I think Tristan THompson relates much better to Shelden Williams skill set.
They had practically the exact same stats collegiately while playing in the exact same position/body frame/reach advantage. When looking at Shelden Williams Sophomore season, where he got the minutes Tristan got, while at the same age that Tristan was last season, the numbers are so comparable that it is scary.
Lastly...
Kenyon Martin would make Tristan Thompson pee down his leg.
Today
You just cant replicate the tough guy intangibles that guys like Oakley, Mourning, Martin all developed while fighting for their lives in bad neighborhoods and all through tough city public schools.
You REALLY cant replicate that with a Canadian Prep School Softie
:chuckles:
Lastly...
Kenyon Martin would make Tristan Thompson pee down his leg.
:chuckles:
Because Jonas is going to intimidate people from driving on him right? Like I said in the last thread, TT will be a defensive anchor before Jonas ever will. As skilled as he is, the man gets pushed around by non-atheltic Korean players. Odds are he is your typical pussy Euro before he is Sabonis or Divac
Kenyon Martin would make Tristan Thompson pee down his leg.
Lastly...
Kenyon Martin would make Tristan Thompson pee down his leg.
Today
You just cant replicate the tough guy intangibles that guys like Oakley, Mourning, Martin all developed while fighting for their lives in bad neighborhoods and all through tough city public schools.
You REALLY cant replicate that with a Canadian Prep School Softie
:chuckles:
Joakim Noah went to prep school, yet I doubt many in the league consider him soft.
If we had such a deal in place, why didn't we just pull the trigger? Jonas or no Jonas?