tha_rock220 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
That's as far from the truth as you can get. The Admiral's 2 biggest drawbacks were his passive attitude and his feel for the game. He wasn't natural or fluid. In fact he had pretty bad footwork, and a large part of his game was actually facing the basket instead of posting up. It's scary how awesome Robinson could have been if he had anything near Patrick Ewing's determination. You're talking probably a 30 and 15 guy.
I'd still pick DRob over Malone. His defense was much better, and since both were known for not getting it done in the playoffs I'll take Admiral.
Passitive attitude and 'feel for the game' isn't necessarily related. David had a better understanding of the game since he knew what to do, when to do it.
I also disagree with David having bad foot-work. It wasn't great but he still had a large part of the league beat in that category. IMO, only two centers in that time had better footwork; Hakeem & Shaq.
Exactly how is facing up and thus attacking the basket and making plays in the painted area not a post-game? Back-to-the-basket or not, two points in the post is two points in the post. David was still quite decent when he backed his defender down and made right to left spin moves using his right hand the shield the defender and his lefty as a hook.
