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Player opposites

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:17 am
by BigSlam
Who are direct opposites with the way they play?

Eg:

Adam Morrison is to Ben Wallace

Morrison plays offense without a lick of D and Wallace plays D without a lick of offense.

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:33 am
by LiquidFire
adam morrison doesnt play offense

redd would be better there.

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:39 am
by BigSlam
LiquidFire wrote:adam morrison doesnt play defense.

redd would be better there.

You should probably re-read the original post to understand the point of the thread!!

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:43 am
by kooldude
BigSlam wrote:
LiquidFire wrote:adam morrison doesnt play defense.

redd would be better there.

You should probably re-read the original post to understand the point of the thread!!


ben wallace doesn't play offense.

bruce bowen would be better there.

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:16 am
by dalekjazz
Former Washington Bullets teammates Muggsy Bogues and Manute Bol

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:53 am
by That Nicka
Carlos Boozer - Ben Wallace

Rajon Rondo - Leandro Barbosa

Bruce Bowen - JR Smith

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:28 am
by ISB
TJ Ford - Jose Calderon

Ford = extremely quick and athletic, can blow past any defender and make the defense collapse. Very undersized height wise. Best with the ball in his hands, mediocre outside shot allows defense to collapse. Amazing fast break player. Loves to be the star and have the ball at the end of the game.

Calderon = highly skilled player with mediocre athetic ability, but solid height for a PG. Great outside shooter that must be covered tightly at all times. Works best playing off the ball. Can't penetrate without a ballscreen. Likes to walk the ball up the court. Prefers to defer to teammates and be a role player.

similarites: both great passers and poor defensively (although for different reasons)

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:01 am
by Joseph17
You guys should pick players that play the same position or a similar position. It's stupid saying that guys like Boykins and Yao Ming are opposites. Yao Ming is 2 feet taller than Boykins.

Kevin Martin and Shaun Livingston

Similarities- Body type, speed, and athleticism

Differences-

Livingston
-Great Passer
-Great ball handler
-Mediocre scorer
-Pass first player
-Poor 3 pt shooter
-Needs the ball to be affective

Martin
-Average Passer
-Mediocre ball handler
-Excellent scorer
-Shoot first player
-Great shooter
-Much more effective without the ball because of his ability to come off screens.

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:20 am
by Loose Cannon
Luther Head and Kobe Bryant.

Differences: Kobe Bryant doesn't shoot 7% in the Playoffs.

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:18 pm
by gswhoops
Kwame Brown and Mehmet Okur

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:41 am
by joew8302
Jeff Foster and Eddy Curry

Foster hustles, rebounds and doesn't score

Curry loafs doesn't rebound and scores

Re: Player opposites

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:29 am
by HarlemHeat37
Kobe Bryant and Grant Hill..