Jack Sikma or Rasheed Wallace

[penbeast0]

Very similar players. Good defensive F/C types with an outstanding go to move in the post and excellent shooting range. Both have won championships with very balanced teams.

Wallace's shooting range extends out to 3, Sikma didn't start shooting 3s until the end of his career though he was always a good outside shooter; on the other hand, though both had tempers and yelled at the refs a lot, Sikma tended to keep control and avoid the stupid technicals that have made Rasheed infamous.

Looking at the numbers through their primes, Sikma scored slightly more, Wallace was a bit more efficient shooter but Sikma drew a lot more fouls . . . call it even. Sikma was much the better rebounder, passer, and free throw shooter. Both were adequate but not outstanding shot blockers with good steal numbers for bigs. Sikma made 7 All-Star games and 1 All-Defensive squad (2nd); Rasheed made 4 All-Star games and has never made an All-Defense squad.

To tell the truth, I thought this would be more even though I thought Sikma would come out looking better . . . but not this much better.

[Point forward]

Sikma was an underrated player on underrated teams (End-1970s/1980s Sonics, late-1980s Bucks). He was neither Kareem or Parish, but he was an EXCELLENT shooter who could also defend. Sikma was vital in winning the Sonics ring in 1979 vs the Twin Towers of Hayes and Unseld, and almost averaged a double double in his career. Also less strings attacked than Sheed regarding character. Gimme Jack.

[penbeast0]

Unseld can't really be called a tower, he took up more space horizontally than vertically