Start-Bench-Cut(DPOY edition):Draymond, Rodman, and Ben Wallace

[Whips-n-Chains]

In this or any era, Pistons great Ben Wallace a worthy Hall of Famer

There’s an argument to be made that basketball’s Hall of Fame contains its fair share of players who wouldn’t be members had they played in another era. Just don’t make that argument about Ben Wallace. He was a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year in an era where offense was a perpetual...

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Undrafted into the summer league with the idea of…

That HC (also serving as executive) had a career 48-116 record too…

I love Ben Wallace but dude was never going to realistically play the 2 even at YMCA games.

I’d love to see footage of him in summer league at the 2

I watch about every pistons game from 2001-2008 back in the FSN Detroit days while living in MI

 

[mastermind]

The triangle is based on reading, spacing and passing. Rodman was brought in because of his skills/tenacity and his basketball IQ

Was he the facilator that Dray's role was? No. But he understood and played well in Phil's system.

Pretty sure Worm guarded 1-5 on switches during the Finals runs of Bad Boys. He picked Magic's pocket.

Ben is a better, more versatile defender than Dray. In an era of clearly defined positions and dominant bigs. Here is in game footage of him as a young player, including switching and guarding pre injury Grant Hill. And staying in front of him.

This man doesn’t know what he talking about