Why is comparing a player to Rasheed Wallace a complement?

Sheed defends better than Scola.

Scola hustles more though.

In his prime though I'd definitely take Sheed.

 

Lets see Sheed vs. Scola:

Scoring: sheed
Rebounding: sheed
Defense: sheed
Blocks: sheed
Hustle: scola

 

Sheed is a smart player and excellent post defender....


He has pushed himself farther from the paint as he has gotten older so he never misses any games really...


That said.


I love aving Scola and Artest together and would never change that. Just NASTY FILTHY....

 

Scola is a better rebounder.

 

I rather have Scola on this team.

 

Probably comparing the talent, which Rasheed does have.

 

Sheed was a great player, when he chose to be. He had no weaknesses in his game...just the one in his head. But even then, he was still one of the games best two way players...i.e. when the Pistons won the title.

 

Ehh.. Uhmm..

Scola is the perfect teamate. He is inspirational to watch. I bet that his teammate play better as well because of it.

So...Sheed is talented. Big deal... But, he messed up a great thing with the Blazers back in the days. He goes to Detroit and does well, but I remember when even I thought he'd be the next great player. At about that time Duncan seperated himself from the field at power foward.

Sheed was a perenial MVP level talent. He was a pre-madonna. Duncan ripped the title away from him as the power foward of his generation.

Scola is a solid starter... who always goes to his right (very predicatable). He's not going to take over any games with his offense. But he will take over a game with his attitude. {But I think he relies on his hustle because he is such a good teammate, we've seen in the Olypics that Scola can be a legit 20 point scorere}

Scola is too unselfish, but for the good of the team.

 

That is also a big problem for Sheed too. He's very unselfish.

 

Why are you guys comparing a 28 year old Scola coming into his own in the NBA to a 34 year old 14 year veteran who's clearly past his prime? Sheed's still putting up very respectable numbers and the Pistons are still very dependent upon him but during his prime he was much more athletic and quicker and he was a threat from anywhere on the court (still is). This is a guy who has an extremely polished post game with one of the highest release points nearly impossible to block his shot. Extremely long arms, very good passer and underrated post defender.

Being compared to Sheed is a compliment because from a natural talent point of view he's second to not many as far as PF's go. He's had a successful career no doubt but the only knock on him is that he never wanted to "BE THE MAN" as crazy as that sounds. He used to always pick up techs and have attitude issues but as far as being a good teammate I think he was just that. A very unselfish player who I personally think deferred too often. This is a guy who **should** and Could have been compared in the same sentences as Duncan and KG but he's not because he didn't want to be the man.

 

He, like Tmac, has never utilized their full potential but he's definitely not a wasted talent. He does have a ring and was huge in the Pistons championship run. In his prime he was pretty hard to stop...good turnaround shot in the post and 3 point range. He also was quick enough to defend 3's and strong and tall enough to play center. I don't think he is a wasted talent at all.

 

Detroit doesn't win a championship in 2004 without Rasheed. He's a great all-around player that doesn't get enough credit for his efforts on the defensive end. He's getting older now and has transformed himself into predominately just a three point shooter. All the same, I would welcome him on my team.

The Sheed vs. Scola debate is pointless, BTW.

 

It's probably because they're referring to Wallace when he was great.

 

Well, it's also due to the way he shoots the ball. Like when they compared Lamarcus Aldridge to him, it's because he holds his arms straight up without bending them when he shoots- harder shot to defend- he used to use this to great advantage. Very unique style. Also, anyone that saw him play at his best know he was unstoppable. What happened? Who knows.

 

I would definitely take Sheed's career over KG's. The numbers aren't quite at the same level, but his impact on the defensive end is probably just as big, and there's been a lot more winning for Sheed (I think he's been to the conference finals like 6-7 times!).

 

Wallace might be the biggest piece of trash in the league.

 

Surely he can't be that bad. Everyone he's played for says he's a fantastic teammate. He picks up a lot of techs, and he's very passionate. Opposing fans love to hate him (kinda like Artest), but I don't see why you have such animosity towards him.