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Is Eddie a good defender at the POWER FORWARD slot?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by hikanoo49, Oct 20, 2003.

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Is Eddie a good defensive Power Forward

  1. YES

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  2. NO

    44 vote(s)
    65.7%
  1. hikanoo49

    hikanoo49 Member

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    Quite frankly, I am amazed by how many of you educated basket lovers feel that Eddie is a good defender at the PF spot. Just because a player blocks shots does not translate to being a good defensive player.

    In man cases, guys who block shots take UNNECESSARY gambles. Most coaches actually say it is better to stay on the ground and just put your hands up and not go for pump fakes etc. Eddie throughout his career has continued to take gambles and albeit, sometimes he gets a block but there are many other times where the offensive player gets a EASY basket, draws a foul on Eddie or draws a foul on another player (Yao, Cato) because of Eddie being out of position.

    If you think about some of the great defensive PFs, many do not block alot of shots but play physical positional defense such as our very own Otis Thorpe in the 90s. Others that I can think of off the top of my head include Buck Williams, Karl Malone, AC Green when he was young, Charles Oakley etc.
     
    #1 hikanoo49, Oct 20, 2003
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    #2 goodspace, Oct 20, 2003
  3. Parlett316

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    Hakeem is the alltime shot block leader. Did that make him any worse of a defender?
     
    #3 Parlett316, Oct 20, 2003
  4. Apollo Creed

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    Good thread topic.

    It drives me crazy to no end every time I see someone make a post like, "We should start Eddie because of his defense!" And it just happens far too often to correct. EG is a terrible man-to-man defender. Blocks and rebounds do not equal defense. MoT has always (and probably always will be) a better defender than Eggie.
     
    #4 Apollo Creed, Oct 20, 2003
  5. shawn786

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    Tha guy can block shots soo what ???? he is a skinney guy who needed to start bulking up a long time ago so he can go againt other PF's like Webber but of course he never did its ok though tha guy went AWOL and thank goodness 4 that
     
    #5 shawn786, Oct 20, 2003
  6. ima_drummer2k

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    I really don't think it's going to matter either way...
     
    #6 ima_drummer2k, Oct 20, 2003
  7. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    Yeah, exactly.

    I can say precisely that Eddie is, at this moment, not any kind of defender, and he is not a power forward or any other position.
     
    #7 B-Bob, Oct 20, 2003
  8. ArtV

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    I'll say no since it's hard defending while on the living room couch.
     
    #8 ArtV, Oct 20, 2003
  9. No Worries

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    Maybe. Maybe not. It all depends.
     
    #9 No Worries, Oct 20, 2003
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