Rashweed played almost 40 minutes tonight, and collected exactly 1 rebound. That's right, 1 rebound. For an atheletic, 6'11 guy with long arms, that's inexcusable. But where was Wallace the entire game? Posting up at the 3-point line where he could loft up his lazy 3-point shots. If I were a Piston's fan, I'd be furious, but luckily I'm not. Wallace is their problem, and they're welcome to him. We've got LaMarcus Aldridge, and he thoroughly out-played Wallace tonight.
Although I was happy that Wallace was outplayed by LaMarcus, it is important to point out that LaMarcus only had 3 more rebounds than Rasheed.
If I felt like being an asshole, I'd say you sound bitter that Rasheed got them a championship...and only got you a WCF. Oh well, bright side: who knows, you might have never gotten Rudy if he did get you a championship!
Sheed and LA both made other plays grab rebounds. LA played on the perimeter and so did Sheed. That's why Oden and Batum got the bulk of the rbs.
Sheed is averaging 8.9 rebounds a game, which is his career high and more than anyone on our entire team. Yet, he has "become a joke"? It seems a little silly to make generalizations about a player's entire game based on a statistical anomaly in one game.
Rashweed can get that many rebounds just by standing around the basket and waiting for something to fall into his hands. But he'd rather stand outside the 3-point line and loft up long jump shots all night. It's just more fun, don't you know! Hence, his ONE measly rebound tonight.
Kind of hard to argue with the results when he hits his threes at about 40%. Anyway, why the hell are we talking about Sheed? It's like dwelling on Bonzi or Damon.
Rashweed was the last player to leave the court tonight, indicating that even he knows how much he sucked.
umm didnt our Center Oden only get 1 rebound in 13 minutes against Phoenix a while back? wouldnt that rate have put Oden at 2.96 for 40 minutes total? Come on man its one game.
I repeat... Sheed is averaging 8.9 rebounds a game, which is his career high and more than anyone on our entire team. Yet, he has "become a joke"? It seems a little silly to make generalizations about a player's entire game based on a statistical anomaly in one game.
There's apparently a group of fans so traumatized by Rasheed Wallace that they've become fixated on him. A Blazers season wouldn't be complete without a few "I still really hate Rasheed Wallace!" threads.
I find it odd that posters like Shooter were proven SO INCORRECT about Rasheed (that the Blazers would be better after the "knuckleheads" were gone; that Rasheed would never win a title, etc.) and yet 96% (give or take) of threads started about Rasheed since his Portland days have been weird "I told you so!" threads by his detractors. It's one of the more topsy-turvy things about this community that I can think of. Ed O.
I posted it in another thread, but Rasheed Wallace is pretty much becoming a Matt Bullard clone at this point. LMA abused him, which will happen when a guy like Wallace didn't work on his body when he was younger. He's a no-defense jump shooter with a big mouth now. He has had a good career. The problem is that with his skills and athleticism, it should have been a great career.
Yep... probably because 1. No one really bothered to defend Damon. He was never that good and never gonna be that good. 2. Rasheed is (I'll say it again, at the risk of riling people up) a borderline hall of famer. He might not get in, but he's been a consistent force in the NBA for years and years. He's a good player. BUT... some people always thought he could be so much more... and some of THOSE people have been disproportionately angry about that perceived failure to meet their expectations. I don't know why I'm typing this out. We already know all of this. Maybe it's consistent with the entire thread, though Ed O.
Nicely put. I try not to get sucked into that stuff anymore. If reality isn't going to convince them, I certainly don't stand a chance.
