Thanks for posting that. He certainly was a beast back then, although it's kind of funny nowadays after watching highlight after highlight of guys like Amare some of his dunks don't seem *that* impressive anymore. I think Shawn's downfall began when he started grabbing his crotch after every dunk.
I would go the other way. I think after watching that, Amare's dunks don't seem nearly as impressive.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Pwn3d!:</div><div class="quote_post">I think after watching that, Amare's dunks don't seem nearly as impressive.</div>Agreed. Amare is nothing compared to what Kemp was.
I think Amare gets higher than Shawn used to. I believe his paws are bigger, too. And I think Amare is already better than Shawn was - he's more in control, has a better, more consistent jumper and better in the post. Shawn would just overwhelm you with his speed and power, and he was relentless (at least for a couple years) on the offensive glass but he never developed 1 or 2 solid moves in the post that he could rely on. It's been awhile but he really seemed to hate to get his shot blocked so he'd pump and fake and twist all the time in the post. I really wish he would've worked on his baby hook. Amare can already step outside and knock down the 15 footer, take a hard dribble and dunk and he'll spin on you when he gets it down low. I don't think he rebounds as hard as Shawn and his body control maybe not as good. I remember seeing Kemp in high school dribbling behind his back up court and making no look passes, shooting left handed dipsy-do layups in traffic and so forth. Suffice it to say they're both phenomal athletes for their size, it's just a shame Kemp wasted it all. As much as I dislike Phoenix (and it's funny because individually I like almost all their players. I think it goes back to the Alvan Adams days) I hope Amare can keep it up.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Roland Hood:</div><div class="quote_post">I think Amare gets higher than Shawn used to. I believe his paws are bigger, too. And I think Amare is already better than Shawn was - he's more in control, has a better, more consistent jumper and better in the post. Shawn would just overwhelm you with his speed and power, and he was relentless (at least for a couple years) on the offensive glass but he never developed 1 or 2 solid moves in the post that he could rely on. It's been awhile but he really seemed to hate to get his shot blocked so he'd pump and fake and twist all the time in the post. I really wish he would've worked on his baby hook. Amare can already step outside and knock down the 15 footer, take a hard dribble and dunk and he'll spin on you when he gets it down low. I don't think he rebounds as hard as Shawn and his body control maybe not as good. I remember seeing Kemp in high school dribbling behind his back up court and making no look passes, shooting left handed dipsy-do layups in traffic and so forth. Suffice it to say they're both phenomal athletes for their size, it's just a shame Kemp wasted it all. As much as I dislike Phoenix (and it's funny because individually I like almost all their players. I think it goes back to the Alvan Adams days) I hope Amare can keep it up.</div>I think it's arguable that Amare gets higher than Shawn did. I personally think that Shaun could get higher was more of a glider and Amare was more of a power dunker. And Shawn could step out to and shoot a consistent 17-18 footer. He was mainly using that shot in the 1998 playoffs against the Bulls. I would think that Shawn was a better shooter than Amare judging from how far he could shoot and the consistency. Amare has a nice shot from the free throw line and in but I do think Shawn would have taken him in a shooting contest. In terms of talent at this stage of their careers I think I would still take Shawn if I didn't know about all of his problems.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CourtVision:</div><div class="quote_post">I think it's arguable that Amare gets higher than Shawn did. I personally think that Shaun could get higher was more of a glider and Amare was more of a power dunker. </div> Fair enough. They're probably so close the differences aren't worth mentioning. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting CourtVision:</div><div class="quote_post">And Shawn could step out to and shoot a consistent 17-18 footer. He was mainly using that shot in the 1998 playoffs against the Bulls. I would think that Shawn was a better shooter than Amare judging from how far he could shoot and the consistency. Amare has a nice shot from the free throw line and in but I do think Shawn would have taken him in a shooting contest.</div> I tend to think of that series as the very peak of Shawn's career. It's kind of funny because if I recall he was playing horrible against Utah that year in the playoffs, Malone was slapping all his shots away on the way up and getting in foul trouble and so forth. Then I think in the clinching home game he came up with some big buckets and took it from there. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting CourtVision:</div><div class="quote_post">In terms of talent at this stage of their careers I think I would still take Shawn if I didn't know about all of his problems.</div> Maybe. I'm having trouble getting the Orlando Shawn out of my head
