Comments on: 4 Undersized Big-Men Who Will Be Playoff X-Factors

By: Borgs

Borgs — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:25:51 +0000

Care to re-think your piece, Flomenbaum? Boston is reportedly sending Davis packing and SVG still prefers two centres before Brandon Bass. Glen Davis an “asset”, mdog? Technically right; there can’t be a trade without one.

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By: BiG ShoT BoB

BiG ShoT BoB — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:06:00 +0000

Yeah even though I love Powe his gonna be riding the pine come playoff time the way JJ Hickson has been playing. AS far as Bass he already has Raw Lew and Ryan Andersen in front of him. Not to mention experts have already said Bass doesn’t fit well with Dwight.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:56:25 +0000

@Adam

the bias that I am talking out is your outright dismissal of one of the top teams in the west at the moment. They are on a 8 game win streak, and yes, they did beat my hometown team without our two all stars on saturday night, but they were up by as many as 17 at one point. They were doing what they had to do. Then you honestly expect me to believe that the Spurs are a championship contender? Duncan is on the decline, and all this talk about the Rodeo Trip bonding experience is talked about every year and it hasn’t resulted in anything since 2007. Yes, that is a recent championship, but since then, they have not even been in the discussion.

The Lakers might be the favorite from the Western Conference, but after they lost to the Nuggets and the Jazz playing like they are recently, it is much less certain than it was a month ago.

By: MikeC

MikeC — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:59:31 +0000

@ Adam… I’ll say this, the Jazz have a much better chance of getting to the Finals than the Magic or Spurs do. The Magic live or die with a player who has ZERO offensive ability besides putbacks and easy-look dunks and they sorely miss Turkoglu who was THE x-factor in the playoffs. And the Spurs…? Seriously? They’re not bad at all, but Tim Duncan just isn’t dominant anymore, and neither Parker nor Ginobili are at their former levels. Blair is a nice role player, but I wouldn’t get too excited about his potential to give them that lift. Just about any other playoff team in the West will have a good shot at knocking them out. This list seems to be more based on info from the past several years than actual developments in the ’09-’10 season.

By: Adam Flomenbaum

Adam Flomenbaum — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:14:15 +0000

@ Matt – what kind of bias are we talking about here? Millsap’s definitely one of the best undersized big men, in fact he’s better than each of the guys i’ve named. Although they may not lose in the first round, the Jazz made the Conference Finals once since 1998, and that was in 2007 when they lost to the Spurs. The reason I didn’t write about Millsap is that the guys I did list are all playing for teams that have made the Finals in the last 3 years and can potentially make it this year. You truly think that Jazz are in contention to represent the West this year?

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:08:55 +0000

Okay, first thing that is wrong with this article is the complete and total bias you showed. If you are not being bias, then you are being ignorant. Are you telling me that if the playoffs started today, everybody in the league would want to face Utah? behind the cavs they are the second hottest team, and I’m from Denver. I hate that team, and I still wouldn’t want to play them, and I’m worried about tonights matchup. Paul Millsap EXPLODED for 32 and 14 in his first start once Boozer went out, and averages 16 and 11 when he starts.

The only one of your candidates worth mentioning is Leon Powe, and that is because he is playing along side LBJ.

Get your head out of the sand and look at the state of the league before you write such a biased article.

By: money

money — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:30:24 +0000

man, i remember watching powe back when he was at cal (GO BEARS) and that guy can absolutely be a beast, I’m rooting for him to make a great comeback.

By: Reddi Red

Reddi Red — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:55:13 +0000

*yawns*

Powe? Bass? come on! let’s talk about some ppl on the floor nightly.
I know Big Ben is a 5, but, he went undrafted, he’s only 6’9″, but the shortest player to reach 2000 blocks, 4-time DPOY, and has a ring.
Not THAT’S an undersized player gettin it done!
Regarding 4′s, I agree with DeJuan Blair. Kid is a BEAST.
I also agree with Paul Milsap……..once Boozer is gone, he will be a nightly double-double machine.

Oh…….Hey Boozer! Come on to Detroit man…..we need ya!

By: CTP

CTP — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:27:39 +0000

Double post was accidental. Sorry.