Rasheed Wallace – what is he?
December 4, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Detroit Pistons, Michael Curry, NBA Basketball, Rasheed Wallace
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Found this by Jamie Samuelsen who blogs for the Free Press in Detroit.
Sheed had two points through the first two and half quarters. He picked up a technical, and then realized that he was the best player in the building. He dominated offensively and shut down Tim Duncan.
I’ve been writing this blog for about a year and I’ve probably spent more time on my inner angst about Wallace than any other topic. I love him and I hate him. The Pistons have to dump him, yet somehow can’t win without him. He’s the best player on the team by far, and the most detrimental at the same time. Yep, that’s our Sheed.
Yeah, in Detroit it is all about Rasheed. When he arrived in Detroit, Wallace matched up with the other Wallace, Big Ben, and the two of them started shutting down teams left and right and eventually took home an NBA title.
That was all well and good, but Rasheed has never wanted to be the star and is often reluctant to take over a game. When he is in the mood, he dominates.
Detroit will probably release him at the end of the year for the value of his contract and use it to pursue a younger free agent.
So why do you drop the enigmatic Rasheed? Well, if you have noticed, as the years have crept up on Rasheed, his game is moving further from the basket. Larry Brown was the last coach to get Rasheed to post up on a regular basis and that is a shame, because Rasheed is unstoppable down low.
So instead of complaining about Sheed maybe you should marvel at all the things Rasheed Wallace does well, because the Sheed replacement may not bring what Sheed takes with him.
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