Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Bobcats 2/6

Kobe, and most guards on the whole, fear Raja...any rookie big fears Mek...and any flimsy wing fears Crash...

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Originally Posted by teej

Kobe, and most guards on the whole, fear Raja...any rookie big fears Mek...and any flimsy wing fears Crash...

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I think we are well respected around some parts of the league but feared, nah. I will say some may fear Raja on the defensive end. (We are in need of a 20-25 pt/gm player)

I can tell you I didn't (and don't) fear playing Tayshaun, Chauncey, Mehmet, Rip, Ben, or even Rasheed, I feared them as a unit...same with San Antonio, you dont fear Parker (except for your nuts), Ginobili, Duncan or the others, just as a whole. You don't fear Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, (you do fear KG) but you fear them as a whole. Get my drift? We're a few small steps away from being that whole like LB had in Detriot.

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Originally Posted by BobcatsAllDay

With all the punishment he takes, he doesn't get enough calls in my book. Nobody can control the respect our players receive from the refs or other teams but I don't think any team comes to Charlotte with the fear of facing anybody on our roster. Most nights we play extremely hard (I believe a carryover from the Bernie days w/ a mixture of LB's demanding style as well) and that gets thru a lot of games.

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Yeah, Wallace is a great player who has super star nights. However, he's not a guy who is going to get calls every night. And his shooting isn't good enough for him to make up for it if he's not getting the calls. Mind you, I LOVE the guy and think he's integral to our success. I just don't consider him a superstar.

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Originally Posted by teej

I can tell you I didn't (and don't) fear playing Tayshaun, Chauncey, Mehmet, Rip, Ben, or even Rasheed, I feared them as a unit...same with San Antonio, you dont fear Parker (except for your nuts), Ginobili, Duncan or the others, just as a whole. You don't fear Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, (you do fear KG) but you fear them as a whole. Get my drift? We're a few small steps away from being that whole like LB had in Detriot.

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Exactly. Well said.