G.G.Ge Gerald Wallace getting some ESPN love

[PantherBrew]

From John Hollinger on the ESPN NBA daily dime.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-100406/daily-dime

8. Wallace Leads Defenders

In contrast to shooting guard, the small forward position gave us an unusually strong field of candidates. The 3 is traditionally a spot where we're scrounging for a full set of candidates, but this season I had to exclude several players who seemed worthy of at least third-team consideration.

First team: Gerald Wallace, Charlotte

Sorry, LeBron. Wallace was the best defensive player on (at the moment) the best defensive team. One of the big changes under Larry Brown has been the conversion of Wallace from a gambling rover into a solid stay-at-home defender.

He still impacts the game with his athleticism as sort of a poor man's Wade, playing passing lanes when opportunities strike and surprising bigger players with his shot-blocking, but now it's done in the confines of one of the league's most disciplined defenses. Additionally, few are better switching onto smaller players, and Wallace's versatility defending 2s, 3s and 4s gives Brown a lot of leeway in matchups.

Wallace's +minus isn't great, but partly that's because of how the Bobcats play: All of Charlotte's starters have unimpressive +minus numbers, but as a group they play the vast majority of the minutes for the league's top-ranked club in defensive efficiency.

Loving it...

[BOBCATS_BALL!]

Thanks for posting this!

[PantherBrew]

I'm glad to know atleast someone is noticing.

[davos]

Wallace is the man.

I just really really like the group of players we have right now.

I hope we can somehow keep the group of Wallace, Jackson, Felton, Diaw, DJ, & Thomas together here for a while

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I wouldn't be heartbroken if we managed to land a better player for Diaw if TT develops.

[PantherBrew]

I wouldn't be heartbroken if we managed to land a better player for Diaw if TT develops.

Agreed if we can resign TT.

Diaw is a very talented player, but I wish he would show more intensity.

Reminds me of a certain former Panther. :ihih:

[Porn Shop Clerk]

TT is staying I think, if LB does. He was really excited about playing for LB.