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Originally Posted by Lee356  Such was said about Ben once. But like Ben, Maxiell has extra long reach for his height. And like Ben, Maxiell, thru experience, can learn to play taller players well. How much time? It took Ben many years of playing heavy minutes in this league to get where he is, especially as to being a one on one defender against the premier bigs in this league. Meanwhile, here is something Maxiell can do very effectively that Ben could not do: Sometimes the best defense is to get someone in foul trouble. Remember the phrase, used so many times in reference to JMAX-you got to foul him to stop him. |
I don't think that JMax shares Big Ben's zeal for defense. Not many do. Big Ben has never had a offensive game so to stay in the league and play he had to find a niche. He found it with rebounding and defense. JMax on the other hand is developing a nice offensive game. He has the makings of a face up jumper. His post game is looking pretty good and he can take it to the hole.
I don't ever see JMax becoming the defensive monster that Big Ben was. But then how many guys over the last 10 years have been on Big Ben's defensive level especially when Big Ben was in his peak years? I can't think of any right now.
