Comments on: This could be the farewell season for former Piston Antonio McDyess

By: Laser

Laser — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:29:03 +0000

so long, dyess. sorry about 08-09.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:27:45 +0000

@Patrick,
Amare had a serious injury, the same one that McDyess had in fact, as you point out. I don’t equate the two only because Amare made a full recovery thanks to medical advances that weren’t available for Webber & Dyess.

Amare is a fantastic offensive player, I don’t want to take anything away from that. I don’t root for him the same way I root for Dyess. We all got a little homerism…lol.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:05:58 +0000

@Alan:
To be fair, Amare did have an extremely serious injury. He didn’t exactly re-invent himself, but he did add a 16-foot jumper and a below-the-rim game that was very good in the year and a half or so it took him to get his explosiveness back after microfracture surgery.
I love Amare and think he’s a phenomenal player, and one of the most unique guys in the league right now. I just use him as a comparison to highlight how good McDyess actually was.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:23:22 +0000

He was a special player back in the day. I doubt Amare, in the event of a serious injury, is capable of re-inventing himself Even after the injury, Dyess enjoyed quite a few near double-double years with Detroit.

I think he’ll go down as one of the best re-habbed players of all-time. When you think about the great PFs that had two careers (before and after the injury), I belive Dyess comes out on top. Here’s a shortlist of those players: Chris Webber, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp

By: nuetes

nuetes — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:21:08 +0000

I agree Dice in his prime was way better than Amare. Dice was just really good. He was a complete player. He also never quit. That was his best quality.

Amare is a very good player though. His efficiency is through the roof. He shoots 55%. His true shooting is over 60%. He gets to the line 8-10 times a game and shoots over 80% from there. He can put the ball in the hoop and do it well. He’s probably the quickest big man i’ve ever seen, unfortunately he doesn’t use that quickness on the defensive end.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:24:44 +0000

@Alan:
Exactly right. He was Amare, if Amare ever decided to rebound or play defense. Maybe a tad less athletic, but not much. And you’d gladly trade that tiny difference in athleticism for the rebounding, defense and character of Dyess.
He had Hall of Fame talent for sure. He would’ve been up there with Duncan and Garnett in the discussions about best PF of this era had he not been injured.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:59:18 +0000

Old school Dyess in Denver >>> Stoudemire at any point

By: gmehl1977

gmehl1977 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:15:49 +0000

Pre-knee injuries I remember him having hops better than Shawn Kemp and with more power. The man was a great defender too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQC5g7yezgs&feature=related

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By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:13:35 +0000

People also forget: before those knee operations, Dyess was on his way to becoming an all-time great PF. I remember watching him at Alabama in college, and he was a freak athletically.