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Originally Posted by marc
I gotta agree with Arlie on this one. Kenyon Martin was Mr. All-world defense in college, now what is he? Just your average defensive Power Forward. Amare is raw but could become an excellent defensive player if he works hard at it. Anyone that flat out OUTPLAYS Tim Duncan heads up for 5 games in a row can ball. He needs to develop a more consistent jumper and apply his athletic ability on the defensive end a bit more and he will be the best player in the league in a few years.
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Kenyon Martin is still an above average defender, so I'm not sure what you are talking about. Anyway, I never said that Stoudemire cannot become a great defender. I'm simply saying that he isn't even close to Duncan at age 22 as a defender, and likely will never reach Duncan's defensive prowess. And Stoudemire did outplay Duncan on the offensive end, but not on the defensive end where Stoudemire was virtually absent except for a few highlight blocks. He was a big reason why Horry and Mohammed had a really productive series.