I've been a Lakers fan since I was five. But I always respected Ben Wallace. If you really love the game, guys like him are so much fun to watch. So much dedication and focus. Simple. Just real hard work and grit.
Underrated player. I'd say he's at least a top 5 defender of all time. 6'9" and wins 4 DPOY and a championship in 5 years. I think he was the star of that 2004 pistons team. probably deserved the finals mvp too considering he had to guard Shaq and Karl, but I guess stats mean more than stopping the league's most dominant big men.
Sheed actually shut down Malone. Ben did his thing against Shaq and kept Kobe and everybody else out the paint though. I think it was a toss us between Ben and Chauncey. Thought Ben should've won it at the time, but Chancey was huge too.
***** Rip Hamilton was a big part of that, too. Rip torched Kobe, but scoring on payton has to be more impressive. Imagine if that draft turned out differently. Those Pistons would've been around a bit longer. Man, that team could've changed history had they drafted someone other than Darko.
+Adam Gottlieb Actually during that Finals, Kobe was the best perimeter defender the Lakers had. He managed to lock Rip up in Game 1 (and maybe Game 2) but that was it. And I think Chauncy and Ben should have been co-MVPs. Big Ben was the anchor of that defense, and Billups made key shots whenever the Pistons offense stalled and the Lakers attempted to cut the lead.
Lucrativehustle he is a pussy. he fucks with people that he knows he can but B. Wall wasnt havin none of that and punked bitchass artest. sent his ass to the scorers table. damn right he was chill ass fuck. dude would have got his ass stomped. smh at this people that think artest is tough. If I punk some 12 year old kid but cower to somebody a little bit bigger than me, does that make me tough? didnt think so. apply that same logic to artest cause thats what he does
The only player who was able to stop Shaq 1-on-1 (Well not the whole 48 minutes of course) I never really considered him 6'9, I think he's only like 6'6 or 6'7 but man he was a beast. One of the very few players who dominated the game without stats showing it. Such presence and toughness, that's why when he left DET I knew that that team will never make another run again. One of my top 5 favorite players of all time, Big Ben.
If your talking all time then I disagree since wilt was atleast 300lbs of muscle in his prime so shaq wouldn't be able to bully him and Robert parish said shaq was the strongest player since artis Gilmore so there's another physical center that could handle him but other than those 2 shaq is too much for every other center
Marco nastevski Artist Gilmore would shit on yao ming, he man handled kareem when he was 265 like he was a child and theirs video of that on UA-cam, also Wilt was the superior athlete even in Phil Jacksons on words and he compared the Lakers wilt to shaq and Wilt was past his prime with the Lakers and also Wilt had superior stamina his final season he averaged 43 mpg and once played 48.5 mpg In one season
wilt was also somewhat skinny, as a matter of fact back when wilt played there was no center taller than 6'8 and wilt was 7'1 also the pace was wayyy different. It was a VERY fast tempo in which no one could shoot(with some exceptions of course) so i believe that with shaqs size and strength, he could beat wilt. Wilts stats were wayyyy overblown. If shaq played in that era he would average similar if not better numbers than wilt , Yao could probably beat artis but there is an argument for both sides. Yao has size and in my opinion was a smarter offensive player aside from his toughness, But artis was a great defender and could rebound very well.
Marco nastevski don't get me started on stamina shaq only manged to average 40 mpg one season in a slower paced league while wilt averaged well over 40 mpg in a faster paced league and even 43 mpg His last season
can you imagine Ben Wallace as a running back with his strength and power 😬😬😬😬😬😬 YIKES....... I'd feel sorry for any one trying to tackle him. His stiff Arm would be Godly
Oakley and wallace are from the same cloth lol still remember Ron Arrest who was supposed to be the toughest dude in the NBA wanted absolutely no part of Ben lol instead he attacked the thrower of a beer because he was pissed Ben punked his ass... lol
Well of course. Brazilian Ronaldo (R9) is my favourite player of all time but he could not do what Paolo Maldini could do. Defense is an art.. an under appreciated art.
i agree with you bro,in the mids,of arguments that theres nobody can defend shaq,maan there is, this man here BIG BEN WALLACE!!! love you ben thanks for all the dedication,hard work,and all the years you have played the right way.
+john doe 'Other than Boston, no team had an organized plan of playing Wilt Chamberlain.' -- Al Attles 1. In the 1960s and 1970s, teams allowed many points and grabbed many rebounds. In facts, the league allowed 115PPG and grabbed 70TRB for the entire 1960s decade -- for the 1962 season, the league allowed on average a mediocrity record of 118.8PPG, without a three-point line! After the merger, and the adoption of the three-point line, teams started to press, trap, rotate and space the floor on defense. Which of course, helped decreased the high-scoring games we previously saw a/two decade(s) ago. Also, defense wasn't a big part of the NBA before the merger. Teams rely mostly on one-on-one defense agaisnt Wilt Chamberlain i.e. before rules changes in the mid-2000, players had to aggressively guard someone or they would have been called for illegal defense. 2. Basketball before the NBA-ABA merger was a bigmen's game. Centers were the primary scorers of their teams. A year after the adoption of the three-point line in 1980-1981 (and many other rules changes), centers PPG and TRB dropped by at least 10%! All of a sudden, guards and swigmen started to carry offense on their shoulders and we saw great centers ala Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who took a lesser offensive role on the Lakers. 3. Kobe, Garnett and Duncan all agreed on something. They would rather play agaisnt great one-on-one defenders nightly (defenders who would be allowed to hand-check their man) than playing a complex defensive schemes as we see today. Wilt Chamberlain never played an advance defensive scheme (see Al Attles quote). 4. Basketball is now a worldwide sport; many countries produced great players and even in the USA, the game of basketball has expanded. In America, there are 5 more ballers today than 50 years ago. I'd say it's normal there is more franchises in todays NBA because there is also more athletes available. Sorry for my English mistakes, I am German.
This guy is a beast only player that can not get pushed around by Shaq this man physically strong an intimidating on that court foreal he was a force not to be reckoned with for real .
His and attest interaction was the perfect example of somebody acting crazy with everybody else until they run into an individual who don't care nothing about all that. Ben is a man's man and expoaed artest as nothing but a situational tough guy
"We need someone who can defend and rebound. Those things I can do well" - Ben Wallace
The greatest defensive player EVER
Rodman was the baddest defensive NBA player.
Big Ben seems like a humble self made man.... much respect for him.
mjwpowerstroke Yes, he is
Went to homecoming last week @Vuu and Ben took pictures with everyone. A great man
He is, Yes. My favorite player ever.
I have 3 players in my list.
MJ my first love, later Ben and later Kobe
I always thought Ben Wallace deserved defensive player of the year more than four times.
should've been straight 5 years artest robbed him
He got robbed 1 time and people give it to Ron instead but people know Big Ben is more deserving. But it is what it is. I think it's Voters fatigue.
I've been a Lakers fan since I was five. But I always respected Ben Wallace. If you really love the game, guys like him are so much fun to watch. So much dedication and focus. Simple. Just real hard work and grit.
one of my favorite players all time and I'm a Heat fan
Underrated player. I'd say he's at least a top 5 defender of all time. 6'9" and wins 4 DPOY and a championship in 5 years. I think he was the star of that 2004 pistons team. probably deserved the finals mvp too considering he had to guard Shaq and Karl, but I guess stats mean more than stopping the league's most dominant big men.
Sheed actually shut down Malone. Ben did his thing against Shaq and kept Kobe and everybody else out the paint though. I think it was a toss us between Ben and Chauncey. Thought Ben should've won it at the time, but Chancey was huge too.
***** Rip Hamilton was a big part of that, too. Rip torched Kobe, but scoring on payton has to be more impressive. Imagine if that draft turned out differently. Those Pistons would've been around a bit longer. Man, that team could've changed history had they drafted someone other than Darko.
I'd say top 3
+Adam Gottlieb Actually during that Finals, Kobe was the best perimeter defender the Lakers had. He managed to lock Rip up in Game 1 (and maybe Game 2) but that was it. And I think Chauncy and Ben should have been co-MVPs. Big Ben was the anchor of that defense, and Billups made key shots whenever the Pistons offense stalled and the Lakers attempted to cut the lead.
Ron Artest is still scared of him
lol def not
JasonTerrys Corpse Im a Pacers fan and yep Ron Artest is a pussy lol.
JasonTerrys Corpse Bro, I tell everyone that and these lil punk ass artest dick riders claim other wise......smh
just seen this lol but to me it seemed like he was chill till the fan threw that beer at him artest aint no pussy he grew up in queensbridge
Lucrativehustle
he is a pussy. he fucks with people that he knows he can but B. Wall wasnt havin none of that and punked bitchass artest. sent his ass to the scorers table. damn right he was chill ass fuck. dude would have got his ass stomped. smh at this people that think artest is tough. If I punk some 12 year old kid but cower to somebody a little bit bigger than me, does that make me tough? didnt think so. apply that same logic to artest cause thats what he does
The only player who was able to stop Shaq 1-on-1 (Well not the whole 48 minutes of course) I never really considered him 6'9, I think he's only like 6'6 or 6'7 but man he was a beast. One of the very few players who dominated the game without stats showing it. Such presence and toughness, that's why when he left DET I knew that that team will never make another run again. One of my top 5 favorite players of all time, Big Ben.
If your talking all time then I disagree since wilt was atleast 300lbs of muscle in his prime so shaq wouldn't be able to bully him and Robert parish said shaq was the strongest player since artis Gilmore so there's another physical center that could handle him but other than those 2 shaq is too much for every other center
john doe well you've never really seen wilt play shaq and -__- cmon, artic gilmore. yao ming used to destroy that guy
Marco nastevski Artist Gilmore would shit on yao ming, he man handled kareem when he was 265 like he was a child and theirs video of that on UA-cam, also Wilt was the superior athlete even in Phil Jacksons on words and he compared the Lakers wilt to shaq and Wilt was past his prime with the Lakers and also Wilt had superior stamina his final season he averaged 43 mpg and once played 48.5 mpg In one season
wilt was also somewhat skinny, as a matter of fact back when wilt played there was no center taller than 6'8 and wilt was 7'1 also the pace was wayyy different. It was a VERY fast tempo in which no one could shoot(with some exceptions of course) so i believe that with shaqs size and strength, he could beat wilt. Wilts stats were wayyyy overblown. If shaq played in that era he would average similar if not better numbers than wilt , Yao could probably beat artis but there is an argument for both sides. Yao has size and in my opinion was a smarter offensive player aside from his toughness, But artis was a great defender and could rebound very well.
Marco nastevski don't get me started on stamina shaq only manged to average 40 mpg one season in a slower paced league while wilt averaged well over 40 mpg in a faster paced league and even 43 mpg His last season
Most Underated big Man ever
Future hall of famer for pistons, come on make it happen retire his jersery
+Trackball they did it on January 16th
my all time favorite player
damn this dude could shoot like this and never took a shot in the game ?
My favorite defensive player ever I remember him blocking paul pierce with his elbow
Hell of a man and a fierce competitor we love you big ben
> this was my favorite basketball player growing up,, after Michael Jordan left..
first undrafted player in an all-star game! maybe thats why!
Undrafted and also Manu Ginobili late 2nd round draft pick...crazy how these underdogs became some of the best in the generation.
The greatest defensive player EVER
what a men what a men humble tall and riped out of this world
#ben Wallace
Are you a girl
His growth as an NBA player is pretty hard too rival. Only played I remember that gave Shaq real issues.
can you imagine Ben Wallace as a running back with his strength and power 😬😬😬😬😬😬 YIKES....... I'd feel sorry for any one trying to tackle him. His stiff Arm would be Godly
He is too tall, he would have been a defensive end
Oakley and wallace are from the same cloth lol still remember Ron Arrest who was supposed to be the toughest dude in the NBA wanted absolutely no part of Ben lol instead he attacked the thrower of a beer because he was pissed Ben punked his ass... lol
Simply my favorit player of all time
Though i love Jordan as much, but Jordan could never do what Ben could.
Well of course. Brazilian Ronaldo (R9) is my favourite player of all time but he could not do what Paolo Maldini could do. Defense is an art.. an under appreciated art.
8 minutes in and I realize this is a plug for Ben Wallace shoes and Steve & Barry. When was this even shot 2003?
One of the baddest basketballers to come through CIAA and VUU! I even have one of those t shirts by Ben Wallace. Lol!😂
i agree with you bro,in the mids,of arguments that theres nobody can defend shaq,maan there is, this man here BIG BEN WALLACE!!! love you ben thanks for all the dedication,hard work,and all the years you have played the right way.
Very Nice
+john doe
'Other than Boston, no team had an organized plan of playing Wilt Chamberlain.' -- Al Attles
1. In the 1960s and 1970s, teams allowed many points and grabbed many rebounds. In facts, the league allowed 115PPG and grabbed 70TRB for the entire 1960s decade -- for the 1962 season, the league allowed on average a mediocrity record of 118.8PPG, without a three-point line! After the merger, and the adoption of the three-point line, teams started to press, trap, rotate and space the floor on defense. Which of course, helped decreased the high-scoring games we previously saw a/two decade(s) ago. Also, defense wasn't a big part of the NBA before the merger. Teams rely mostly on one-on-one defense agaisnt Wilt Chamberlain i.e. before rules changes in the mid-2000, players had to aggressively guard someone or they would have been called for illegal defense.
2. Basketball before the NBA-ABA merger was a bigmen's game. Centers were the primary scorers of their teams.
A year after the adoption of the three-point line in 1980-1981 (and many other rules changes), centers PPG and TRB dropped by at least 10%! All of a sudden, guards and swigmen started to carry offense on their shoulders and we saw great centers ala Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who took a lesser offensive role on the Lakers.
3. Kobe, Garnett and Duncan all agreed on something. They would rather play agaisnt great one-on-one defenders nightly (defenders who would be allowed to hand-check their man) than playing a complex defensive schemes as we see today. Wilt Chamberlain never played an advance defensive scheme (see Al Attles quote).
4. Basketball is now a worldwide sport; many countries produced great players and even in the USA, the game of basketball has expanded. In America, there are 5 more ballers today than 50 years ago. I'd say it's normal there is more franchises in todays NBA because there is also more athletes available.
Sorry for my English mistakes, I am German.
I think he was talking about physical strengh not défensive schèmes.
way to wait to the last minute to tell us this is a long ass fuckin commercial lmao
Can you literally imagine playing against him and having him pissed off at you
Love ya Ben
what are you talking about hes a three time Defensive player of the year winner and a 2004 world champion.
This guy is a beast only player that can not get pushed around by Shaq this man physically strong an intimidating on that court foreal he was a force not to be reckoned with for real .
If I was an NBA player this would be my style… I’ve never been interested in scoring….
The great centre Ben wallace
His and attest interaction was the perfect example of somebody acting crazy with everybody else until they run into an individual who don't care nothing about all that.
Ben is a man's man and expoaed artest as nothing but a situational tough guy
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The greatest defender ever
big bennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
real athlete
I salute you Ben Wallace,love you truly.
Not much praise for his shoe brand
Ben Wallace was such a beast man god damm
I,m from 45 I go to the same school he was at no joke
Hey Ben , I want someone to coach my 3ft6in 3 year old. I love Basketball... I want him to go to college but hes just going to play ball ...
4:10 what song is that? it sounds like a neptunes beat
Uncle Bernard nvm fount it, its super lowkey. its not even on itunes or youtube
4 defensive player of the year. I dont think thats underrated
You know, you know
Lmao Steve and Barry’s I remember them that shit was horrible I remember ppl bought them leather sleeve jackets and the leather would peel so bad
That's what we always called country-strong. ;-) What are you running these days, Ben?
Nitro RCNerds
He and deontay wilder have the same demeanor
real tuff
Small hands
Big Ben💪💪
Wa💪ace
I made my player off 2k after him
How does lebron weigh more than him
Grant Hill but joe D on this guy.
the real big boy
He sound like deontay wilder must be something in the water in the deeper parts of our region
They are probably from the same tribe.
@@elhajjmalikel6266 bro stop
@@bellzo5, stop what? That's legitimate.
@@elhajjmalikel6266 same tribe I know where u going wit this lets not
@@bellzo5, where am I going with this? Tell me.
this guy was is and will forever be a mad defender im sure he would have killed people like no offense lavar lonzo ,even embid
Damn he looks more like a gangsta
Buy a kia lol
Tell me he doesn’t sound like Deontay Wilder must be an Alabama accent
Is it me or he looks like kawhi leonard??
Lmao
No he looks More like Tyrese Gibson