Portland Trail Blazers: Turning into the 2004 Detroit Pistons

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Feb 25, 2022
Portland Trail Blazers
Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers.

The Missing Comparison

We will temporarily skip the other Wallace comparison and move to the Mehmet Okur one. It’s a little bit of a stretch as Okur was more of a stretch center, and Jusuf Nurkic is, well, not. Nurkic’s three-point shot is still a work in progress. Oh, and nobody is thinking of Nurkic as a power forward either. In comparison, Okur could play some center or power forward. Now, another difference is that Nurkic is a better passer than Okur.

Up next is the Corliss Williamson comparison. If you like the Little comparison to Prince, then you can make the case that Winslow will be Williamson’s comparison. As previously mentioned, Winslow can play both the small and power forward, just like Williamson. However, it can be argued that Winslow is the better all-around player. In comparison, Williamson is the better scorer. Subsequently, this comparison is easier to make than the previously mentioned Okur and Nurkic one. Unfortunately, this is where the comparisons come to a crashing halt.

The Portland Trail Blazers don’t have anyone on the roster that can compare to Rasheed Wallace. Wallace was such a unique player as he could post you up on the block, step out and bury a three on you and then, on the other end, recycle your shot. He spent most of his career playing the power forward position but could be a center in a small-ball lineup. So it’s possible that someone on the Blazers roster could become the Wallace comparison. But that would mean someone’s game takes on a drastic change.

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