Amare vs Dwayne

[westkoast]

Both excellent players, future all-stars, and have been dominating their opponents in the second round.   Both are also comming off some very impressive games to help bring their team a much needed win.    If you had the choice to build your team around one of the two, who would you pick and why?

[rickortreat]

Amare.  Good PF's are hard to find, and he is one.


D Wade's a good player, but there are a lot of guys that are as good, or close enough that you don't have to have him.  

Who's a better PF than Amare now?

[Guest_Randy]

Great big men are harder to find -- shooting guards are a dime a dozen in this league.  Sure, Wade is one of the better ones but there are a dozen very good shooting guards in this league (Kobe, TMac, Wade, VC, Allen, Johnson, AI, Redd, Crawford, Finley, Ginobili, Hamilton, Hinrich, Maggette, Mobley, J. Richardson, Q. Richardson, Simmons)  -- look how long that list is -- now make your PF list of talented players at both ends of the court (TD, Dirk, Stoudamire, Shaq, KG, Brand, J. O'Neal).  There's a lot more small guys than big guys -- it makes Stoudamire more valuable.  

I will say one thing that is different about them -- Wade has proven that he can put a team on his shoulders and win an important game -- Stoudamire hasn't proven he can even win a game and put his team on his shoulders without Nash.  And I am still surprised by that -- perhaps it's just immaturity at this point -- the kid is still only 23.

[Derek Bodner]

I'd rather build my team around Amare.  But I think Wade's probably the better basketball player right now.