Joe Dumars thought maybe Mitch Richmond or a bit of Latrell Sprewell. Phil Jackson mentioned World B. Free and Andrew Toney. Neil Funk also named Toney. Stacey King thought perhaps Sarunas Marciulionis. Isiah Thomas also mentioned Richmond. I’ve been asking around after watching this fabulous run from Jimmy Butler that Monday got him named NBA Player of the Week along with New Orleans’ Anthony Davis.
Who’s ever played like this 6-7, 240-pound rock of a man who sheds defenders like they are annoying little interruptions? You see parts of many guys, like Carmelo Anthony, Glenn Robinson, Joe Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Mark Aguirre, the power and poise the great scorers share.