Thursday, March 15, 2012
Bar Down Dandy March Madness Sweet Sixteen(Bracket 1)
Posted on 6:58 AM by Unknown
We've now reached the Sweet Sixteen and the match ups are getting much harder to call...or are they? Little bit more explanation going on here.
5. Dwight Howard vs. 8. Kobe Bryant
Swagger:10-8
Dwight Howard, whether he's Supermanning in the dunk contest or put up 25 and 25, does it with a charismatic smile and sometimes a vicious style of play. Kobe, on the other hand, swags with his killer instinct and quiet persona. He lets his game do the talking. But Dwight has definitely jumped into the role of being one of the coolest players in the league.
Skills: 10-10
Both of these players are freak athletes and will go down as two of the most skilled players in the history of the NBA. Bryant is probably going to go down as the best pure scorer the league's ever seen, and Howard will go down as the biggest freak we've ever seen. Howard hasn't yet filled his potential, and it's not clear if he ever will, but he definitely is a "10" on the skill-meter.
ESPN Underhype:2-7
Even at Kobe's old age, people still don't give him credit for how good he still is. He might not be able to defend as intensely or jump as high, but his scoring prowess is still up there with the Durant's and Carmelo's of the league. ESPN still likes to forget about Kobe for some reason, while they drool over an underachieving Howard.
Greatness Factor:2-10
Howard has not reached his potential, and last time Patrick Ewing was asked about it, he said Howard had only eclipsed 50% of his ceiling. I know he's been to an NBA Finals, one in which Kobe destroyed his Magic en route to his fifth ring. I'm sorry but Kobe wins this category by a landslide.
3. Aaron Rodgers vs. 7. Kevin Love
Swagger:9-9
Rodgers has his discount double check, Love is the last great white hope. Both of them are pretty could dudes both on and off the court, so I can't really find a difference between them. Love did win the 3-PT shooting contest after petitioning the league that he was right for it, that's swagger.
Skills:9-10
While Aaron Rodgers is a phenomenal QB in the NFL, I'm not sure we see the kind of rebounding and scoring prowess out of a 6'10" white guy like Love, every day. He's not as gifted with size and athleticism as Bynum and Howard are yet he still puts up sillier stats than them.
ESPN Underhype: 4-6
Kevin Love still somehow bows to Blake Griffin in ESPN hype, probably because he doesn't abuse the rim in the way Griffin does. Rodgers gets a ton of love from ESPN, though it's all pretty deserved. I just think that Love doesn't get his due on the big boy sports network like Rodgers does. No overhyping here though.
Greatness Factor: 8-8
I know I might get some heat for this since Rodgers has a ring and Love has never been to the playoffs, but I think the way Love plays is something out of another era. Once Love gets some pieces around him he's going to take the T'Wolves a long way. No offense to Rodgers, he's been great, Love is just a once in a lifetime player.
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