David West vs. Tim Duncan
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:20 pm
The second round will be be a great match up when the Spurs play the Hornets. I'm excited to see how David holds up against the NBA's best big man on such a huge stage. It's also nice in general to see a match up of two guys who both stayed all 4 years in college when they could have gone pro and were both National Players of the Year. ESPN.com has a nice assesment of West in their match up,
"West is one of the league's best but least-known power forwards. He does some of everything -- averaged 22.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 blocks against Dallas. He's a terrific spot-up shooter and almost as good off one or two dribbles. He's adept at dribbling from open spaces and driving to the rim, and will hit the jumper if his defender explodes away to prevent the drive. He'll post up anyone as well. He's definitely a tough matchup for any Spurs big, and West plays with an enforcer's attitude. He averaged 23 points on 58 percent shooting against the Spurs. If Paul is out or struggling, the Hornets will look to West for leadership and scoring. He's very good on the other end as well as the team's best shot-blocker, and he's very good at taking away his opponent's best stuff. Bottom line, he plays like a beast, but a very skilled and smart one."
"West is one of the league's best but least-known power forwards. He does some of everything -- averaged 22.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.6 blocks against Dallas. He's a terrific spot-up shooter and almost as good off one or two dribbles. He's adept at dribbling from open spaces and driving to the rim, and will hit the jumper if his defender explodes away to prevent the drive. He'll post up anyone as well. He's definitely a tough matchup for any Spurs big, and West plays with an enforcer's attitude. He averaged 23 points on 58 percent shooting against the Spurs. If Paul is out or struggling, the Hornets will look to West for leadership and scoring. He's very good on the other end as well as the team's best shot-blocker, and he's very good at taking away his opponent's best stuff. Bottom line, he plays like a beast, but a very skilled and smart one."