Posted by Allanfan20:

Oops, I meant to say he'll grab 2 to 3 more rebounds than TT--the player I expect him to be replacing (not than Kurt). My bad.

I've never heard Q referred to as a bad defender before a few posters here started saying that after the trade. He's very strong and I've always heard him referred to as either average or above average. Regardless, you can't deny that he'll give up fewer points than TT (and he'll probably score more points than TT).

I agree that Q is MUCH better all around than TT, but wouldn't you rather have Ariza start at the 3, with Q at the 2? We'd still be long at the 3 and we'd much bigger at the 2.

Q is very very strong, but so is Marbury and neither are good defenders. It's mainly concentration and commitment, and that's what they haven't done or displayed, same with when Allan had all that athleticism back in his youngin' day, but was never a good defender. But if you're gonna make him a good one, I'd much rather see him do it at the 2, where he can use his size and strength.