Terrible defender? You gotta catch any of the games in the second half of the season. Kurt did foul a lot during the first half of the season, but the guy did hold his own against centers in the second half.
And what do you mean by traditional centers? Who are they? Shaq, Robinson, Candi? Anyone else?
Thomas is a good post defender.
Yes. I say all the games this pass season. Yes, he stopped fouling out in the second half of the season. But defense is about stopping the other guy from scoring. Kurt has very, very slow feet. Centers with good foot-work, and PF with speed, destroy him. Look at the box scores from the games when had to guard a good PF, or decent center. He got killed.