Posted by MCfan23:
Peja? Rip? You gotta be kidding.
And Rasheed is mos def not a warrior. If he was a warrior he would cocentrate on scoring the damn ball and grabbing a few more rebounds before calling out refs and chilling behind the 3-point arc.
I think Kobe is a warrior, though. The guy is always out there playing, through injuries, viruses and now a rape case. He plays hard every game. He loves to play. Don't let his flashy dunks or ****y demeanor cloud the fact that he is one of the greatest competitors in the NBA, who loves to win and hates to lose, and is always working on his game.
Another warrior is of course, Ben Wallace. What he lacks in size and talent, he makes up for with heart and hustle.
Chauncey Billups and Eric Snow are a couple more to add to the list.
I may have misspoke, adding Peja and Rip. But I was going through the NBA alphabetical roster, and they seemed like good picks at the the time.
Ben Wallace is just tough. He's big and his game is nasty. But I don't think you can call him a warrior, cause he's yet to battle for anything significant besides a rebound title. Though it seems he is taking his game to another level this year, and that's a good start.
Peja is a fighter, though. To some extent, a warrior is one who keeps battling to the end. How many times have you seen Peja hit a big jumpshot when his team needed it most? He's got fire in him-- but is he a warrior? I'll stand by my first impulse.
Rip Hamilton is another guy who plays with fire and pride. No quit in him, on either end of the floor.
