Ben Wallace - Big Ben

Ben Wallace (born September 10, 1974 in White Hall, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He is a four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award (a feat equalled only by Dikembe Mutombo), and is regarded as one of the finest defensive players in the game. Wallace was considered by many to be the cornerstone of the Detroit Pistons' success in the 2000s, culminating in a championship in 2004.

But since the deal, Wallace has had the more successful career by far, owing in part to Hill's oft-injured status. He has been considered the quintessential defensive specialist, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, and 2005-06 seasons. In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, he led the league in both rebounds and blocked shots. In 2003, he was voted by fans to his first NBA All-Star Game as the starting Center for the Eastern Conference.

Ben Wallace plays the center position and is lauded as a prime defensive presence. He has been voted as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times. He is somewhat undersized for a center, being listed at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 240 lb., a frame statistically resembling more of a forward; he himself admits his actual height is 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).

However, he compensates for this by his impressive physique (even measured against the standards of his NBA peers) which allows him to out-muscle most of his opposition and "play bigger than his body", allowing him to average 10.7 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.4 steals per game over the course of his entire career. He is especially intimidating with his shot-blocking and defending the basket from drives, allowing his teammates to be aggressive on the perimeter, a defensive scheme used extensively by the Pistons. His uncanny defensive timing allows him to defend with great intensity without committing a foul (his career average of 2.1 fouls per game is considered low). In addition, he is seen also as one of the most reliable contributors, rarely failing to deliver in important games.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• basketball

[Munnybagz13]

ben wallace is beast. He should be in da Hall of fame

[TheGhengizKHAN]

i thing he would kick the shit out of anyone in the nba his a scarey beast

[thlin]

in today's game, the ref would probably called flagrant on ben...

[angharingbastos]

Hey, It's good you included some clip of Indiana vs Detroit Riot, F*ck, this beast the only one i know who kicked Artest Ass, Ben is the real BadAss, good job Man!:))

[TheWallace6x]

@MistaArni Best block of decade , for me best block of all time!!!

[jmanideth]

DENNIS RODMAN WITHOUT OUT THE DRAMA!! MY HERO FROM 2002 - 2006!!

[dallascowboy80]

one of the best blockers ever in the nba

[MistaArni]

@thug8200 /:) are you a bitch..clearly not a foul,clearly on the ball!block of the season

[thug8200]

that wus foul on the shaq block but the rest where incredible

[ravenmcastro]

totally legend thats my idol

[pavle25]

legend !!!!!!!!!!!!