All players have good and bad match ups, and this includes superstars. For example, Shaq got cooked by Hakeem and Rick Smits. AD seems to hate being guarded by Draymond, but Embiid does very well against Draymond. Gobert gets pocketed by Jokic.
What are some interesting match ups that you guys know about, maybe for your team or for your favorite player? As a Warriors fan, I remember Iguodala for some reason would do very well against Dame. Curry would do very good against Jrue Holiday, but he always used to struggle against Avery Bradley for some reason.
Yao Ming vs Dwight Howard. Dwight was the best center back then but he gets cooked whenever he plays against Yao. Yao has a winning record of 7-2.
Yao 23pts/10.4rebounds/2.1blocks Dwight 12pts/9.8rebounds/1.7blocks
https://www.landofbasketball.com/games_between/dwight_howard_vs_yao_ming.htm
He was just waaaay to big for Dwight. On top of that his touch made it hard for Dwight to do anything
Yao was a tank against legit bigs who focused on strength like Dwight and Shaq.
Probably why people are going super high on Edey right now, a soft touch with a good range of post moves. Gonna be fun to how a dominant traditional big style holds up in 2024.
I truly hope so. Would be fun to watch