Quote Originally Posted by Man In Black
I wish some of you guys got the chance to watch Dan Rounfield play alongside Dominique Wilkins. Youtube doesn't have lots of video of him when he was a regular ALL-NBA D teamer in the early 80's. If Kawhi was playing back then, he too would have been a Power Forward.
Roundfield is actually a pretty good choice. With Kawhi's length, he plays as big as Roundfield. I think Kawhi is a little quicker, and capable of guarding small, quicker players than Rounds, but still a pretty good comparison.


The closest I could think of was Paul Silas - although, once again, Kawhi is more athletic. Silas was a damned good defender, and rebounder. It's a little harder to compare them offensively, because the NBA didn't have a 3 point shot while Silas was playing. But Silas had good shot mechanics, and a solid stroke, but not silky smooth like a lot of SF's. It will be interesting to see how Kawhi's offense evolves, as he matures - if he takes on more of a role as a creator, or just takes more shots like he's getting now. At his current trajectory, his numbers will probably look an awful lot like Silas' after 10 years.

In some ways, Kawhi reminds me of a shorter Robert Parish. The comparison breaks down pretty quickly, but certain aspects of his game, and his personality make me think of The Chief.