It's gonna come down to Artest and Wallace. You can't say that because Wallace gets more boards he's a better defender. He's a better rebounder. He should get more boards and blocks, he's a fucking center! Artest gets the best player on the other team every single night, and he never gets burned on D. There's no good big men in the East so Wallace can roam and do whatever he wants. They each have two different styles of D, and that's because they play different positions on the floor. I'd take Artest over Wallace any day of the week. Having Big Ben on your team is like playing with 4 guys on offense. So IMO that nullifies his D.
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