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Originally Posted by Pioneer10
I disagree with this. Worthy may not be an all-time great: he wasn't a great passer for example but his first step for a guy his size was outrageously quick. He was a tough matchup becuase of his size and quickness: again smaller SF's he'd go in the post and against anyone with size he would his quickness.
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I think you're overrating his first step a bit. He was quick for a 6'9'' power forward, but he wasn't a
great slasher nor did he have a refined post-game. He was a good offensive option, because he could get separation, he could back smaller players down a bit and he could hit open jumpers...he wasn't top-notch at anything, though.
When you also consider that he doesn't have any major defensive value (average at best) or passing value and he was a limited rebounder, he basically boils down to a good to very good offensive player over his prime and nothing else.
I'd compare him to Cedric Ceballos in terms of individual ability: at his prime, he was a go-to scorer, but nothing like an all-time great offensive player and one-dimensional.
If you're going to make the Hall of Fame as a one-dimensional player, you'd better be one of the very best ever at that dimension. Worthy wasn't.