Its 4:47am. The "Lets compare them to Another Player" Thread!

[George O'Brien]

I'm sorry if I just don't understand the Bill Laimbeer comparison. Yes, they are both white guys of roughly the same size, but otherwise I don't see it one bit. Lampe is not a good defender. It was Laimbeer's strength. On the other end of the court I don't remember Bill Laimbeer ever dribbling the ball between his legs, spinning to the basket, or hitting fadeaway jump shots from the perimeter. We have already seen each of these things from Lampe in limited playing time.

Joe Mama

Laimbeer was not highly though of coming out of college and was traded after one year with the Cavs. He was a very strong rebounder who developed an outside shot late in career.

According to his NBA bio: Bill Laimbeer

Bill Laimbeer was one of the most notorious players ever to throw an elbow, thrust a hip, or feign being fouled. Certainly, no player was ever showered with more boos or unflattering nicknames. Laimbeer was called "the prince of darkness," "a street thug," "an ax murderer" and "His Heinous."

Laimbeer preferred a physical game, particularly beneath the boards.
In 14 bruising NBA seasons Laimbeer made up for his minuscule vertical leap, slow feet, and sluggishness by becoming a master of posturing, muscling, and anticipating -- plus fomenting trouble, pretending to be fouled, and drawing his opponents' ire. Laimbeer always seemed to be nursing a brawl-induced shiner or broken nose. He was punched by some of the league's best players, including Robert Parish, including Bob Lanier, including Larry Bird and including Charles Barkley. "We don't like him that good," Bird once told Sports Illustrated.

The Laimbeer "flop" became the stuff of legend. A grimacing Laimbeer would often go careening to the floor in reaction to the slightest tap from an opponent. More often than not, the whistle went his way. With aggravating if not refreshing candor, Laimbeer never disavowed his on-court histrionics.

Nevertheless, Laimbeer was one of the league's finest centers throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. In 12 seasons with Detroit, Laimbeer became the Pistons' all-time leader in rebounds and second in games played. Playing the role of head villain, he led the "Bad Boys" of Detroit to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990.
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At this point Lampe is not a bit like Bill.

Maybe Laimbeer could coach Voskuhl.