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Message: [QUOTE="Excalibur, post: 3405212, member: 62"] I think that most post players not named DeJuan Blair never even bothered to go after Thabeet due to his size and length. He was also deceptively fast -- I can recall many times where he would close the gap on a guard coming off a ball screen who thought he had a clear lane to the hoop and erase the shot. Okafor was a superior one on one post defender who used his quickness off the ground to block shots (Akok is similar in that regard) and understood how to position himself. I always thought that Jake was a great "position" post defender. Okafor was just as good in that regard, and added other-worldly shot blocking instincts and quickness. [/QUOTE]