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Message: [QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5086030, member: 722"] Whatever flaws Mintz had in his game, he was an elite one on one player. If Westry could stay in front of him when barely recovered from a knee injury (going toe to toe), that's a pretty impressive feat... Generally speaking, scoring on Mintz isn't quite so impressive, but when he was motivated, he could be a very solid defender. If they were essentially competing to be alpha dog on the team, Mintz would have been very motivated to show he was the man. I don't think it's a trivial accolade for Westry's talent level to say he was equal to Mintz on the court. Mintz had his flaws, but failing to pass and poor three point shooting is what's keeping him out of the NBA, not overall talent level. The guy did some great things on the court. I'm excited to see how Westry does this fall. He is one of the keys to the season. [/QUOTE]