JJ said:I don't get the criticisms of him... He's an amazing talent, you only have to watch him to see that. To me he offers a lot more than Inglis.
Holla if ya hear me said:oh please..it was against the roosters
Natalie's Daddy said:For the amount of money either would command I would rather the Parramatta up and coming players like Mateo, Inu, Hayne etc
Natalie's Daddy said:For the amount of money either would command I would rather the Parramatta up and coming players like Mateo, Inu, Hayne etc
Tommy Smith said:I think it goes without saying that SBW is the most naturally talented player in the game right now. He's an absolute freak and an awesome weapon to have in the backrow.
caylo said:I don't know about most naturally talented, but he would up there; players like, Inglus, Smith, Farah, Benji, Mateo, Tim Smith, Hayne, Thurston, Cronk, Pritchard etc these guys have great skill... for a backrower he is one of the most talented, i do think mateo has more ball playing ability than Sonny-Bill, but Sonny-Bill is so much stronger (not that Mateo is weak, just not as strong). But i don't know about him being the most talented when you have blokes like Farah Thurston and Smith running around.
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Noa Nandruku said:One thing, being able to do alot of things like some of those mentioned in Caylos post does not make you a more talented player.
Give me the 3 or 4 moves SBW does at 10/10 over some-one who does 6-7 things at 8/10, if that makes sence .
Glenn Lazarus couldnt chip-kick and re-gather (probably) but Id still take him over the Peter Sterlings, Ricky Stuarts, Benji Marshall and most other similar type players.
Greatness or talent is not about how many skills you have, but how much do you dominate the game with what you do have.
Wheelsy said:Pfft, I could beat tackles and offload like that if I was 6'10 and 150kg.
Sensational athlete, good enough footballer.
Thanks for the invitation...you're biased. ;-)Ice777 said:Agreed. I think SBW is a very good player when he's up and you can call me bias, but if someone said you i could either have him or Greg Inglis in my team i'd go GI every single time he was offered.
Mr. Fahrenheit said:Caylo, im a parra diehard as well... i dont see how you can elevate Smith to those levels tbh.
Tommy Smith said:Thanks for the invitation...you're biased. ;-)
They're both freakish talents but IMO backrowers with SBW's skill-set are harder to find. Infact i doubt there's ever been a backrower with SBW's combination of speed, strength, mobility, ball-playing skills and intelligence...there have been and still are a few imitators, but he's the prototype.
So as amazingly talented as Inglis is, i reckon a backrower like SBW is more valuable to a team. And if i was to ask all 14 coaches (excluding Bellamy and Folkes) who they would rather have in their team i would bet my house that atleast 12 of them would choose Sonny-Bill.
Tommy Smith said:Thanks for the invitation...you're biased. ;-)
They're both freakish talents but IMO backrowers with SBW's skill-set are harder to find. Infact i doubt there's ever been a backrower with SBW's combination of speed, strength, mobility, ball-playing skills and intelligence...there have been and still are a few imitators, but he's the prototype.
So as amazingly talented as Inglis is, i reckon a backrower like SBW is more valuable to a team. And if i was to ask all 14 coaches (excluding Bellamy and Folkes) who they would rather have in their team i would bet my house that atleast 12 of them would choose Sonny-Bill.
Noa Nandruku said:Im sure youve been told 1,722,568,000,976 times not to exaggerate.
Have you even seen the Storms left side attack the last two games now that Greg is running the ball more and getting comfortable at 5/8.
PS. There talent levels are pretty much identical.