How GOOD Was Ben Wallace Actually? 

Big Ben finally got into The Hall of Fame.

I met big Ben last year in a bar in downtown Detroit. One cool dude very humble and down to earth. Salute to a real one

Ben Wallace is the only player in NBA history who had both more blocked shots than personal fouls and more steals than turnovers over the course of his career.

4x DPOY 5x All NBA 6x All Defensive Teams 2x Rebounding Leader Blocks Leader (2002) NBA Champion (2nd in Finals MVP voting) UNDRAFTED PLAYER

When your prime coincides with that of Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'neal and you still out rebound and out block them, you deserve to be in the HOF.

Should be in the Hall Of Fame, as should his teammate Chauncey Billups.

Ben Wallace and Dennis Rodman while they were on the Pistons - the two most defensive forces ever in the NBA played for the same team! Amazing!

Deserves to be in the HOF for the simple fact that Ron Artest wanted no parts of him and settled for fans 😂😂

Watching Ben Wallace in his prime play defense was like watching Ray Lewis play defense in his prime. Absolutely mind boggling!!

The wait is over. Big Ben has finally earned his spot as of today, becoming only the second undrafted player ever elected to the HoF. Well earned indeed.

Add this to Big Ben Wallace's resume: enshrined member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Ben Wallace was such a Defensive Superstar that And1 made him their ambassador

Not about stats guy was a beast

He was like a modern version of Rodman. Athletic freak and always an energized bunny

Well, he's in the hall of fame now. So happy for him.

That Piston's team is probably my favorite starting 5 of all time. I was a senior in high school and after game 1 I called a sweep. Everybody looked at me like I was crazy. Ben was that dude

He was on the team that beat the best lakers team of the 2000d and won more DPOYs than people won MVPs

Big ben was the truth. If Drummond had half of his ferocity Detroit would be a completely different tesm

Billups, rip, prince, sheed, and ben. Man i love it when they won against the heavily favored lakers back then.

Makes Draymond green look like a bad college player. Him and Rodman are the two best defenders of all time.

Would be a monster in todays era

watched this video at least 3 times but is still amazing

as a pistons fan, i knew as soon as ben left the team, we would never win a championship ever again. i remember in 06 the pistons philosophical mindset changed with the introduction of a new coach that was incompatible to Wallace's playstyle. had larry brown stayed in detroit, no doubt the pistons would have retained wallace and most likely went on to win another championship. in 05, they were a few minutes from repeating if not for some lapses on defense. (cough rasheed wallace.) i mean the fact that the pistons didn't even return to another finals after his departure just proves how much the pistons benefited from having his defense. Really this team collapsed after chauncey was traded. those two were the most important players on the team and they kept them going.

I watched him almost every game when he played with Orlando and into the championship with Detroit. Dude was all heart and workmanship and the people felt that and showed the love. Awesome player like no other.

And now he’s a Hall of Famer

Dude was muscle bound like crazy. I loved how he swatted shots off the court. Even some of my favorite players. Had to respect it

Wallace had a “Dennis Rodman” frame... very athletic and muscular, with long arms.

whos here after finding out he finally made it to the hof

Why I love your videos, I’m a Pistons fan and Big Ben is so underrated. Go back to the 2007 East Finals when Lebron torched the Pistons in game 5, that doesn’t happen with Ben Wallace. He definitely belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Minute 8:12 Damn, that size totally took my attention... The size of the number of course

Sad most people forget about this defensive juggernaut of a man.

I use to love going to the Piston games with my cousins in the early 2000s. My uncle had a friend who always let him use his lower suite with a clear view of the floor. Private bathroom, couches, tvs and food service. Ah the good ol days.

Update: He got in the hall of fame finally

As a season ticket holder during 2003-2007 I witnessed this man play. Stats CAN NOT account for his value. He was a joy to watch, we were never out of a game because of their clamp down defense. When a big play was needed on the defensive end of the court Wallace ALWAYS came through. You need to do nothing more then watch the (5) game sweep against the Lakers in the finals to understand his value. He was relentless and disruptive. God Bless this man, he is an example of hard work and good character.

That "96" draft class was extremely deep🙏 even tho he went undrafted, he kinda still part of that draft class

He was a peice to the puzzle of the going to work Pistons. The perfect team.

8:11 Cameraman knows whatsup 😎

Ben Wallace was and still is, without a doubt, my favorite player ever. Loved watching Big Ben. Whole reason I'm still a Pistons fan to this day.

He was an absolute beast! 💪😎

Ben Wallace was truly a great Piston. Defend and rebound, that's what he was paid to do. "Going in to work" Detroit Basketball! Yeah, I remember when.

For those that never saw Big Ben play, you'll never understand how dominant he was and how he controlled the paint. A 6'9 center that out rebounded and outplayed centers with 5+ inches on him.

Ben Wallace was a big man who was the full court on ball pressure defender on the opponent's team's point guard 10 times a game. It was remarkable to watch, great quickness and quick hands. He got a decent amount of steals doing this and it's never mentioned.

Wallace wasn't just a great defender at his peak he was arguably the greatest defender in the past 50 years. Besides Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell nobody in the history of the game had more defensive win shares than Wallace in 03-04. The two highest playoff defensive win shares belong to Wallace as well. His 03 and 04 seasons were worth 25% more than any other defensive season in the past 30 years. Think about that, no player in 30 years has been worth even 75% of what Wallace was worth defensively in his prime. Just an absolute freak.

B.Wallace, R.Wallace, T.Prince, R.Hamilton, C.Billups.

Now we can all call him a Hall of Famer. One of the greatest defender on NBA.

As a spurs fan, he was the one on the pistons who struck the most fear in my 13 year old self. Dude was scary on D

Real af video bro, Couldn't think of a better argument for Big Ben. Your prediction came true too, can’t wait to see Ben enshrined in a few weeks

My all time favorite Piston ever.

People don’t understand, in a league based open genetics when your 6 foot 7 without shoes even if you have no offense being a defensive monster is insane. In fact him having no offense makes me admire him more, the man became a legend without the biggest part of the game through pure determination. That’s why people love Wallace, he fought his odds and still was a beast.

Very underrated

I LOVED watching Big Ben play when I was a kid. I remember seeing him, Dwight Howard, Shaq, Zo, and all the other great defensive big men of the era, and just falling in love. To this day, getting a block is more satisfying to me than getting a bucket.

Well done. It was actually thanks to Ben that's when I enjoyed watching Defense more than Offense. IMO, Ben is definitely a Hall of Famer

It took 2021 for Ben to enter into the Hall of Fame!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Congrats Big Ben Wallace!!!

My all- time favourite player! Hard work pays off!! Thanks for the video!

My favorite player of the post Jordan (on the Bulls) era. Bar none. I loved the way this guy outworked fools 4-5 inches taller than him

Big Ben deserves HOF a lot more then other players already in

He was an absolute monster!! Ben would of dominated in any generation and that's what makes him so special. Loved watching him play it was an absolute honor and I'm very happy for him to be getting the recognition he deserves. Not everyone has to be a stat sheet stuffer to make an impact.

Only real ones will watch this twice

Thx for reuploading the vids man. Appreciate it

Ben Wallace was one of maybe three people that you were comfortable with guarding Shaq alone (Tim Duncan and Yao Ming at his peak were probably the only others), and that was a MAJOR reason the Pistons beat the Lakers in '04; as it allowed for the other Pistons to make every other Laker lives a living hell for five games without having to worry about collapsing in and double teaming.

6'9" body builder with the heart of Iverson and the hops of Dominique. PUT THIS MAN IN THE HALL OF FAME!!!

Honestly he should be in the hall of fame just for how uniquely he impacted the game.

You have the best intro music the classical sound is great when overlooking legends.

Fro made him a solid 6 10. Anyways - loved Ben. Thx for doing him justice.

Finally in the HOF. Well deserved accomplishment from a dude who could go against any big man and come away with more rebounds and blocks. A real Bad Boy.

"How GOOD Was Ben Wallace Actually?" He was top 5 defending big man in the modern era! I would only rank Olajuwon, Mutombo and Rodman on top of him defensively from the modern era! Wallace should definitely be in HOF! 4 time DPOY and a ring are enough for the nomination!

Ben Wallace is like that rare card in Magic the Gathering where you get to draw four more cards. He will get you tons of extra possessions, more than just about any other defender including Rodman, Pippen, Mutombo etc.

How is he not in the HoF already? Nobody can deny he was the heart and soul of an NBA title team, that was also runner up in 7 games next year, made multiple All NBA and D teams and was 4 time DPOY. If you win a league wide award that goes to the best Defensive player 4 times, that itself should get you in.

How Tracy McGrady is in the HOF and Ben Wallace is not is a damn joke. TMac never accomplished half the accolades Big Ben did.

Ben Wallace was a monster and deserves to be in the hall of fame. I always respected how good he was

Great video again.

Ben was one of those rare defensive players who was a joy to watch. He elevated defense in (almost) the same way that Dr. J elevated offense. ;)

Ben Wallace and Shawn Marion always looked taller than 6'7", 6'8" to me. Wallace had length.

Big Ben was a beast in his prime.

1 of my favorite players of all time! His slam cover was iconic

Love these how good vids, new sub

Ibaka couldve had the ben wallace effect, but he stopped caring about defense and wanted to shoot 3 pointers instead

1:19 bro was so good he made 5 defensive first teams in 4 years

You were right Andy. Well deserved. I grew up watching the pistons when big Ben played. So underrated

Thanks for bringing me back Ben Wallace to my memory.

The man played at 100% all game in EVERY game. His hustle was outta this world!

Future hall of famer 💯💯💯💯

A DOMINATING DEFENSIVE FORCE OF NATURE. I've never seen anything like this guy before, during or since his time. Loved watching the Pistons play back then, even tho I'm a Bulls fan. I think he'll get in in a few more years myself. He deserves to be in there.

I'm from Brazil and I think this videos amazing. Really great to remember and sometimes knows facts from old times...

I met Ben Wallace last year in a bar in downtown Los Ángeles. He was in town for the all star game . Very cool , humble dude. Bought a round for everyone .

Ben Wallace is top 5 in defensive rating in the regular season, and number 1 in defensive rating in the playoffs. Never forget that.

My dude made it 🙌💯

Back when dpoy meant something

I literally just watched this right before they took it down 🤣

Ben is finally in!!!!! You're welcome. Seriously tho, I miss this kind of basketball. What a hell of a hard worker.

One of my favorites hands down!

show Ben love!

*Ben Wallace & Draymond Green are similar players* They’re GREAT at Everything except Scoring NBA fans look at scoring & judge players instantly Don’t be fooled people, Draymond Green & Ben Wallace are both great players

great video !

Great video. You convinced me

Big Ben was the defensive player of the decade.. dude was blocking Shaq and Yao like it was nothing, you couldn’t bring the ball into the paint on the 04 pistons without getting swarmed

Could you do how good was Paul Pierce actually please?

Big Ben is now already in the Hall of Fame. He is definitely THE greatest undrafted ever and nobody will ever compete for that title.

He shines bright in Pistons because he has a lot of scorers around him. This undrafted guy worked his way up to be an all-star. Although he’s undersize, he’s so hard inside the paint that even Shaq was having a hard time scoring on him.