Mark Eaton: Raksasa di Era Big Man Klasik

Gara-gara badannya yang gede banget, dia akhirnya dilirik sama pelatih basket dan direkrut ke Cypress College, sebelum lanjut ke UCLA. Walaupun gak punya skill ofensif yang jago, defense-nya udah keliatan dari awal.

Bro, kalo lo ngikutin NBA era 80-an sampe awal 90-an, lo pasti tau nama Mark Eaton. Dia bukan big man biasa tingginya 224 cm dan punya wingspan gila yang bikin lawan mikir dua kali buat masuk ke paint.

Di masanya, Eaton bukan cuma tembok berjalan, tapi juga salah satu shot-blocker paling dominan sepanjang sejarah NBA. Lo mungkin lebih sering denger nama-nama kayak Hakeem Olajuwon atau Dikembe Mutombo pas ngomongin rim protector, tapi percaya deh, Eaton ada di level mereka dalam hal ngeblok tembakan.

Gas, kita bahas perjalanan salah satu center underrated di sejarah NBA!.

Mark Eaton, Shot-Blocking Star for the Utah Jazz, Dies at 64 - The New York  Times

Dari Mekanik ke NBA

Eaton ini ceritanya unik banget, bro. Beda sama pemain NBA lain yang dari kecil udah diincar buat jadi bintang basket, Eaton malah awalnya kerja sebagai mekanik mobil.

πŸš— Dulu dia kuliah di Arizona untuk jadi mekanik
πŸš— Kerja di bengkel sebelum akhirnya pindah ke basket
πŸš— Baru serius main basket pas umur 20 tahun lebih

Gara-gara badannya yang gede banget, dia akhirnya dilirik sama pelatih basket dan direkrut ke Cypress College, sebelum lanjut ke UCLA. Walaupun gak punya skill ofensif yang jago, defense-nya udah keliatan dari awal.

Di NBA Draft 1982, Utah Jazz nekat ngeambil dia di ronde keempat (urutan ke-72). Banyak yang skeptis sama pilihan ini, tapi ternyata? Utah dapet jackpot.

Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king and Jazz legend, dies at 64

Utah Jazz Era: Blok Blok Blok!

Begitu masuk NBA, Eaton langsung jadi tembok pertahanan buat Utah Jazz. Musim rookie-nya mungkin gak terlalu wah, tapi pas tahun kedua (1983-84), dia langsung jadi pemimpin blok terbanyak di NBA.

Statistiknya gila banget:

πŸ”₯ Musim 1984-85: Rata-rata 5.6 blok per game! (rekor NBA sampe sekarang)
πŸ”₯ Dua kali jadi Defensive Player of the Year (1985 & 1989).
πŸ”₯ 5x Pimpin NBA dalam blok per game.
πŸ”₯ All-Star 1989.

Kalo lo nonton rekaman lama, lo bakal liat gimana Eaton literally bikin paint area kayak zona terlarang buat lawan. Banyak big man bintang kayak Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atau Patrick Ewing yang harus mikir ulang sebelum nge-drive ke area Eaton.

Peran di Utah Jazz

Waktu Eaton main, Utah Jazz itu masih tim yang lagi berkembang. John Stockton dan Karl Malone baru mulai naik daun, dan Eaton jadi pondasi pertahanan mereka.

Tapi ya, ada satu kelemahan utama Eaton: offense-nya hampir gak ada.

🚫 Gak punya post moves.
🚫 Gak bisa mid-range shot.
🚫 Cuma andelin dunk & putback.

Tapi itu bukan masalah besar, karena Utah gak butuh dia buat nyetak poin. Tugas dia simple: jadi pagar betis buat lawan-lawan yang masuk ke paint.

Mark Eaton, Shot-Blocking King and Jazz Great, Dies at 64 – NBC4 Washington

Akhir Karier & Warisan

Eaton main di NBA selama 11 musim (1982-1993), semua bareng Utah Jazz. Setelah itu, cedera mulai ganggu performanya, dan dia akhirnya pensiun di umur 36 tahun.

πŸ’‘ Fun Fact: Sampai sekarang, dia masih megang rekor rata-rata blok per game tertinggi sepanjang sejarah NBA (3.5 BPG).

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Mark Eaton mungkin bukan nama yang sering dibahas pas ngomongin center terbaik, tapi kontribusinya buat Utah Jazz & NBA gak bisa diremehin.

βœ… Salah satu shot-blocker paling dominan sepanjang masa
βœ… Rim protector utama di era Stockton-Malone
βœ… Rekor blok per game tertinggi sepanjang sejarah NBA

Tanpa Eaton, mungkin Utah Jazz gak bakal bisa berkembang jadi tim yang solid di era 90-an. Dia adalah bukti kalo lo gak perlu offense mewah buat jadi pemain elite di NBAβ€”selama lo bisa ngelakuin satu hal dengan luar biasa, lo tetep bisa ninggalin legacy.

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