Mark Madson, a fierce defender nicknamed "Mad Dog"

Does anyone still remember Mark Madson? The fierce defender who was nicknamed "Mad Dog".

Mark Madsen, Mark Madsen, 6-foot-9 inches (206 cm), plays as Power Forward (PF). He was born in January 1976 in Walnut Creek, a famous livable city in California, USA. He was produced by Stanford University. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played for two teams, the Lakers (2000-2003) and the Timberwolves (2003-2009). He won the NBA championship with the Lakers for two consecutive seasons in 2000-2001 and 2001-2002.

Mark Madson is a typical blue-collar player with certain rebounding ability and enthusiasm for the league's top game. He is willing to fight and fight on the defensive end, dares to fight, has a tough style, is good at pestering, is willing to take on dirty and tiring inside, and can interfere with opponents' offense through a positive defensive attitude. He has a strong team consciousness and is a reliable cheerleader even on the court. He is always the first to quiver with his teammates during the timeout. He has left many classic scenes of waving towels, which can create a good atmosphere for the team, enhance team morale, and play an active team bond role in the team.

However, Madson lacks offensive ability, his offensive means are very single, and he has almost no independent offensive ability. He mainly scores from second offense or picking up bargains at the basket. He only made more than 1 three-pointer in his entire NBA career, and it is difficult to provide the team with stable scoring support on the offensive end. His physical fitness is average, his basketball talent is limited, and his basketball skills are not delicate enough. In addition to defense and occasional rebounding battles, he has weak ability in passing and supporting, and he cannot open up space for the team or organize offense like some comprehensive inside players. Moreover, his blocks and other data are not outstanding, and he cannot form a stronger deterrent force on the defensive end. In his nine seasons of NBA career, Mark Madson played 453 games in the regular season, including 70 starts, averaging 11.8 minutes per game, scoring 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocks, and played in a total of 49 games in the playoffs, including 2 starts, 9.1 minutes per game, scoring 1.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.2 blocks.

Although Mark Madson has a fierce style of playing and a tough style, the data throughout his NBA career is relatively bleak, but he still has some good game performances. On January 31, 2001, local time in the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 83:96 away, Mark Madson played for 33 minutes on the bench, made 6 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 15 points in his NBA career, plus 8 rebounds. On May 14, 2004, in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Sacramento Kings 86:74 at home, Mark Madson played 26 minutes on the bench, scored 7 points, and captured his playoff career. It was also the highest 13 rebounds in a single game in the entire NBA career.

In the offseason in 2009, Mark Madson was traded to the Clippers, but was sacked a month later. He announced his retirement, ended his career, and joined the coaching staff of the Utah Chargers in the NBA Development League, becoming an assistant coach; he started as an assistant coach at Stanford University in 2012, and joined the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2013, as an assistant coach; since 2019, he served as the head coach of the NCAA Utah Valley State University men's basketball team; in 2023, he served as the head coach of the UC Berkeley men's basketball team, and perhaps he will become an NBA coach in the future.