Nets GM: "Brook won't be a 10 rebound guy"

[AboveLegit]

Avery Johnson thought he could change Brook Lopez. Still does. He called Lopez a franchise cornerstone and an All-Star, as early as this season. [...]

 

And if Lopez is going to lead this team in Brooklyn as a cornerstone player, he probably won't be averaging double digits in rebounds, according to Nets GM Billy King.

 

“I don’t think Brook is ever going to be a 10-rebound guy. Rik Smits, I think, at his best was a seven- rebound guy. Kareem Adbul Jabaar, as great a scorer as he was, he wasn’t a great rebounder. Some guys have a knack for it. Some guys don’t,” King said. “I think he could get better at it, I just don’t think it’s something where he’s going to be a 10-, 12-rebound guy a night. I just don’t think it’s in him.”

 

There’s a lot to be desired with Lopez’s game, but King says rival GMs are still gushing over the 22-year-old.

 

“If you do your polls and talk to 29 other GMs, I guarantee you 29 of them that would say, ‘If you don’t want him, we’ll take him.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/nets/2011/01/brook-lopez-doesnt-have-the-knack-for-rebounding-says-billy-king-but-rival-gms-still-gu

[Guru]

Thanks for stating the obvious Mr.King.

[MainEv3nt]

isnt he like 7'20

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[The Truth]

isnt he like 7'20

he's seven feet, but height doesn't necessarily guarantee good rebounding skills.

[Check my Stats]

Ummm, he averaged just under 9 last year, it wouldn't be asking too much to ask for him to be a 10 rebound player. His rebounding numbers right now are absolutely inexcusable, as are his shooting percentages. It isn't acceptable for a 3rd year player to regress like he has. I don't know if he is hurt or whatever, but just as an outsider looking in at his stats alone, I am not impressed at all.

 

But anyways, even if he was only a 9 RPG player that isn't a problem. Not a ton of guys average 10 boards, so if he is a 20 and 9 big he is still very useful, especially if he tosses you in 2 blocks too.

Edited January 6, 2011 by Check my Stats

[Teletopez]

Ummm, he averaged just under 9 last year, it wouldn't be asking too much to ask for him to be a 10 rebound player. His rebounding numbers right now are absolutely inexcusable, as are his shooting percentages. It isn't acceptable for a 3rd year player to regress like he has. I don't know if he is hurt or whatever, but just as an outsider looking in at his stats alone, I am not impressed at all.

 

But anyways, even if he was only a 9 RPG player that isn't a problem. Not a ton of guys average 10 boards, so if he is a 20 and 9 big he is still very useful, especially if he tosses you in 2 blocks too.

I'm not as familiar as others on the disease, but his having mono could have set him back a year in terms of his strength. I know it's been said over and over again, but him having to work his way back to his form from a year earlier hampered his progress. As a result, he's been playing farther away from the basket, which has affected both his rebounding and scoring.

 

As for what King said, it's something worth re-assessing in a year or two.

[Real Deal]

Sorry, but I laughed at this.

 

Kareem Adbul Jabaar, as great a scorer as he was, he wasn’t a great rebounder.

Haha, riiiiight...because Kareem averaged anywhere between 10-17 RPG for the first 12 seasons of his career, averaged nine a game when he was 34.