The Regime Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Brook Lopez is averaging 24.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in the past seven games. Is he the #2 center in the league now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 5.4 rebounds per game? Is that a typo? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abro Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 No way in hell.. If he were averaging 24.8 ppg and somewhere around 10 rpg then he would be in that discussion, but as tall a player as he is and only averaging 5.4 rpg?! That just won't cut it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 No way a center that averages 5 rebounds a game should even be discussed as one of the best in the league. At that position, it's not all about scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 LOL I rather have Darko Milicic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) He's not the 2nd best C in the league. Off the top of my head Howard, Duncan, Noah, Bogut, Bynum and Jefferson are all better. Edited January 25, 2011 by Nitro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Amar'e Stoudemire laughed at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Btw I certainly don't think he's the second best center in the league, let alone top five. I actually saw this question on another forum so I thought I would throw this up and see what you guys think. I just don't know what more he can do to up his rebounding numbers outside of hitting the weight room and getting stronger (which doesn't seem like it's going to happen with mono). He's a talented scorer, but at this point Howard, Duncan, Noah, Bogut, and Bynum are all better overall players. Edited January 25, 2011 by Confidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletopez Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Btw I certainly don't think he's the second best center in the league, let alone top five. I actually saw this question on another forum so I thought I would throw this up and see what you guys think. I just don't know what more he can do to up his rebounding numbers outside of hitting the weight room and getting stronger (which doesn't seem like it's going to happen with mono). He's a talented scorer, but at this point Howard, Duncan, Noah, Bogut, and Bynum are all better overall players.Mono sent his progress back, and he had to work his way back to it. He still may have to spend some more time in the weight room to complete that comeback. But it doesn't mean it won't allow him to get stronger. Along with his disadvantage when boxing out, the fact that he's not as strong may contribute to Avery setting up Brook differently than Frank (and our coaches last year) did. Those two things are the main contributors to the decline in his boards. Humphries has been stacking up those double-doubles because he's usually doing the dirty work. The primary reason for Lopez's decline is that is he's playing farther away from the basket. Last year, 32.8 percent of Lopez's shots came outside of 10 feet, this year that number has jumped to 42.8 percent. Not coincidentally, just 20.2 percent of Lopez's shots have come at the rim. Considering Lopez's position and the fact that he got 48.0 percent of his shots at the basket last year, that's too much perimeter play from Lopez.Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 LOL I rather have Darko MilicicI wouldn't go that far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I wouldn't go that far...At least he plays defense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Amar'e Stoudemire laughed at this lol Nene the underachieving rebounder did too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Clearly he is a half decent rebounder in other systems as he put up eight per game the two previous seasons. The dude is a lot weaker than last year and Avery has Kris getting them down low while Lopez plays further away which is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 LOL I rather have Darko Milicic But no he is not even close to top 2 as of right now. He is 22 years old, atleast another 2-3 years until he reaches his "prime" IMO so the room for improvement is definitely there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 5.4 rebounds...I know he takes those mid-range jumpers and all, but when you are a 7-footer and if you are standing inside the paint area, surely you can get more than 5.4 rebounds per game. Bargnani shoot like 4 3-pointers in a game and he still gets 5.7 rebounds per game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 5.4 rebounds...I know he takes those mid-range jumpers and all, but when you are a 7-footer and if you are standing inside the paint area, surely you can get more than 5.4 rebounds per game. Bargnani shoot like 4 3-pointers in a game and he still gets 5.7 rebounds per game.Not sure what you are trying to compare here because on the year Lopez has 5.8 RPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 What I am saying if Bargnani, being someone who likes to stay around the 3-point line at times, can get approximately the same number of rebounds as Brook, who at furtherest go for a 20-21 feet jumper, something is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 What I am saying if Bargnani, being someone who likes to stay around the 3-point line at times, can get approximately the same number of rebounds as Brook, who at furtherest go for a 20-21 feet jumper, something is wrong.You can say the same thing about Dirk, but at the end of the day it's either you hustle for rebounds and are a good rebounder or you are not. A big part of D Lee's game is his mid range game and look how rebounds he gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 What I am saying if Bargnani, being someone who likes to stay around the 3-point line at times, can get approximately the same number of rebounds as Brook, who at furtherest go for a 20-21 feet jumper, something is wrong.Being 20 feet and 23 feet from the basket is virtually that same thing when you are talking about rebounds. In fact after 10+ feet you are pretty much out of ideal rebounding position. Once again, I have no clue what the [expletive] you are trying to compare here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 But no he is not even close to top 2 as of right now. He is 22 years old, atleast another 2-3 years until he reaches his "prime" IMO so the room for improvement is definitely there.I was kinda joking but what I mean is that Brook doesn't play defense and isn't a top 2 centers. I mean, 5.4 boards per game is horrible for a center with this height and his talent. I'd take Bogut ANY DAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 In all honesty though, have you seen a Nets game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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