Ding, ding, ding. Kerr was lamenting the fact that some of these guys play for 4 different AAU teams. How you are you supposed to learn anything that way? As Clyde would say, no continuity at the lower levels nowadays.
"There are no great big men anymore because the games too fast for them"
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Ding, ding, ding. Kerr was lamenting the fact that some of these guys play for 4 different AAU teams. How you are you supposed to learn anything that way? As Clyde would say, no continuity at the lower levels nowadays.
That's not much of a gamble, who's left in the US. Drummond, Cousins, Noel, and Okafor(Whitney Young HS)
It's actually devolved IMO.
I am hopeful that with the likes of Bron and Kobe doing what they do in the post will inspire future generations.
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Hakeem was a freak of nature.
Deke developed what game in college? He was a defensive center. Hibbert was told that he was a center at 15.
My real point is about the mentality to bang down low. That has to be instilled at an early age. And the modern college game, its easier to win with jump shooters. The refs call too many fouls on centers.
In my opinion, DeAndre Jordan could have been an elite player had he stayed till his senior year. Heck, Whitehead with Sac-town as well. Now Cousins? Idk about him? DeAndre Jordan lacks every fundamental you can possibly lack.
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yeah, I can see that too.
Another thing, and you all keep thinking I am joking, but the crack/cocaine sentencing laws of the 1980s killed off a lot of promising big men before they could start.
Who was going to teach him how to play the 5 at A&M? All they did for him was throw lobs.
If DeAndre was going to be a great big man, it had to happen way before college.
And Cousins is about as skilled a center as you will find in the NBA. He just crazy.
Breh, Bynum has always had quick post moves, what planet are you on?
No one said Smits was a great center. He might be top 5, he's better than Brook Lopez to me. Noah,Howard, Hibbert, and Bynum is better than Smits.
Bynum doesn't have quick moves, he has methodical finesse moves mixed in with some power, Luis Scola has quick moves, big Al has quick moves, Bynum does not.
I watched Smits play against real centers, and the fact Dwight struggled so much with Yao because of the size difference tells me he'd struggle just as much with the 7"4 Smits. Right now, Brook Lopez has a case for best center in the league and Smits is without question better than him. I mean RIP to him, but Kevin Duckworth would be top 5 today
Breh, Bynum has always had quick post moves, what planet are you on?
No one said Smits was a great center. He might be top 5, he's better than Brook Lopez to me. Noah,
Hibbert is
dude has 2 moves.
Bynum doesn't have quick moves, he has methodical finesse moves mixed in with some power, Luis Scola has quick moves, big Al has quick moves, Bynum does not.
I watched Smits play against real centers, and the fact Dwight struggled so much with Yao because of the size difference tells me he'd struggle just as much with the 7"4 Smits. Right now, Brook Lopez has a case for best center in the league and Smits is without question better than him. I mean RIP to him, but Kevin Duckworth would be top 5 today
Benoit Benjamin would have a 5yr/ 60 million dollar deal even with his issues.
Back in the day he was givin you 14 and 10, 16 and 10..
Deke was a decent scorer and was useful on offense in NBA. Had he came out early, he would have been another wasted African prospect.
Moses was Hakeems mentor since like 1981. He played him a lot over the summers when Hakeem was in Houston for school and Moses was a Rocket. Hakeem said he really improved because of college breh. You are my dude but there is a reason why these centers aren't making an impact unless they are Juniors or Seniors when they enter the NBA.
The dude will probably come from Lithuania, as small as that country is, they seem to produce centers.
I made jokes about the next great American center being aborted, but it's probably true
Benoit Benjamin would have a 5yr/ 60 million dollar deal.
Back in the day he was givin you 14 and 10, 16 and 10..
The sad part is he would too
The cruel irony of course is that they also grew up watching him get bounced in the first round every year.
That is not winning basketball.
Hibbert is
Hibbert DefRtg is 95.2. 2nd to only KG at center. He is giving you 21.1 usage which is average for a NBA starter. 7th highest Net for a center playing starter mins.
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so wait, Moses Malone helped Hakeem on his game in the summers. Right, you've made my point for me. (and note I also said THE MODERN college game, like the last 15 years)
and Dikembe never averaged more than 17 points a game. In fact, he never averaged more than 14 a game after his rookie year. He had a nice GTown hook shot, but that was it. He was not a reliable offensive player.
I wouldnt go as far as aborted. I am just thinking about having a dad, or a male figure teach you post moves when younger. A lot of black men got incarcerated and some future dominant big man lost out on what his dad probably learned on his way up. Its sad.The dude will probably come from Lithuania, as small as that country is, they seem to produce centers.
I made jokes about the next great American center being aborted, but it's probably true
