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Will we ever see a return to dominant Centers in the NBA?
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:56 pm
With the lesser importance of Centers, do you ever think we will see the return of dominant big men? Back in the 90's we had Shaq, Hakeem, and Robinson. If say a team were to find a Center on the talent level of say Shaq or Hakeem would they wreck shop like no other?
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 10:03 pm
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Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:58 pm to BamaHater
An in his prime Shaq would destroy the league right now.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:58 pm to BamaHater
quote:
Will we ever see a return to dominate Centers in the NBA?
wat
Centers are still pretty damn important.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:58 pm to BamaHater
Shaq has like 10 sons. Them
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:59 pm to John McClane
Yeah and their mom is like 4 ft tall. Doubt they will be anywhere near 7 ft
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:59 pm to BamaHater
There will be more big men eventually. I hope anyway. Teams who have a true 5 and know how to use them are fun to watch.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:59 pm to John McClane
quote:They are important but there is no one now that is on a Shaq or Hakeem level.
Centers are still pretty damn important.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:03 pm to BamaHater
quote:
They are important but there is no one now that is on a Shaq or Hakeem level.
No one has the talent to be on there level.
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:03 pm to BamaHater
Embiid is going to be the real deal. I really believe that.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:04 pm to BamaHater
with as "wing centric" as the league has become and the value of centers dropping every year, you gotta think if a great center came around, he would completely dominate. most centers now are either skilled offensively(few) or defensively(most). almost none do both. what an advantage you'd have if you had a legit 2 way center.
point guards are a dime a dozen these days, wings slightly harder to find, but a true center? every team would struggle against that team like the heat struggle vs the pacers
point guards are a dime a dozen these days, wings slightly harder to find, but a true center? every team would struggle against that team like the heat struggle vs the pacers
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:04 pm to BamaHater
Not as long as they're one and done. They aren't in school long enough to learn how to play the position. I believe even Shaq was at LSU for 3 years. Those days are over.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:08 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
quote:
what an advantage you'd have if you had a legit 2 way center.
Dwight
Gasol
Noah
Demarcus Cousins is extremely skilled on the offensive end, but needs to get better defensively.
Drummand is going to be damn good imo.
Hibbert is a hell of rim protector. Needs to improve his rebounding and offensive game.
DeAndre Jordan just had a monster season.
I have good feeling Embiid is going to be special.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:11 pm to RTR America
quote:im worried about his body breaking down
I have good feeling Embiid is going to be special.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:15 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
quote:
im worried about his body breaking down
Everything I've seen is that no one around the league really even sees it as an issue.
I was listening to Gary Parrish the other day about how when he talks to people at Kansas they are 100% positive he is going to be better than Wiggins.
You can't teach his footwork.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:26 pm to BamaHater
The lack of illegal defense has severely limited the volume numbers of traditional back-to-basket big men. Ball movement and three point shooting are more important than ever to exploit defenses that load up on one side of the court and pack the paint.
That being said there's a great group of young big men coming along:
Davis (probably the only one at the level of Shaq/Hakeem so we'll see)
Cousins
Drummond
I'm still holding out hope for Favors
Hopefully Embiid and Towns over the next few years
That being said there's a great group of young big men coming along:
Davis (probably the only one at the level of Shaq/Hakeem so we'll see)
Cousins
Drummond
I'm still holding out hope for Favors
Hopefully Embiid and Towns over the next few years
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:31 pm to BamaHater
No because pussification of NBA
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:53 pm to RTR America
quote:
Dwight
Gasol
Noah
Cousins
Drummond
Jordan
What do all of these guys have in common?
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 11:53 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:58 pm to Epic Cajun
quote:quote:
Dwight
Gasol
Noah
Cousins
Drummond
Jordan
What do all of these guys have in common?
They're not very good?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 12:19 am to FootballNostradamus
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They're not very good?
I can sense the sarcasm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 12:30 am to RTR America
Another couple of names to keep in mind:
Gorgui Dieng
Nikola Vucevic
Larry Sanders(needs to stay healthy)
John Henson(needs to add a bit of bulk and hit FTs better,has a solid balance of offense/defense and is young)
Jonas Valuncias(has the potential)
None of them are "dominant" but can become very good centers
Gorgui Dieng
Nikola Vucevic
Larry Sanders(needs to stay healthy)
John Henson(needs to add a bit of bulk and hit FTs better,has a solid balance of offense/defense and is young)
Jonas Valuncias(has the potential)
None of them are "dominant" but can become very good centers
This post was edited on 5/21/14 at 12:31 am
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