re: why does it seem everyone is ok/pleased with Asik?

Asik is the center we need beside AD

Having Asik defend and absorb contact from bigger/stronger interior defenders will prolong AD's career and allow AD to play his strengths

AD is best when he is free to roam and with a big guy like Asik who is competent underneath the basket that opens you up for a lot of things

AD's numbers this year are a product of how much he has grown and learned but also because Asik is there to help him out

Is Asik the best center in the league? no, but there are not many "elite" interior defenders in the league and he's one of the best of the current crop of NBA centers