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re: Best front court in the NBA next year?
Posted on 2/2/12 at 11:44 pm to tehchampion140
Posted on 2/2/12 at 11:44 pm to tehchampion140
this would be incredible if it happened
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 11:54 pm to tehchampion140
Thomas Robinson's traps 
Posted on 2/2/12 at 11:58 pm to ralsu
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Jared Sullinger
meh
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:15 am to brmark70816
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Camby, neither of whom are really stars or "great" players.
16 years in the NBA.
Averages 10/10 with 2.5 blocks and steal per game over his career.
Led the league in blocks multiple times.
4th on the active list of rebounds.
Finished top 10 in defensive rating 11 times.
We could only hope that Anthony Davis will anywhere close to the player Camby is if we are lucky enough to lnd him.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:19 am to Boudin
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Robinsons offensive game and big body down low > Davis' athleticism
id rather the guy that can defend the rim and block shots over an undersized 4.
Hornets need length. a team of undersized big men get you no where.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:30 am to Lester Earl
i'd rather take a gamble on potential than a player with a low ceiling.
he will be the #1 pick though, and the decision should be easy. the Hornets will take him or he will be gone.
he will be the #1 pick though, and the decision should be easy. the Hornets will take him or he will be gone.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:34 am to drake20
Who do you think has a low ceiling?
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:38 am to hendersonshands
Robinson...i thought that's who we were talking about. No one would ever say Davis has a low ceiling
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:41 am to drake20
Just making sure. I don't necessarily think Robinson has a low ceiling; it's definitely not as high as Davis's though.
I think Robinson's floor is Carl Landry. I don't know what his ceiling is.
I think Robinson's floor is Carl Landry. I don't know what his ceiling is.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:46 am to hendersonshands
i like robinson a lot. would love him at 3-5. I just wouldn't entertain taking him over Davis. I don't watch a ton of college ball, but I like Davis' explosiveness and i think it will translate well to the pros. How high he gets and how quick he gets to that height is impressive
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:59 am to drake20
Robinson seems like a 17 PPG and 8 RPG guy in the L.
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 12:59 am
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:04 am to kadillak
17 PPG is kinda high...i can't see it unless he really perfects that outside jumper a la D. West.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:13 am to drake20
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17 PPG is kinda high...i can't see it unless he really perfects that outside jumper a la D. West.
I think he'll make that stride. He's got a good stroke from solid range already. As long as he can have a good, respectable shot from around the free-throw line, he can have quite a few tools on that end of the floor. He can catch a shoot off a pick, roll to the rim for an alley, he can catch/pump/and take it hard to the rim with his explosiveness, and then there's the second chance points he'll get. He's already got a pretty solid base to build around if he continually mixes that up. He poses many different threats when he's in motion.
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 1:17 am
Posted on 2/3/12 at 1:32 am to kadillak
Best case scenario, Robinson would be like Elton Brand.
Worst case, Sean May/Ed Davis
Worst case, Sean May/Ed Davis
Posted on 2/3/12 at 6:36 am to GynoSandberg
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16 years in the NBA. Averages 10/10 with 2.5 blocks and steal per game over his career. Led the league in blocks multiple times. 4th on the active list of rebounds. Finished top 10 in defensive rating 11 times. We could only hope that Anthony Davis will anywhere close to the player Camby is if we are lucky enough to lnd him.
So the best player in the draft would be lucky to average 10/10 with 2.5 blocks? Camby was viewed as a bust for a long, long time. He overcame it with longetivity and became a solid veteren. But he was never a great player. Shawn Bradley led the league in blocks a bunch of times too, not really the most crucial stat out there. Bit of revistionist history there..
Posted on 2/3/12 at 7:47 am to GynoSandberg
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We could only hope that Anthony Davis will anywhere close to the player Camby is if we are lucky enough to lnd him.
Yeah, Camby's one of those quasi all star type of players. I don't think the Minny pick is high enough to land Davis and Robinson, but if we did, I think there's a good chance we'd have 3 quasi all stars at SG/PF/C. That might be enough to make up for not having a true superstar.
This post was edited on 2/3/12 at 7:47 am
Posted on 2/3/12 at 7:50 am to brmark70816
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So the best player in the draft would be lucky to average 10/10 with 2.5 blocks? Camby was viewed as a bust for a long, long time. He overcame it with longetivity and became a solid veteren. But he was never a great player.
He was a little bit better than you're remembering.
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award (2006–07)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (2006–07, 2007–08)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2004–05, 2005–06)
Again, quasi all star type. Not a perennial all star but at the peak of his career he was really good.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 8:45 am to brmark70816
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Not to be a downer, but taking a step back, how good could/would Davis really be in the league? Who is he like? I hear comparisons to Ty Thomas or Camby, neither of whom are really stars or "great" players. What will his niche be? Of course he is a great shot blocker and rebounder, but none of the premier PFs do just that, except maybe Josh Smith. Is that the kind of player he'll be?
Kevin Garnett is my comparison and I've been beginning to hear it from more "experts" ... If the kid got the shots T-Rob is, he'd be scoring as much if not more.
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:29 pm to brmark70816
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So the best player in the draft would be lucky to average 10/10 with 2.5 blocks?
Over a 16 year career? Yeah.
Do you know how many top 5 picks flop in the NBA? Probably more than succeed. Averaging a double double with 2.5 blocks is pretty damn good.
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Camby was viewed as a bust for a long, long time.
A bust? Seriously? He came in an averaged 15/6/2 his rookie year. Injuries hampered his play, which could be the only knock on him.
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But he was never a great player.
Id love to know who a great player is in your eyes. Not every is going to be Lebron James. Im sure a lot of NBA execs would call Camby a great player.
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Shawn Bradley led the league in blocks a bunch of times too, not really the most crucial stat out there.
And he had a pretty solid career. Is this supposed to be a knock?
Posted on 2/3/12 at 12:39 pm to tehchampion140
with davis you are getting a kid who played guard most of his life then hit this ridiculous growth spurt so if he gets stronger and his low post develops you have a power forward who has guard skills. ridiculous.
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