What do you think about Andris Biedrins?

[Abyss Impact]

Well last night he was just a beast, 26 rebounds 10 points. What do you think of him? Do you think he'll be in the allstar in the next comming years? Hes leading the league in FT% and is only 21 years old. He can run and has soft hands which passing the ball to him is easy.

Thoughts?

[realfung]

u mean leading the L in FG%?

[Spicy P]

not hard to rebound against Curry and Randolph

[Mateen Cleaves]

hes only 21? what the??? i thought he was way older.

Hes pretty good right now, he will be better in the future.

[jab]

not hard to rebound against Curry and Randolph

+1

[Papercut]

If he can add a consistent 12 to 15 foot shot and maybe a post move or two, he could be a future all-star. But right now every basket he gets either comes off of an all-star caliber guard setting him up (Baron or Monta) or on a putback. He literally has no offensive skills.

He has incredible hands for a big guy and is a good defender and rebounder. He's quick, but he may lose quickness if he ever adds the bulk needed to be an offensive force from the post. I think you can build a team around him and Monta, but they have a lot of things they could work on to improve their games.

[Manhattan Project]

Yet both teams each had 48 rebounds thats the funny thing. Biedrins looks like he is going to follow the Camby path of development to me. Also dont be fooled about the FG%, even people like Curry can lead the league in that category.

Its also funny Salami, but Bosh will never be the rebounder Randolph is. Not bad for a man who cant even jump...

[Spicy P]

and Randolph will never be the player Bosh is. And I'm pretty sure Bosh has a career average of 9 Rebounds Per Game compared to Randolph's 7.9

[Manhattan Project]

and Randolph will never be the player Bosh is. And I'm pretty sure Bosh has a career average of 9 Rebounds Per Game compared to Randolph's 7.9

Yeah lets throw in his first two years where he averaged 6 and 17 minutes in those years. You dont think that those two years throw the numbers off a little bit do you?

[legacyinthemakin89c]

first of all Bosh>>>Randolph in every aspect of the game other then maybe an arsenal of post moves, but Bosh has been in the league for only so long.

And personally I think Biedrins is a product of being the only true big man in the Warriors lineup. Theres no one else to rebound the ball for that team and they were playing New York, where no one rebounds the ball outside Lee and he can't get off the bench.

I do think he's a decent big man, will probably play in an all-star game or two, but as of right now, I haven't seen anything out of him that screams out he's going to be a great player.

[sca]

Yet both teams each had 48 rebounds thats the funny thing. Biedrins looks like he is going to follow the Camby path of development to me. Also dont be fooled about the FG%, even people like Curry can lead the league in that category.

Its also funny Salami, but Bosh will never be the rebounder Randolph is. Not bad for a man who cant even jump...

did anyone mention bosh? your ad hominem arguments won't help this thread and ironically you're a mod...

[celticfan42487]

A more rebound focused Tony Battie

[Buck You]

He's a hustle player who is perfect in the Warriors system and a big help for their team. No, he won't be an all star.

[Manhattan Project]

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did anyone mention bosh? your ad hominem arguments won't help this thread and ironically you're a mod...

Yet I still provided my comments on how I felt about Andris. So how did I directly ruin this thread. Im allowed to defend my team without completely ruining a thread am I not? All I was pointing out that it is harder to get a rebound against Randolph then it is Bosh.

[BROWN]

IF he adds a 10-15 jumper then yeh, he should be ..
dude's a good rebuonder / defender.

camby-esque

[lukeridenour]

his shot blocking has appeared to not be as big of a factor as last year. however, if he continues to improve his defense and offensive skills, he could be an allstar, even in the west.

[Buck You]

IF he adds a 10-15 jumper then yeh, he should be ..
dude's a good rebuonder / defender.

camby-esque

Except Camby actually has a somewhat respectable jumper and can block shots like they are dead flies.

[Warriors510]

if only he adds a jumper to his game. hes leading the league because he only scores in the paint.

[Rooster]

I've wanted Andris on the Raptors since the '04 draft and I think he'll absolutely be an All-Star calibre player sooner rather than later. That said, GS has a 10+RPG guy most years and as mentioned, that could be a product of their system. Looking at the guys though (Fortson, Murphy, Dampier, now Biedrins) I just think one of the best things that management's done is consistently look to address rebounding needs because teams that jack up so many shots will surely have them.

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Yet I still provided my comments on how I felt about Andris. So how did I directly ruin this thread. Im allowed to defend my team without completely ruining a thread am I not? All I was pointing out that it is harder to get a rebound against Randolph then it is Bosh.

It's probably about the same. Both are double-digit guys but Bosh is quicker/rangier and Randolph is wider/stronger. It totally depends on the opposing player and maybe even on the indivisual rebound.

Curry leading the league in FG% is what got him that obscene contract. Leading the league in FG% is a huge accomplishment no matter how you do it. When you get a lot of tip-ins and dunks, you take a pounding.

[treis]

He sort of looks like that Soviet Guy that Rocky fought.