ATLHawksfan21 wrote:uga_dawgs24 wrote:simon24 wrote:
Antic and Brand are two of the best back up centers in the league. Antic is a high IQ center who uses his smarts and shooting ability to stand out. Brand is one of the best post defenders against centers plus he still got a jump shot.
Shooting ability? Last 10 of .231 fg% isn't great. Teams have started figuring out he can't shoot and are giving him the space so he can't hit is consistently. While Brand is good defensively, his size limits what he can do. Teams with solid bigs will destroy us in the playoffs.
and which teams are these?
Chicago
Miami
Cleveland
Memphis
Houston
San Antonio
Clippers
All of those teams (the later ones should we meet in the finals) have a solid duo of big men. Memphis and New Orleans gave us fits in the past couple of games. Davis and Asik had their way as did Gasol and Zbo. Pero doesn't really bring anything positive to this team. He can't rebound, he isn't a good defender, and he hasn't been shooting well. He has 1 good game and then 15 crappy ones. He reminds me a lot of Zaza back when we had him. Can be tough, is a fan favorite, but is horrible to watch.