Is R.Lopez Underrated Offensively?

[Axxo]

If he can make the gimmie dunks (that this team should be able to generate for him) that would be SPLENDID

This^ and if he can it his FTs and protect the rim should be fine.
Hopefully the help defense will be there this time around to back him up.

I'd like to see a face off btx him and Benny, so hopefully Benny comes back.

[weneeda2guard]

But there were some bright spots last season with the Knicks as a team on the defensive end. With Lopez anchoring the paint, the Knicks finished with best rim protecting percentage in the league at 48.5%, finishing in front of the Bulls, who were seventh. In addition, opponents shot 10.7% lower on shots less than six feet away from the rim against Lopez, and 7.2% lower 10 feet or less from the rim. He can contain the pick-and-roll aptly (something Gasol struggled immensely with), and knows when recover help-side (again, something Gasol couldn't do).


This is what is going to change life for us.