Udoh Signed

[Ranma]

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"At Baylor, he wore #13. His middle name is 'Friday, the 13th' and he can be the new Nigerian Nightmare at times."
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Dennis Rogers, Clippers.com (9/3/14)

Udoh comes to the Clippers after spending last season in Milwaukee where he averaged 3.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over 42 games (14 starts). Udoh has always been a very intelligent big man with a defensive skillset. His best attribute is his ability to make defenders alter their shots. The Clippers will look for the Oklahoma City native to help anchor their second-team and give added depth to the power forward and center positions. The additions of Spencer Hawes and Udoh along with the re-signing of Glen Davis give the Clippers one of the deeper big man rotations in the league backing up Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. A few bullet points below go into detail about what Udoh brings to the team.

• He has a 7’4 ½ wingspan!
• He was nicknamed “The Nightmare” in college due to his shot-blocking prowess. His junior season at Baylor, he • blocked 133 shots (3.7 per game), a Baylor and Big 12 record.
• Last season, Udoh played limited minutes (19.1 minutes per game), but still collected 14 games of at least five rebounds and 10 games of at least two blocks.
• He is a solid free throw shooter, averaging 72 percent for his career.

What Do Douglas-Roberts and Udoh Bring to the Clippers?


As another former standout Oklahoma prep prospect who happened to be drafted the year after Blake Griffin, Udoh purportedly has a casual connection with BG which should grow tighter as new teammates. He could be our poor-man's Serge Ibaka (without the dirty nutshots) and maybe give us a little of what Bo Outlaw used to energy-wise.

[Ranma]

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[Neddy]

Plus he's, you know, an actual NBA caliber player.

don't get me wrong, I am very happy for this signing as he is a great compliment for everything Spener Hawes is not.

but to say he is so much better than Ryan Hollins, i beg your pardon.

both share a career PER of 10.8.

Ryan is -2 in terms of Offensive rating minus defensive rating career wise. Udoh is -19.

Udoh fits us better now that we have Hawes, Udoh is a full block shot ahead per 36 above Ryan, but Ryan is the better overall player, and both end up being a wash in whole. to say Udoh is an NBA player and Ryan is not, is just not true.

I think if you polled fans and GM's alike on who'd they choose between Udoh or Hollins, it would be unanimous for the former. Hollins hasn't received an ounce of interest from any team on the market. Udoh has been courted by at least the Clippers and Bulls, two of the league's elite.

so, Hollins being recruited by the Heat, Spurs, and Bulls aren't elite?

again, not saying Hollins is so much better than Udoh. but Udoh isn't so much better than Hollins. they are both fringe players who are wanted solely by a single trait or two each can display despite being very limited on the court. in Udoh's case, he is a rim protector. with the team that we currently have, it makes sense to have a rim protector in case DJ is unavailable while Blake/Howes/Baby cannot give us that. but may I remind you, Udoh has never been in a double digit realm in defensive rating in his career, despite his blockshot abilities. Hollins? 4 times below 99 in Defensive ratings. Udoh is coming off something like a 7.8 PER season, hollins i am sure is better than 11. Udoh is also coming off a season where he rated 0.000 on WS. hollins is in positive. again, the difference between the two is very slim, which was my original point to begin with. lets not pretend that Udoh is some kind of our bigs savior, because he has never been that for anyone in his career. neither has Hollins. but Ryan is certainly not garbage while Udoh is a stud. if Hollins is a garbage player, chances are, you will also be highly disappointed by Udoh.

just saying.

[illastrate]

so, Hollins being recruited by the Heat, Spurs, and Bulls aren't elite?

again, not saying Hollins is so much better than Udoh. but Udoh isn't so much better than Hollins. they are both fringe players who are wanted solely by a single trait or two each can display despite being very limited on the court. in Udoh's case, he is a rim protector. with the team that we currently have, it makes sense to have a rim protector in case DJ is unavailable while Blake/Howes/Baby cannot give us that. but may I remind you, Udoh has never been in a double digit realm in defensive rating in his career, despite his blockshot abilities. Hollins? 4 times below 99 in Defensive ratings. Udoh is coming off something like a 7.8 PER season, hollins i am sure is better than 11. Udoh is also coming off a season where he rated 0.000 on WS. hollins is in positive. again, the difference between the two is very slim, which was my original point to begin with. lets not pretend that Udoh is some kind of our bigs savior, because he has never been that for anyone in his career. neither has Hollins. but Ryan is certainly not garbage while Udoh is a stud. if Hollins is a garbage player, chances are, you will also be highly disappointed by Udoh.

just saying.

Just saw that report today, not sure why those teams want a scrub in Hollins. Dude is just a foul machine. The one thing I'll give him is his high FG%. Udoh is not efficient at all offensively. But again, defense is the key, and Udoh can provide that. He's the 4th big at best in our rotation, nobody is expecting him to get 20+ mpg. He'll probably get his fair share of DNP's. Hawes should be getting at least 25 mpg.

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Hollins may have been the most uncoordinated person in the NBA. Watching him try to catch an alley oop or dunk a put back was painful.

[LACtdom]

I don't see either player getting much more than the usual garbage minutes so I'm not fussed about who is better. I am happy to acquire Udoh and he will provide a nice body for our starters to practice against.

[NBAfan3024]

Hollins may have been the most uncoordinated person in the NBA. Watching him try to catch an alley oop or dunk a put back was painful.

He was rather, didn't give you much hope he would even put back shots.

[Ranma]

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[mttwlsn16]

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Good for him (not sarcasm). I always liked him, he just isn't very good. He puts forth the effort though and you can tell he enjoys playing the game and seems like a great teammate.