panthermark wrote:I think Amare has a higher ceiling, but a lower floor (if that makes sense for someone that old).
He is bigger, stronger, more dynamic, and more explovise than Bosh. But he can also be very unmotivated at times...and has had some serious injuries.
Bosh over Amare...but only by a hair.
And in case anyone is even thinking it...no...I'm not the new poster.
^-- That is just way too simplistic and fuzzy a way of looking at things. How does "bigger, stronger, more dynamic" show up on the floor? He doesn't rebound, defend, or block shots as well as Bosh. The shot-blocking and rebounding are especially damning for the following reasons:
a) Amare gets off the ground almost instantaneously
b) CB is a mediocre shot-blocker.
c) The Suns play in a face-paced system, so his rebounds/blocked shots are inflated.
It is nice to have athletic gifts, but they are wasted unless used. Beasley is supposed to have a crazy vertical, but doesn't rebound and plays strictly below the rim.
The concrete issue I have with Amare is will he be able to maintain his offensive productivity (both volume, and
efficiency, a key second parameter that many seem to ignore, since high volume, low-efficiency scoring from a big man is highly undesirable) without a Steve Nash-level PG setting him up? There are very few players in the league with Nash's pure point skills...
With Bosh, there is no risk of this. He has never played with an elite guard...thus, you can reasonably expect elite guard-play to improve his scoring. This is the main reason I assume CB is a more highly-sought after commodity than Amare (or at least was, before the All-NBA teams, and the Suns surprising post-season success occured.)
