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Post#1 » by cedric76 » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:02 am

any interest in him?

i think he ll be far better than thabeet
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Post#2 » by Yoshi2kx » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:51 pm

who?
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Post#3 » by TheUrbanZealot » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:20 pm

please no... PLEASE. What has he done in the league? He's a career backup.
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Post#4 » by Big_Mac79 » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:07 pm

TheUrbanZealot wrote:please no... PLEASE. What has he done in the league? He's a career backup.

He's only played around 70 games and he's only 25
I don't think you can accurately define his career
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Post#5 » by IanChang » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:43 pm

Actually he plays better than most centers in the league. Don't judge him from his stats, remember he earns only about 10 minutes each game as Howard's backup.
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Post#6 » by TheUrbanZealot » Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:33 pm

IanChang wrote:Actually he plays better than most centers in the league. Don't judge him from his stats, remember he earns only about 10 minutes each game as Howard's backup.



Right, the same logic thought about as when Jim McIlvaine of the then Washington Bullets was blocking about 2 shots per game as a backup in 20 or so mins. "If you give him starters mins, he'll double his stats!".

Then to say Gortat plays better than most centers in the league? Wow.

The guy is a big with zero offensive ability, a little bit of sneaky athleticism (he can dunk from the free throw line believe it or not), and a little bit of defensive ability. The guy is not going to be a defensive anchor by any stretch, nor is he even middle tier. If he was really such a gem, I'd imagine after a few years of playing some scout would have taken a flyer on him.

I'd rather take my chances with Krstic who at least has a bit more polished skill-set (albeit with little defense)
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Post#7 » by mcmokken » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:10 am

That McIlvaine reference just made me have a horrible flashback........horrible......
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Post#8 » by Promezclan » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:16 am

Jim McIlvaine's career high PER was 11.1.
In essentially his rookie season, Gortat had a PER of 17.1.

Not to say a PER in 12.6 mpg proves anything, but to say that McIlvaine ever looked anything but abysmal or that Gortat is at his level is an injustice.
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Post#9 » by yoyo65 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:46 pm

no no no no no orlando fan here you have me pulling out my hair here leave the polish hammer alone
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Post#10 » by Yoshi2kx » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:26 am

yoyo65 wrote:no no no no no orlando fan here you have me pulling out my hair here leave the polish hammer alone


you'd have to make a video tellin us not to first :)
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