Robin Lopez vs. Andre Drummond?
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:55 pm
I am in a deep, deep 10-cat league: FG%, FT%, 3PTM, PTS, OREB, DREB, AST, ST, BLK, TO.
The nature of the league makes it so that scrounging for quality waiver wire adds can be challenging. However, I have the option of adding either Andre Drummond or Robin Lopez.
I like that Robin Lopez has been delivering unexpectedly solid value in points, rebounds, and blocks this season as well as shooting a very sexy 79% from the line this season. He may end up getting no more than 23-25 MPG from now until the rest of the season.
On the other hand, Drummond is one of the most productive players in the league in relation to his minutes, and I suspect the Pistons are a week or two away from going full youth movement and giving Drummond true starter's minutes. This is appealing for the double doubles, but it's also a potential liability when it comes to his free throw shooting. Drummond currently shoots a pathetic 39% from the free throw line this season, and my concern is that with a new minutes load, his usage will go up, his free throw attempts will go up, and I lose out on any opportunity to compete in the FT% category from that point on.
Without going into too much detail about the rest of my roster, I have been careful to choose good free throw shooters from front to bottom, and so a 39% FT%, 4-5 FTA guy would be a really big deal.
Does Drummond's upside and potential for more minutes down the road make him a better option than Lopez?
The nature of the league makes it so that scrounging for quality waiver wire adds can be challenging. However, I have the option of adding either Andre Drummond or Robin Lopez.
I like that Robin Lopez has been delivering unexpectedly solid value in points, rebounds, and blocks this season as well as shooting a very sexy 79% from the line this season. He may end up getting no more than 23-25 MPG from now until the rest of the season.
On the other hand, Drummond is one of the most productive players in the league in relation to his minutes, and I suspect the Pistons are a week or two away from going full youth movement and giving Drummond true starter's minutes. This is appealing for the double doubles, but it's also a potential liability when it comes to his free throw shooting. Drummond currently shoots a pathetic 39% from the free throw line this season, and my concern is that with a new minutes load, his usage will go up, his free throw attempts will go up, and I lose out on any opportunity to compete in the FT% category from that point on.
Without going into too much detail about the rest of my roster, I have been careful to choose good free throw shooters from front to bottom, and so a 39% FT%, 4-5 FTA guy would be a really big deal.
Does Drummond's upside and potential for more minutes down the road make him a better option than Lopez?