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Do you think Elton Brand is a top 5 PF?

I say yes.

He plays better defense then Dirk and Amare. i think he's #3 behind KG and Duncan.

if you disagree state your reasons why.

i'll say #4 i put dirk ahead of him

Bosh>brand

depends on what you think of bosh, boozer, and brand....one of those 3 is out of the top 5.

Brand is an elite defender and shot blocker, Bosh and Boozer aren't. It's really that simple.

^i agree. btw I'm starting to like your posts.

not anymore

If fully healthy he is probably # 4 or 5 clearly behind Duncan, Garnett, and Dirk. No guarantee he comes back 100% unfortunately.

Lets see how he does after recovering from injury.

I'd put him fifth behind TD/KG/CB4/Boozer. Amare isn't a PF btw.

MagicFan3 wrote:I'd put him fifth behind TD/KG/CB4/Boozer. Amare isn't a PF btw.

Bosh better than Dirk?

Pre-injury I'd rank him #4 behind Duncan, Garnett and Dirk. Over guys like Bosh, Boozer, and others because he's a much better defender while being a wash on the offensive end.

MeloTelfair wrote:Brand is an elite defender and shot blocker, Bosh and Boozer aren't. It's really that simple.

Bosh is becoming a very good defender already if you haven't been noticing. Boozer is on his own level in terms of bad defence. Boozer is much more of a force on offense than Brand and Bosh because of his strength.

penbeast0 wrote:If fully healthy he is probably # 4 or 5 clearly behind Duncan, Garnett, and Dirk. No guarantee he comes back 100% unfortunately.

Yup, when he's 25/10, with great D and nice passing, he's easily better than Boozer/Bosh IMO. No guarantees though.

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Yup, when he's 25/10, with great D and nice passing, he's easily better than Boozer/Bosh IMO. No guarantees though.

agreed, and better than Stoudemire, if he's considered a PF..

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Bosh is becoming a very good defender already if you haven't been noticing. Boozer is on his own level in terms of bad defence. Boozer is much more of a force on offense than Brand and Bosh because of his strength.

"Very good" is an exaggeration.

Pre-Injury, yes. We'll have to see what he's like when he comes back.

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Not sure exactly where, but I'd have Brand in my top 5. He might not be as offensively dominant as a guy like Boozer, but he plays much better defense and can still get you 20 & 10. And the dude has been very consistent, putting up those same sort of numbers every year since he came into the league. I like Brand a lot.

Yup, when he's 25/10, with great D and nice passing, he's easily better than Boozer/Bosh IMO. No guarantees though.

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agreed, and better than Stoudemire, if he's considered a PF..

agreed +2