Elton Brand Top 5 PF?

randomhero423 · Post #1 » by **randomhero423** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:24 pm

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.

hermes · Post #2 » by **hermes** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:34 pm

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

Derekman · Post #3 » by **Derekman** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:34 pm

Bosh>brand

Southward1 · Post #4 » by **Southward1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:41 pm

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

OmniDEN · Post #5 » by **OmniDEN** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:46 pm

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

a-rod · Post #6 » by **a-rod** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:54 pm

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

ITK9 · Post #7 » by **ITK9** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:02 pm

not anymore

Post #8 » by **penbeast0** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:12 pm

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

jeremy1215 · Post #9 » by **jeremy1215** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:39 pm

Lets see how he does after recovering from injury.

MagicFan3 · Post #10 » by **MagicFan3** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:52 pm

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

bballcool34 · Post #11 » by **bballcool34** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:55 pm

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

Bosh better than Dirk?

Post #12 » by **TMACFORMVP** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:19 pm

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.

OhMyBosh · Post #13 » by **OhMyBosh** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:45 pm

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.

Post #14 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:54 pm

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.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #15 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:07 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

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..

kookie_819 · Post #16 » by **kookie_819** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:37 am

OhMyBosh wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

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.

WadeKnicks2010 · Post #17 » by **WadeKnicks2010** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:06 am

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

UDRIH14 · Post #18 » by **UDRIH14** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:29 am

td
kg
dirk
boozer
bosh
brand

Hunter · Post #19 » by **Hunter** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:43 am

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.

Griever24 · Post #20 » by **Griever24** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:22 pm

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

HarlemHeat37 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

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

agreed +2