Brook Lopez would be a very good match with Minnesota

black bart · Post #1 » by **black bart** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 6:22 am

If we could trade pekovic for a starting guard/wing man. Should we pick up brook lopez on a 10 million dollar option to play Center. He doesn't rebound well but is a great offensive big. He honestly matches up very well with kevin love as a player.

Swish4 · Post #2 » by **Swish4** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 6:24 am

He's not a very good defender, brings some offfense, little else.

black bart · Post #3 » by **black bart** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 6:26 am

WesJ4 wrote:He's not a very good defender, brings some offfense, little else.

Not awful. He is top 10 in blocks per game. He is a very bad rebounder though. But kevin love makes up for that. Brook Lopez is fast and has a 7'5 wingspan and is 7 feet tall. Actually looking at the drating and defensive rapm he sucks.

B Calrissian · Post #4 » by **B Calrissian** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 6:31 am

Klomp should be able to handle this one. It is Lynx related, yes?

If we are going for a sorft poor rebounding center the target has to be Bargnani.

eroomlladnar · Post #5 » by **eroomlladnar** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 6:40 am

Paying Pek $4.5 mil this year > Paying Lopez $10 mil

trevor0333 · Post #6 » by **trevor0333** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 12:26 pm

Pek only has 1 year left on his deal, after this next year he could very well get 10 mill a year offers if he improves on last season which is very likely.

Dewey · Post #7 » by **Dewey** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 3:01 pm

trevor0333 wrote:Pek only has 1 year left on his deal, after this next year he could very well get 10 mill a year offers if he improves on last season which is very likely.

Yep ... he came along way this past season ... I hope he can take another step to consistency

[RCG] · Post #8 » by **[RCG]** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 3:19 pm

I'd say throw him $8mil/year a la Portland/Batum.

Post #9 » by **Worm Guts** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 3:22 pm

eroomlladnar wrote:Paying Pek $4.5 mil this year > Paying Lopez $10 mil

Even hypothetically, Pek at 10 mill/year> Lopez at 4.5 mil/year

Esohny · Post #10 » by **Esohny** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 3:53 pm

Worm Guts wrote:
eroomlladnar wrote:Paying Pek $4.5 mil this year > Paying Lopez $10 mil

Even hypothetically, Pek at 10 mill/year> Lopez at 4.5 mil/year

Yup.

john2jer · Post #11 » by **john2jer** » Mon Jul 9, 2012 4:12 pm

nhh90 wrote:If we could trade pekovic for a starting guard/wing man. Should we pick up brook lopez on a 10 million dollar option to play Center. He doesn't rebound well but is a great offensive big. He honestly matches up very well with kevin love as a player.

Lopez would be a TERRIBLE center to pair with Love. No thanks.

Much rather keep Pek and spend the money on a wing. Oh wait, we're in the process of doing that already.

PrecociousNeoph · Post #12 » by **PrecociousNeoph** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:48 pm

trust me, as a new yorker and knicks fan who gets all the Nets game on the YESNetwork, you do not want lopez and he's a bad fit for your type of team. guy isn't a stiff, but he can't run up and down with a pg like ricky. he has awful hands and the guy couldn't rebound to save his life. he even admitted he doesn't put the effort in on the boards.

Krapinsky · Post #13 » by **Krapinsky** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:51 pm

Was another team really going to offer Lopez the max?? Terrrible

john2jer · Post #14 » by **john2jer** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:53 pm

Krapinsky wrote:Was another team really going to offer Lopez the max?? Terrrible

It's between him and Jeff Green as the worst signing of the summer. You don't give a max deal to a guy who essentially just missed a full season and was only a decent center to begin with.

[RCG] · Post #15 » by **[RCG]** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:00 pm

I would take Lopez at <$4 mil. Otherwise no thanks.

Post #16 » by **The J Rocka** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:12 pm

[RCG] wrote:I would take Lopez at <$4 mil. Otherwise no thanks.

Well, at that price, who wouldn't?

eyeteeth · Post #17 » by **eyeteeth** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:16 pm

Brook Lopez would be a very good match with Minnesota

No, no he wouldn't.

And anyway, we'll have the Steamroller comin off the bench!
:rockon:

[RCG] · Post #18 » by **[RCG]** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:16 pm

The J Rocka wrote:
[RCG] wrote:I would take Lopez at <$4 mil. Otherwise no thanks.

Well, at that price, who wouldn't?

My point exactly.

Post #19 » by **C.lupus** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:16 pm

Pekovic and Lopez in a cage match. Winner gets the Minny job.

Esohny · Post #20 » by **Esohny** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:24 pm

C.lupus wrote:Pekovic and Lopez in a cage match. Winner gets the Minny job.

Considering how bad Lopez's defense and ability to rebound are, I don't think he wants to step into the octagon.