Polynice4Pippen wrote:Shill4Tyrus24 wrote:HomoSapien wrote:We're never really going to know what Love is capable of until he's put in a position to succeed. So far he hasn't. That said, he's been able to put up numbers like 20 and 15 over the coarse of an entire season. Those are just ungodly numbers. It's so rare in the modern NBA to find guys who can really puts up those type of stats.
A lot of people argue that those are empty stats, but I don't really buy that.
Love is legit.
I just don't know if his offensive game is built for the playoffs.
Exactly. Aldridge has a more polished back to the basket game and a strong go to move with that turnaround jumper. He also doesn't float out to the 3-point line like Love tends to do. Plus Aldridge has more mobility defensively to play in Thibs' system. Not that I'd say no to Love, but I'd prefer Aldridge.
Aldridge hasn't really shown that he has an offensive game built for the playoffs. In 18 playoff games he's averaged 18 points and 6 rebounds on 46% shooting.
By comparison Boozer has a career playoff average of 18 points and 11 rebounds on 49% shooting.
Edit -- Sorry just realized I was looking at Aldridge's per 36 playoff averages. His actual numbers are 20 and 7 in 40 minutes. Boozer's numbers are also reflected in per 36 which is also his career average.