princeofpalace wrote:MotownMadness wrote:KD35Brah wrote:Gobert:
61% TS
120 Ortg
Drummond:
52% TS
11 Ortg
How exactly is Drummond a dominant presence in the paint on offense? On the other hand Gobbert is a dominant presence in the paint on defense considering that he is the best defensive anchor in the league.
IDK, he leads the league in double doubles, offensive rebounds and was avg 17ppg and 17rpg while giving us a 12-3 record with a top 5 offense and defense right after ditching Josh Smith, Then Jennings went down and we made another big roster move acquiring Jackson which he then went on to avg 16 and 15 in his 28 games with him.
Those ortg numbers are nice but it is also a team stat in a lot of ways and Gobert has a better supporting offensive and defensive cast around him. Pistons had nothing like a Hayward or another defender like Favors to play with him last year. Drummond also had a 60%TS along with a 121 ORTG the prior season when he wasn't asked to create his own offense.
Ever since blocks and rebounds were both recorded, only three players have ever grabbed at least 21 percent of possible rebounds, blocked at least 6 percent of the shots while playing at least 1,000 minutes in a season: Marcus Camby in 2005-06, Drummond in 2013-14 and Hassan Whiteside last season.
Drummond did not average 17-17 during our post Josh Smith streak, he actually averaged 13 points and 14 boards. Right now, Drummond is an elite rebounder, average defender and below average offensive player. Sure he has room to grow but not as much as he had while he was a 19 year old rookie.
Drummond will be a solid center for years to come but the odds that he makes the defensive impact that Gobert already does is slim to none IMO. You can talk up Drummond's size and athleticism all you want but at the end of the day, Andre often plays smaller than he is, takes playos off and has a habit of playing soft.
Slam top 50-
"The 2014 holiday season was very merry for Andre Drummond and his Detroit Pistons. Spanning from Christmastime (trading away Josh Smith) through Martin Luther King Day (Brandon Jennings tearing his ACL) the Pistons went 12-3. Pretty impressive, considering the team lost 13 games in a row just a few weeks prior.
During that joyous span of December through January, the Pistons had the League’s third-best record while being led by their young parvenu, Drummond (who averaged 17 points, 17 rebounds and 2 blocks). And perhaps Detroit’s most notable season’s greeting culminated in a winning put-back on the road versus Indiana".
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