View Poll Results: Which Big Man would you rather have?
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Amare Stoudemire
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15.19% |
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Jermaine O'neal
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6.33% |
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Dirk Nowitzki
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30.38% |
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Dwight Howard
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20.25% |
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Yao Ming
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18.99% |
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Other
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8.86% |
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12-07-2004, 05:47 AM
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#16 (permalink)
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You blew my cova!
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In the pants.
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Indeed. 
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2008-09 Favorite Rookies: Jerryd Bayless (POR), Roy Hibbert (IND), Greg Oden (POR), Jamont Gordon (undrafted), Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJN), Joe Alexander (MIL), Patrick Ewing, Jr. (SAC)
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12-07-2004, 06:13 AM
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#17 (permalink)
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Oh how Yao's stock has fallen.
I'd take Howard or Amare over Dirk just because the two are young and are already great big men.
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12-07-2004, 07:25 AM
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Something about Dwight Howard and his rebounding.
He is having a very similiar rookie season to Amare. Both were described as defensive rebounding monsters.
Howard is playing more minutes than Amare. In fact he is averaging just 1 rebound more than Amare as a rookie. Of course Amare played in the West and alongside Shawn Marion, and a team that wasn't playing in as many fast games so I'd say it's pretty much a wash.
Not sure why everyone is already predicting 15+ rebounding seasons. Couple of things that happened to Amare will probably happen to Howard too.
Once he becomes the main offensive threat or even go-to guy. He can't focus on rebounding and be as agressive he is right now when his offensive game is not involved that much.
It will take some time and fine tuning to get all of it together.
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12-07-2004, 10:20 AM
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In the future, Okafor will average 24/12/3.
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12-07-2004, 10:38 AM
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Troy Murphy...
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12-07-2004, 12:13 PM
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Give me Howard the guy only 18 and getting 10 boards a game. Also his O going to be great and also don't forget about his defence.
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12-07-2004, 12:16 PM
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oh yeah don't forget about Big Al Jefferson, right now he isn't getting lots of mins but when he does watch out. I hate using this but per 48 min he would avg 20ppg and 13 boards.
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12-07-2004, 12:21 PM
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Originally posted by Hong Kong Fooey!
Well if Dwight is getting 15 boards a game, that would mean he's getting almost 4 offensive rebounds as well. If that's the case, then if he can become a 70% or better FT shooter, he will be a 26+ ppg scorer in the NBA. The guy has all the makings of a Dominant player. That is until Greg Oden comes to the League.
It feels good to see talented big men coming back to the game.
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Greg Oden is going to be the next Eddy curry, i do not see why people are so high on him. As for the list, i would take Dirk over all those guys, Amare is probably second although a wnba player probably rebounds better than Amare.
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12-07-2004, 01:15 PM
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You blew my cova!
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Originally posted by kg_mvp03-04!
Greg Oden is going to be the next Eddy curry, i do not see why people are so high on him. As for the list, i would take Dirk over all those guys, Amare is probably second although a wnba player probably rebounds better than Amare.
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Sorry to say you're wrong. Point Blank. The kid has a tremendous work ethic and a high learning curve. To call him the next Eddy Curry shows your ignorance. If you've never seen him play, please be quiet. I saw him as HS Freshman at the Peach Jam in ATL. I trust my instincts to evaluate talent much better than yours.
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My favorite NBA players: Kobe Bryant * Carmelo Anthony * Ben Gordon * Deron Williams * Joe Johnson * Kevin Martin * Tim Duncan * Kyle Lowry * Thad Young * Amare Stoudemire * Dwight Howard * Josh Smith * Brandon Roy * LaMarcus Aldridge * Rudy Gay * Al Horford * Brandan Wright * Craig Smith * Renaldo Balkman
2008-09 Favorite Rookies: Jerryd Bayless (POR), Roy Hibbert (IND), Greg Oden (POR), Jamont Gordon (undrafted), Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJN), Joe Alexander (MIL), Patrick Ewing, Jr. (SAC)
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12-07-2004, 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by Hong Kong Fooey!
Sorry to say you're wrong. Point Blank. The kid has a tremendous work ethic and a high learning curve. To call him the next Eddy Curry shows your ignorance. If you've never seen him play, please be quiet. I saw him as HS Freshman at the Peach Jam in ATL. I trust my instincts to evaluate talent much better than yours.
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we'll see, i think alot of people were saying these things about Curry when he came out of high school, Money corrupts people especially young players. I could be wrong though, but until he makes it to the NBA and prove to me he can play, i will stand by my statement of him being the next Eddy Curry.
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12-07-2004, 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by Iknowitall!
Give me Howard the guy only 18 and getting 10 boards a game. Also his O going to be great and also don't forget about his defence.
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He'll be 19 in like a week. Right now, Okafor is better. They both have potential. Can't really say who will be better in 8 years.
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12-07-2004, 02:44 PM
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I can't choose one. Looking at this list made me excited about this league's future as well as present. These 5 guys are vastly different yet you don't feel weird mentioning them all in one sentence. The NBA is really in an up-swing with all these unique players coming into age.
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12-07-2004, 03:02 PM
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Howard came into the league at 18...Amare came in at what...20? almost 20?
howard>amare
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