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Bonn1997
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Just curious--Who would you rather have?
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Boozer
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Curry


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MaTT4281
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1/21/2007  12:13 PM
I'd rather have Boozer NEXT to Curry. Only one though? I'll take my chances with Big Ed.
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1/21/2007  12:14 PM
at this point, i think lee could form into a boozer type of guy in terms of rebounds and putbacks. boozer's a smart player and knows how to use his body...maybe we can mold lee into that. he's already there rebounding wise. now he needs to learn how to score down there.
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1/21/2007  12:24 PM
Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
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1/21/2007  12:36 PM
Umm, I think the honest answer is Boozer.


Cmon now...
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1/21/2007  12:38 PM
Posted by djsunyc:

at this point, i think lee could form into a boozer type of guy in terms of rebounds and putbacks. boozer's a smart player and knows how to use his body...maybe we can mold lee into that. he's already there rebounding wise. now he needs to learn how to score down there.

Actually Lee, already knows how to score down there. He is good as putting the ball in the hoop, good in transition, good at finishing on fast break, good at passing, good at Free Throws. So to me is just as good as Boozer, Boozer is just bigger and looks more intimidating. Lee doesnt need to have a low post game, he needs a mid range Charles Oakley/Kurt Thomas jumpshot.

When he gets that he will be better than boozer.


I chose Curry btw

[Edited by - Michael6835 on 01-21-2007 12:39 PM]
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1/21/2007  12:50 PM
Lol.

Boozer is a legit 20+ppg scorer that can do it 1 on 1.


Lee scores on transition and from putbacks.


Rebounding wise, Boozer is a better and bigger defensive rebounder.


Defensively, Boozer's also stronger and just plain better.

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1/21/2007  1:04 PM
Posted by bobs3304:

Lol.

Boozer is a legit 20+ppg scorer that can do it 1 on 1.


Lee scores on transition and from putbacks.


Rebounding wise, Boozer is a better and bigger defensive rebounder.


Defensively, Boozer's also stronger and just plain better.

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1/21/2007  1:27 PM
Let's compare second years.

Lee has a 61 FG% vs. Booz 52%. Lee has a better FT% of 79 vs. his 76. Booz was slightly better in rebounds in his 2nd yr. 11 per to 10.5 per. Booz played 34 minutes a game vs. Lee's 30. Booz 2nd year also posted 15.5 ppg vs. Lee's 10.9 so far this year. On all other stats they are about even. Booz in his second season, has slightly better stats than Lee, but he also played 4 more minutes than Lee per game. So all in all, if you look at they're 2nd year stats, they are about even, with Booz with the slight edge in scoring. Now if your talking about Booz vs. Lee now, with Booz in his fifth year, then yeah' he's much better right now. Point being made that Lee can become just as good as Booz in a couple more years. Must also admit, Booz has always been a pretty good rebounder. This is a good comparison as to how good Lee could become, if given those minutes. I'm sure Booz has had a few 'put backs' himself in his career.

Oh' and let me point out one more fact here. Booz is playing of a team that has only four players in double digits. That means he's taking a lot of shots here and why he's averaging 22 a game, with the Jazz. Lee on the other hand is playing on a team that has 'seven' scorers in double digtis. It's hard for a guy to get points on this team. I think Lee has more potential, plain and simple.

[Edited by - 4949 on 01-21-2007 1:31 PM]
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1/21/2007  1:36 PM
Posted by Solace:

Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
There's a huge rebounding differential too. I think Boozer could man the center position (at least as well as Curry does) if you put him next to Lee. You'd still need a shotblocker though. I agree that Curry has more offensive "potential" but the rebounding differential is too big for me and Boozer is the better defender. I posted this one because it was a tough call for me, not to just rip Eddy.


[Edited by - bonn1997 on 01-21-2007 1:37 PM]
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Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Solace:

Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
There's a huge rebounding differential too. I think Boozer could man the center position (at least as well as Curry does) if you put him next to Lee. You'd still need a shotblocker though.

In that case, I'd rather take Pau Gasol then. Boozer is having a great season on a weak scoring team. He has more opportunity for scoring. His rebounding is not in question, but center? The man is averaging only 0.7 blocks a game. At 6-9 and only 258 lbs. he'll be knocked around in the middle. Put him on a balanced team and he's a good 15-18 ppg and 11 rpg man. With more experience and minutes, even Lee can do that on the team he's on now. To comparing Booz rebounding more than Curry, true, Curry hasn't shown to be a strong rebounder at least not yet, but consider Lee is the work horse on the end and the team is awsome in rebounding. So Curry rebounding in the middle isn't as glaring as you would think. Booz is just a little overated. Don't get me wrong. Booz is a solid player, but I think just a little overated.


[Edited by - 4949 on 01-21-2007 1:49 PM]

[Edited by - 4949 on 01-21-2007 1:54 PM]
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1/21/2007  1:57 PM
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Solace:

Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
There's a huge rebounding differential too. I think Boozer could man the center position (at least as well as Curry does) if you put him next to Lee. You'd still need a shotblocker though. I agree that Curry has more offensive "potential" but the rebounding differential is too big for me and Boozer is the better defender. I posted this one because it was a tough call for me, not to just rip Eddy.


[Edited by - bonn1997 on 01-21-2007 1:37 PM]

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1/21/2007  4:07 PM
Posted by Nalod:
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Solace:

Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
There's a huge rebounding differential too. I think Boozer could man the center position (at least as well as Curry does) if you put him next to Lee. You'd still need a shotblocker though. I agree that Curry has more offensive "potential" but the rebounding differential is too big for me and Boozer is the better defender. I posted this one because it was a tough call for me, not to just rip Eddy.


[Edited by - bonn1997 on 01-21-2007 1:37 PM]

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1/21/2007  4:09 PM
Posted by 4949:
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by Solace:

Curry, no contest. Boozer is better on defense, but his defense is still lacking in a lot of areas. Curry is taller and has a great post game.
There's a huge rebounding differential too. I think Boozer could man the center position (at least as well as Curry does) if you put him next to Lee. You'd still need a shotblocker though.

In that case, I'd rather take Pau Gasol then. Boozer is having a great season on a weak scoring team. He has more opportunity for scoring. His rebounding is not in question, but center? The man is averaging only 0.7 blocks a game. At 6-9 and only 258 lbs. he'll be knocked around in the middle. Put him on a balanced team and he's a good 15-18 ppg and 11 rpg man. With more experience and minutes, even Lee can do that on the team he's on now. To comparing Booz rebounding more than Curry, true, Curry hasn't shown to be a strong rebounder at least not yet, but consider Lee is the work horse on the end and the team is awsome in rebounding. So Curry rebounding in the middle isn't as glaring as you would think. Booz is just a little overated. Don't get me wrong. Booz is a solid player, but I think just a little overated.


[Edited by - 4949 on 01-21-2007 1:49 PM]

[Edited by - 4949 on 01-21-2007 1:54 PM]

I'm pretty sure Boozer's official pre-draft measurement was 6'10" and it's just listed wrong on nba.com. As for being pushed around, have you seen how strong he is? No one other than Shaq is gonna push him around. The shot-blocking is poor but it's about equal to Curry's. So, it shouldn't really factor in.
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1/21/2007  4:14 PM
Id take boozer, but its close, because boozer is a terrible shot blocker.

[Edited by - Slimpack on 01-21-2007 4:27 PM]
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Posted by Bonn1997:

I'm pretty sure Boozer's official pre-draft measurement was 6'10" and it's just listed wrong on nba.com.
He was listed at 6'9. http://nbadraft.net/profiles/carlosboozer.htm
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I'm pretty sure Boozer's official pre-draft measurement was 6'10" and it's just listed wrong on nba.com. As for being pushed around, have you seen how strong he is? No one other than Shaq is gonna push him around. The shot-blocking is poor but it's about equal to Curry's. So, it shouldn't really factor in.

It amazes me at how Knick fans insist on acquiring 6-9, 6-10 centers, or if they are 6-11 or 7 foot, they're skinny one. Examples: Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby. Or how about old broken down ones like Mutombo or J J? I bet Booz can't push Ben Wallace, KG or Duncan around either, just to name a few. I'd like to see him push Curry around. Booz doesn't belong in the middle. List him as a strong power foreward, but he's certainly no center. Booz numbers only reflect the weak offensive team he is on. Like I said, Lee is only in his second year and doing just about as good as Booz did. In a few years, who to say Lee isn't going to be a very strong guy himself? He's certainly a solid kid at this point.
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Posted by 4949:
I'm pretty sure Boozer's official pre-draft measurement was 6'10" and it's just listed wrong on nba.com. As for being pushed around, have you seen how strong he is? No one other than Shaq is gonna push him around. The shot-blocking is poor but it's about equal to Curry's. So, it shouldn't really factor in.

It amazes me at how Knick fans insist on acquiring 6-9, 6-10 centers, or if they are 6-11 or 7 foot, they're skinny one. Examples: Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby. Or how about old broken down ones like Mutombo or J J? I bet Booz can't push Ben Wallace, KG or Duncan around either, just to name a few. I'd like to see him push Curry around. Booz doesn't belong in the middle. List him as a strong power foreward, but he's certainly no center.
Curry doesn't belong in the middle and he's no center either. Your argument doesn't affect the Boozer/Curry debate.
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1/21/2007  8:10 PM
Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by 4949:
I'm pretty sure Boozer's official pre-draft measurement was 6'10" and it's just listed wrong on nba.com. As for being pushed around, have you seen how strong he is? No one other than Shaq is gonna push him around. The shot-blocking is poor but it's about equal to Curry's. So, it shouldn't really factor in.

It amazes me at how Knick fans insist on acquiring 6-9, 6-10 centers, or if they are 6-11 or 7 foot, they're skinny one. Examples: Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby. Or how about old broken down ones like Mutombo or J J? I bet Booz can't push Ben Wallace, KG or Duncan around either, just to name a few. I'd like to see him push Curry around. Booz doesn't belong in the middle. List him as a strong power foreward, but he's certainly no center.
Curry doesn't belong in the middle and he's no center either. Your argument doesn't affect the Boozer/Curry debate.

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1/21/2007  8:25 PM
I chose boozer, NY can always get a shot blocker in the draft for cheap. Boozer does it all reb ,def and score
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1/21/2007  8:47 PM
Duncan loves playing Boozer. He has no problem out muscling him or shooting over him. They are both PF's not centers. In the last 4 years if they have played say 10 games vs each other Tim has probably dominated Boozer in 8 of them they have played head to head. The Pf that the Spurs hate playing against is Brand
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