Posted by kam77:
Danilo Gallinari was my prediction before the draft... and tho I was hoping we'd take Bayless right before the pick was announced, I was 99% sure it was goijng to be Danilo. There was no way we were going to draft Lopez. Donnie was looking home-run there. Not solid double.
who says Lopez is a solid double???
Just for comparison:
Channing Frye rookie year: 12pts 6rebs 48% FGs 3.5 FTs a game
Brook Lopez rookie year: 12 pts 8 rebs 50% FGs 2.3 FTs a game
Lopez is playing more minutes... Lopez could just as easily be the next Mikki Moore as a solid NBA center. I wouldnt even say he's as good as Krstic was. Dude's got a long way to go. A couple good games means crap. Nazr had 20/20 games. Frye had games where was dropping 30 and making it look easy. Lets see him get better and better over the next 3-4 years.
Lopez was an average rebounder in college and shot like 47% which is a joke for a physical 7 footer in the pack 10. He's got a loooong way to go before he's anything to write home about.
So does Gallinari for that matter. He's shown flashes and shows a good skill set, a high IQ and he's tough. Lets see what happens next.
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