as a big man and a former 4 time deffensive player of the year, dikembe needs to rebound better that 7rpg. he is a starter people, so he must play as well as a starter needs to to stay in that position. i have noticed that he lacks quickeness and the precense he ones held. there are too many athletic people in this league and i think dikembe needs to start stepping up at this juncture of the season.

you can't just look at stats. He's only at 7 per because Chaney wasn't playing him. He will play more under Lenny cos Lenny trusts him. It seems whenever deke plays 30+ he gets a double-double and swats everything.