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  • Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

    http://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/drafttracker

    From CBS Sports. If you hold your mouse over the yellow next to the player's name it brings up who they compare the player too. Plumlee compares to Gadzuric of the Knicks. That made me laugh, everyone else in the first round was compared to good players...
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    Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

    Gadzuric no, Josh Harrellson/ Jeff Foster yes

    but for the record in 04-05 Gadz avg. 7pts. 8rbs. and 1 blck in 81 games, just not healthy, and old now.
    Last edited by BornReady#6; 06-29-2012, 02:58 PM.
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      Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

      Joel Przybilla comes to mind for me. Similar size, and both are surprisingly athletic. Joel was given a much bigger offensive role at Minnesota than Plumlee was at Duke, but I think their NBA careers could be quite similar. Not much on offense, but good rebounding and defense.
      Last edited by Lance George; 06-29-2012, 04:19 PM.

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        Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

        If Miles can knock someone on their butt with a good clean hard foul in a heated playoff series, I don't care who they compare him to.

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          Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

          Originally posted by Speed View Post
          If Miles can knock someone on their butt with a good clean hard foul in a heated playoff series, I don't care who they compare him to.
          That's pretty much my biggest hope for him. At least become a goon.

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            Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

            Gadzuric was way way way more productive in college: 11.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, double the blocks, more games played, more minutes played

            Joel Pryzbila put up 14.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, with 4 blocks per game against Big 10 opponents.
            Solomon Jones put up 13.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg
            Uwe Blab put up 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
            Greg Dreiling put up 13.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg
            Stuart Gray put up 9.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg
            Chris Dudley put up 17.8 ppg 13.3 rpg
            John Koncak put up 17.2 ppg, 10.7 rpg
            Greg Kite sort of comes close: 7.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg
            Greg Ostertag maxed out at 10.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg
            Greg Steimsma is comparable, though Greg was undrafted.

            Ezram Lorbek is very comparable: he averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his only season at MSU. but he was just a freshman then. Miles as a freshman logged 1.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg. Lorbek played 3 years in Europe before he was drafted, though

            I am not aware of any less productive college center ever drafted straight into the NBA. Meaning, based upon college production, Miles is the biggest stiff in NBA draft history

            Usually when UNC Greensboro holds you scoreless and a guy named Aloysius playing center for them outplays you, scouts don't get all amped up.
            Last edited by Slick Pinkham; 06-29-2012, 04:28 PM.
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              Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

              But did Gadz ever look this good?

              http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...72382334_n.jpg
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                Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                Originally posted by Slick Pinkham View Post
                Gadzuric was way way way more productive in college: 11.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, double the blocks, more games played, more minutes played

                Joel Pryzbila put up 14.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, with 4 blocks per game against Big 10 opponents.
                Solomon Jones put up 13.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg
                Uwe Blab put up 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
                Greg Dreiling put up 13.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg
                Stuart Gray put up 9.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg
                Chris Dudley put up 17.8 ppg 13.3 rpg
                John Koncak put up 17.2 ppg, 10.7 rpg
                Greg Kite sort of comes close: 7.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg
                Greg Ostertag maxed out at 10.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg
                Greg Steimsma is comparable, though Greg was undrafted.

                Ezram Lorbek is very comparable: he averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his only season at MSU. but he was just a freshman then. Miles as a freshman logged 1.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg. Lorbek played 3 years in Europe before he was drafted, though

                I am not aware of any less productive college center ever drafted straight into the NBA. Meaning, based upon college production, Miles is the biggest stiff in NBA draft history

                Usually when UNC Greensboro holds you scoreless and a guy named Aloysius playing center for them outplays you, scouts don't get all amped up.
                Daniel Orton

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                  Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                  Originally posted by Slick Pinkham View Post
                  Gadzuric was way way way more productive in college: 11.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, double the blocks, more games played, more minutes played

                  Joel Pryzbila put up 14.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, with 4 blocks per game against Big 10 opponents.
                  Solomon Jones put up 13.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg
                  Uwe Blab put up 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
                  Greg Dreiling put up 13.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg
                  Stuart Gray put up 9.9ppg, 7.9 rpg
                  Chris Dudley put up 17.8 ppg 13.3 rpg
                  John Koncak put up 17.2 ppg, 10.7 rpg
                  Greg Kite sort of comes close: 7.7ppg, 8.8 rpg
                  Greg Steimsma is comparable, though Greg was undrafted.

                  Ezram Lorbek is very comparable: he averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his only season at MSU. but he was just a freshman then. Miles as a freshman logged 1.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg. Lorbek played 3 years in Europe before he was drafted, though

                  I am not aware of any less productive college center ever drafted straight into the NBA. Meaning, based upon college production, Miles is the biggest stiff in NBA draft history

                  Usually when UNC Greensboro holds you scoreless and a guy named Aloysius playing center for them outplays you, scouts don't get all amped up.
                  You're getting too caught up in the scoring. No one thinks he'll do much offensively. He was brought in to rebound and defend, and he does both of those things very well.

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                    Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                    Originally posted by Heisenberg View Post
                    Daniel Orton
                    Orton put up 3.4ppg, 3.3 rpg as a freshman, then went pro. Plumlee's freshman stats were far worse by a factor of two, though he didn't go pro then.

                    Therefore, you may be correct in saying that Orton is the biggest stiff in NBA draft history, based on college production immediately before declaring. Miles is second.
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                      Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                      Originally posted by GrangeRusHibbert View Post
                      You're getting too caught up in the scoring. No one thinks he'll do much offensively. He was brought in to rebound and defend, and he does both of those things very well.
                      That's why I listed rebounding stats. All except Uwe Blab and Greg Dreiling were superior.

                      We could get into defense too. I'd have to look at the game tape to see just how people like Matt Howard and Aloysius Henry took him to the woodshed.
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                        Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                        Originally posted by Slick Pinkham View Post
                        I am not aware of any less productive college center ever drafted straight into the NBA. Meaning, based upon college production, Miles is the biggest stiff in NBA draft history
                        Greg Ostertag: 7.3 points, 5.7 rebounds as a senior.

                        Drafted 28th overall by the Jazz, and, of course, went on to be the starting center in their back-to-back Finals teams.

                        Plumlee isn't quite as big as Ostertag, but his athleticism is on a whole different planet.

                        Edit: Actually, it looks like Adam Keefe was their starting center for their second Finals team. Whatever.
                        Last edited by Lance George; 06-29-2012, 04:54 PM.

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                          Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                          As a senior, Ostertag was a worse rebounder and better scorer than Plumlee, as you indicated.

                          Ostertag was much much better his junior year, 10.3 ppg & 8.8 rpg so he had a more productive college career in total, being better also as a freshman and sophomore in every category.

                          Does jumping equate with athleticism? Based on film, he is poor /non-physical in one-on-one defense, slow in help defense, has poor footwork, has questionable hands, is very slow to react, and while he can elevate high, he is very SLOW to elevate. All of those attributes are indicative of poor athleticism, IMO.

                          His agent & trainer should be commended for their help with the jumping tests and the cone drill.
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                            Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                            Slick Pinkham, what are your thoughts on Joakim Noah averaging 12.0 points and 8.4 rebounds as a junior, his final season before entering the NBA Draft? Does such underwhelming production (lesser than Solo Jones') mean Noah will fail at the NBA, or is such a view far too simplistic?

                            You're making two errors in your critiquing of Plumlee.

                            One, you're focusing too much on scoring, which is something no one expects, nor needs, Plumlee to do. He's not a scorer, and he wasn't drafted to be one. There's more to basketball than scoring.

                            Secondly, you're not taking into account minutes played. You're not gonna find many NBA prospects who put up numbers as underwhelming as Plumlee's because most NBA prospects play more than 20.5 minutes per game. Of course, this begs the question as to why an NBA prospect is playing just 20,.5 minutes per game. I'm no Duke expert, but it looks as if he had to split center minutes with another NBA prospect, his brother, and with Ryan Kelly, one of Duke's better scorers. Considering how disappointing Duke's season was, I think it's fair to say Miles probably should've been given more minutes.

                            Per-40 numbers...



                            On a per-minute basis, amongst centers, he was the best rebounder (maybe the best rebounder in the draft, period) and the most efficient scorer. Also, he was third in PER, behind Zeller (17th pick), and Leonard (11th).

                            He's being brought into to fill Foster's role as a rebounder, defender, and high-efficiency garbage scorer. I've seen no evidence to suggest that he doesn't have all the tools to fill that role. Repeatedly rambling on about his college production does nothing to refute the fact that he's proven to be an elite rebounder with the size and athleticism that will make him amongst the most physically gifted centers in the league.


                            Anyway, some other recent centers who weren't exactly world beaters in college:

                            Joakim Noah: 12.0 points, 8.4 rebounds. 9th.
                            Samuel Dalembert: 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds (sophomore). 26th.
                            DeAndre Jordan: 7.9 points, 6.0 rebounds (freshmen). Second round.
                            Robin Lopez: 10.2 points, 5.7 rebounds. 15th.
                            Last edited by Lance George; 06-29-2012, 06:42 PM.

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                              Re: Plumlee the next Gadzuric?

                              Originally posted by GrangeRusHibbert View Post
                              Joakim Noah: 12.0 points, 8.4 rebounds. 9th.
                              I agree with everything you say but note that Noah played a big role on a team that won back-to-back NCAA titles (and he was MOP of the Final Four in 2006).

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