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    Default Re: the best centers in the nba right now

    dwight gasol duncan.

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    My favorite position ~ ~ C

    I had started the season going like this.......

    1. d12
    2. Bynum
    3. Monroe & Pekovic fighting for this spot.
    4. D Jordan
    5. David Lee - who gets ignored by everybody for some reason.

    Clearly I hadn't reckoned on Varejao, who I can't seem to catch a game, and J Noah who has developed into an elite player (in spite of the fact I can't stand the chumpiness of his ways).

    Not accounting for injuries etc., CBS has center "power ratings"... these guys of Teanett are all over the place but they show it like this:
    1 d12
    2 Varejao
    3. Noah
    4. David Lee
    5. Marc Gasol
    6. G Monroe
    7. A Jefferson
    8. Al Horford
    9. Cousins
    10. B Lopez
    11. Bargnani
    12. Kaman
    13. B Mullins
    14. Asik
    15. Pekovic
    16. T Chandler
    17. Vucevic
    18. Hibbert
    19 D Jordan
    20 Robin Lopez
    http://www.cbssports.com/nba/playerr...egularseason/C

    The matchups I want to see in this league right now are these:

    D Howard - O Asik
    D12 weakness: not much. Injuries.
    Asik weakness: inexperience, possibly physical weakness.

    N Pekovic - G Monroe
    Pek weakness: passing, injuries.
    Monroe weakness: tendency to overplay early and fade bad in 4q.

    B Lopez - J Noah
    Lopez weakness: Have not seen enough; Pekovic destroyed him
    Noah weakness: can be shoved around easily, but not much. Defense can be appallingly bad for a center that plays in the NBA. Played Pek to a standoff

    M Gasol - A Varejeo
    haven't seen these guys this year...

    D Lee - Bargnani
    D Lee weakness: wants to have teammates but doesn't.
    Bargnani - haven't seen but my friends say he is the real thing on a bad team. Just looking at stat line from last night, Monroe had all he could handle and that is saying a lot

    we will have some clarity at the C when we have seen those answered; nobody I have seen is close to Howard since Shaq retired (although d12 won't ever be at that level though). I count Timi Dunkin as a PF otherwise clearly he's the best C of the last generation, and possibly since Hakeem.

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    The best scoring center has been Lopez, who's also been the Nets MVP by a very very large margin. Defensively he's much better and while his rebounding is still disappointing the team's as a whole is fine on the boards which is all that matters.

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    no Bosh? srsly? fk this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3NBA
    no Bosh? srsly? fk this thread.
    lol that right there is a true fact

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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3NBA
    no Bosh? srsly? fk this thread.
    eh. everybody knows lebron's the center for the heat.

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    Lopez is going strong this. I have seen almost every Nets game and he is clearly impressive. He has very good post moves as well as he can hit toughest shots over defenders from mid range. His man to man defense & protecting the rim imporved a lot. Rebounding is still problem.

    Probably franchise player of Nets. Deron gets all fame but Lopez carries the team both sides of the floor.

    If he was black with an attitude, he would be much bigger name right now.

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    can't leave out Goatkim Noah

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    Default Re: the best centers in the nba right now

    Quote Originally Posted by La Frescobaldi
    My favorite position ~ ~ C

    I had started the season going like this.......

    1. d12
    2. Bynum
    3. Monroe & Pekovic fighting for this spot.
    4. D Jordan
    5. David Lee - who gets ignored by everybody for some reason.

    Clearly I hadn't reckoned on Varejao, who I can't seem to catch a game, and J Noah who has developed into an elite player (in spite of the fact I can't stand the chumpiness of his ways).

    Not accounting for injuries etc., CBS has center "power ratings"... these guys of Teanett are all over the place but they show it like this:
    1 d12
    2 Varejao
    3. Noah
    4. David Lee
    5. Marc Gasol
    6. G Monroe
    7. A Jefferson
    8. Al Horford
    9. Cousins
    10. B Lopez
    11. Bargnani
    12. Kaman
    13. B Mullins
    14. Asik
    15. Pekovic
    16. T Chandler
    17. Vucevic
    18. Hibbert
    19 D Jordan
    20 Robin Lopez
    http://www.cbssports.com/nba/playerr...egularseason/C

    The matchups I want to see in this league right now are these:

    D Howard - O Asik
    D12 weakness: not much. Injuries.
    Asik weakness: inexperience, possibly physical weakness.

    N Pekovic - G Monroe
    Pek weakness: passing, injuries.
    Monroe weakness: tendency to overplay early and fade bad in 4q.

    B Lopez - J Noah
    Lopez weakness: Have not seen enough; Pekovic destroyed him
    Noah weakness: can be shoved around easily, but not much. Defense can be appallingly bad for a center that plays in the NBA. Played Pek to a standoff

    M Gasol - A Varejeo
    haven't seen these guys this year...

    D Lee - Bargnani
    D Lee weakness: wants to have teammates but doesn't.
    Bargnani - haven't seen but my friends say he is the real thing on a bad team. Just looking at stat line from last night, Monroe had all he could handle and that is saying a lot

    we will have some clarity at the C when we have seen those answered; nobody I have seen is close to Howard since Shaq retired (although d12 won't ever be at that level though). I count Timi Dunkin as a PF otherwise clearly he's the best C of the last generation, and possibly since Hakeem.
    Putting Varejeo, pekovic, jordan, Noah, Lee, and cousins over Lopez is extreme disrespect. He's a more potent scorer than any center in the entire league and hes one of the best shotblockers. His man defense isnt great but his rim protection and scoring alone have so much impact on the game.

    And he looks so much stronger than he did the past two years. Dude looks legitamately jacked. 7-0+ with awkwardly long length and 270 lbs to throw around.

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    Default Re: the best centers in the nba right now

    Quote Originally Posted by Basketbolero
    Tim Duncan is the best center in the league right now.
    By a mile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tpols
    Putting Varejeo, pekovic, jordan, Noah, Lee, and cousins over Lopez is extreme disrespect. He's a more potent scorer than any center in the entire league and hes one of the best shotblockers. His man defense isnt great but his rim protection and scoring alone have so much impact on the game.

    And he looks so much stronger than he did the past two years. Dude looks legitamately jacked. 7-0+ with awkwardly long length and 270 lbs to throw around.
    Yeah that's CBS sports list, not mine.... but I would like to see that cat gain some more weight, Pekovic threw him around like a medicine ball the other night

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    Default Re: the best centers in the nba right now

    As much as he's criticized, give Stern credit for removing the mandatory All-Star spot for centers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teanett
    did you watch dwight the last few games? he's terrible right now.
    2 games in a completely new system. Nice logic

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    Quote Originally Posted by tpols
    Putting Varejeo, pekovic, jordan, Noah, Lee, and cousins over Lopez is extreme disrespect. He's a more potent scorer than any center in the entire league and hes one of the best shotblockers. His man defense isnt great but his rim protection and scoring alone have so much impact on the game.

    And he looks so much stronger than he did the past two years. Dude looks legitamately jacked. 7-0+ with awkwardly long length and 270 lbs to throw around.
    Varejao being ahead of Lopez is "disrespect?" It is actually quite the opposite.

    Varejao is getting no respect in this thread. The guy is averaging 14/14 on great efficiency and solid man and help defense and he has barely been mentioned. He also put 35/19 on Lopez in their only head to head match up. Totally outplayed him.

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    Default Re: the best centers in the nba right now

    Quote Originally Posted by Bigsmoke
    2 games in a completely new system. Nice logic
    well, the thread states "right now", you fukking imbecile.
    you should change your title from "last nikka" to "dumbest asshole", yer dumb fukk.

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