<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>MINNEAPOLIS -- Warriors center Andris Biedrins set a personal record Tuesday. It wasn't a good one. For the first time in his career, Biedrins went 0-for-5 in a game. He was scoreless -- with eight rebounds, three turnovers and five fouls -- in the Warriors' 105-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Tuesday snapped a streak of 123 consecutive games with at least one made field goal when he attempts at least one shot (there were four games in which he didn't attempt a field goal). Biedrins' previous high for misses without a made basket was three, set on April 14, 2006 against Phoenix. He's gone 0-for-2 just three times in his career. "Obviously, Biedrins is still suffering from that leg (injury)," Warriors coach Don Nelson said, "because I can't remember a worse game that he's ever played." Biedrins came into Tuesday's game second in the NBA in field goal percentage (62.8), behind Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (63.6). But his past four games - at Portland, vs. Memphis and Indiana, and at Minnesota -- have been an offensive nightmare. During that span, he's averaging 3.0 points on 26.1 percent (6-for-23) shooting. This follows a lights-out three-game stretch -- at Dallas, vs. New Orleans and San Antonio -- in which he averaged 14.3 points on 80 percent shooting (20-for-26). "He'll be all right," swingman Stephen Jackson said. "He's shooting one of the high percentages in the league. Everybody goes through it. He'll be all right. We're not worried about (Andris)." Biedrins refuses to use his bruised left thigh as an excuse. "I was feeling good, I just missed a lot of good shots," Biedrins said. "I was feeling pretty good and my leg didn't bother me. ... Yeah, I'm pretty frustrated. I feel really bad now, but as long as we won, that's all that matters."</div> Source: Contra Costa Times
Baron and Jax need to get AB the ball more. He leads the league in FG %age ferchrissakes. Even Erick Dampier gets about 7 shots a game. I can envision Andris going for a dub-dub every game.
He needs the ball more, I agree with that. Sure he turned it over quite a bit when guards weren't there to set him up, but he did produce some great numbers last year, although he was inconsistent due to the fact he wasn't the primary offense. Plus, he's playing out of position at center. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3828/g...kvLYF?year=2006
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Custodianrules2 @ Jan 18 2008, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He needs the ball more, I agree with that. Sure he turned it over quite a bit when guards weren't there to set him up, but he did produce some great numbers last year, although he was inconsistent due to the fact he wasn't the primary offense. Plus, he's playing out of position at center. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3828/g...kvLYF?year=2006</div> The reply to "He needs the ball more" is "Well, then go out and get it!" 26 boards today, he looked like a monter out there.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CohanHater @ Jan 27 2008, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The reply to "He needs the ball more" is "Well, then go out and get it!" 26 boards today, he looked like a monter out there.</div> Well...it is the Knicks. Still impressive against any team though. Some of that is just playing time. Andris is very capable of putting up huge rebounding numbers, he just played over 40 minutes in that game where he's only averaging like 28 for the season. People need to realize he is #7 in the NBA in Rebounds Per 48 Minutes.
I'm sure Biedrins' rebound numbers in the Knicks game were a combination of his natural physical talents, hard work, and reads on the basket coupled with a Warriors team effort that boxed out other Knicks or Knicks that just couldn't box out. As for scoring, Biedrins should be able to score in double digits if you think about the fact he has great hands, nice passing ability, a soft touch inside, and very good ballhandling skills for his size. He hardly gets touches probably due to limitations in his offensive game. Because he has no face-up game, he'll really have to rely on back to the hoop type moves like drop steps, hook shots, and small pivoting drives to the hoop against centers. Biedrins could be more effective as a big and fast power forward that could shoot over smaller power forwards or post them up. But that's only if he had a decent face-up game he'd be somewhere on the offensive level of Kmart or at its highest Jermaine O'neil (I think). Although Biedrins can make very athletic plays, he rarely tries to do so if the simpler play can be done (remember in Biedrins' rookie year he used to try and dunk everything, but now he is a big time leader in fg% primarily because he tries to make the simple, high % play even though its really boring and doesn't make a huge statement like dunkers trying to show authority and major athletic ability) Biedrins is pretty nimble with his footwork and his ballhandling but he's too weak against centers, unskilled as a power forward and that is his main problem stopping him from being used more in an offensive role. Everything about his game, I rally like other than his ability to matchup with other true centers in this league and his shooting. Great mismatch potential though if you think about how very few 7 footers can move and jump like he does and possess great mental attributes like toughness, ability to listen to his coach, and understanding his role and his limitations. Biedrins is probably my favorite Warrior next to Ellis and after Jrich and Ike Diogu left. I like Baron Davis, but he's too much of a business man, if you know what I mean. Biedrins and Ellis were due for contracts, but Baron is the most vocal about it. Makes you wonder who is really the most focussed on winning and improving their games as Warriors players.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Custodianrules2 @ Jan 29 2008, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Biedrins is pretty nimble with his footwork and his ballhandling but he's too weak against centers, unskilled as a power forward and that is his main problem stopping him from being used more in an offensive role. Everything about his game, I rally like other than his ability to matchup with other true centers in this league and his shooting. Great mismatch potential though if you think about how very few 7 footers can move and jump like he does and possess great mental attributes like toughness, ability to listen to his coach, and understanding his role and his limitations.</div> The kid is like a sponge. The 1 thing I'm happy about in the Webber signing, is that Biedrins now has a passing big man on the roster to learn from. This could be the most important few months of Andris' career.
