15 NBA Surprises: Biedrins #6

Legacy · Nov 20, 2008

15 NBA Surprises: Andris Biedrins #6

6. Andris Biedrins, Warriors
You know a center is good when not even Don Nelson can find a way to keep him on the bench. Biedrins is shooting "only" 53.7 percent from the floor thus far -- a big drop from his 60.7 percent career mark -- but is putting together a career year nonetheless by being a beast on the boards and a more active participant in the offense.

The Latvian lefty leads the NBA in rebounding at 14.4 per game, but his expanded offensive game has been as big a revelation. The athletic 6-11 center has been encouraged to take opposing bigs off the dribble, and occasionally he's been given the ball in unusual positions for a big man -- such as a dribble handoff play against Minnesota that he took to the rack for a score.

The only cautionary flag is his stubbornly high foul rate. Biedrins has managed to average 35.6 minutes per game despite fouling once every 8.5 minutes, primarily because he's avoiding the first-half fouls that can send him to the bench quickly. It remains to be seen whether he can keep fouling at that rate and still play so many minutes. Rarely do players average more than a foul per nine minutes and play more than 30 minutes per game.
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