Lopez will never be anything close to Duncan, but that comparison was always silly. Even if Lopez never become more than a Big Z caliber player; that's a tremendously valuable piece for any team. There aren't many quality centers in this league and most teams would kill to have a center who gives 17 pts and 9 rebounds a game; which I think Lopez will probably end up producing.
I compare Lopez to Lopez. He ain't Z although his outside shot is similar, but Z doesn't have Lopez's inside moves or can finish like lopez. Lopez has the mix of a tough inside game both offensively and defensively. In his second month in the nba most of which he's been a starter he will develop into his own style of play. Down the road people will be comparing other seven footers to Brook. Is he going to be the next Duncan? Who knows but i feel just a little over a month into the season he could even end up better than Duncan. How is that you say? Well, after a year or two he will have all of Tim Duncan's offensive skills, but something Tim Duncan lacks. And, that is a real toughness inside. Everybody knows that is Tim's only flaw, but are willing to overlook it because of his great offensive game. Brook is going to be special, and isn't the real purpose of this thread to deflect attention from another poor performance of Yi? Nice try.
Speaking in contrast, let's talk about underrated rookies like that Gallinari fella. He's filling up the stat sheet day in and day out
wait just a damn min. people are actually putting brook lopez in the same sentence as Tim Duncan. he doesn't even belong in the same paragraph as Duncan. Remember when Wright was compared to Wade. Remember people compared Marcus Williams to Deron. Remember peeople compared Sean Williams to Amare. I'll make my opinion at the end of the year. he is a suprise so far but he still has some improvements to make. Also Kendrick Perkins is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better
Perkins was crap 2 seasons ago. He's a good role player now though, after you put him in a team of all stars.
i think Lopez's game is more similar to Patrick Ewing than Tim Duncan. Right now Duncan is softer than Lopez. Lopez is a banger, can you say that about Duncan?
No, there can never be another Patrick Ewing. Not ever. Ewing's signature move was a ridiculous palming+ 3 step traveling shot. No one can ever or should replicate that move. Also, Ewing was soft. He was a jump shooting center. Ewing was old school though, they didn't call black players soft during that time.
I was referring to a much younger Ewing. All older centers don't bang like they did when they were young. If you saw in the video both Ewings knees were wrapped up. He couln't jump anymore then.
Can you guys just say that Lopez is going to be good......THis is reminding me of pre-draft reports where Stevenson is the next Jordon, and Corey Brewer is the next Scottie Pippen. No player is ever going to be the next anyone, that doesn't mean Lopez isn't going to be good. Personally i think Lopez is the best rookie big this year (yea i think he's better then Oden who looks offensivly challenged) and i do believe he's going to be at the minimum a 17/9 guy with a few blocks a game. If he gets stronger in the offseason, he's going to be a legit threat.
As long as Frank keeps giving consistent and enough time to Lopez, trust me, he would not dissappoint you in the future. He will only be better and better.
Devin is right, as long as Lopez is getting his fair share of minutes, the possibilities are endless. Lopez has been huge for us despite Frank foolishly pulling him out to showcase the coach skils he lacks... remember everyone, in all technicallity, Lopez was the #1 C in the draft
Wow, you took it to another level here. Better than Duncan? Tim Duncan came into the league averaging 22/11 and was his team's primary option. He along with Magic are the only players to win Finals MVP as rookies. Tim Duncan was, is, and always will be light-years ahead of Brook in every single facet of their games. You see, there is virtually no weakness in Duncan’s game. Maybe his free throw shooting, but that's about it. You are vastly overrating Lopez if you think he can become better than Duncan. Maybe we're thinking about something different. So I'll ask you, what is "toughness inside"? The Ewing comparison is also egregious. No matter how much skills Lopez has, they won’t be refined enough where he can average 24-29 points like Ewing did. And despite his shot blocking skills, I also don’t think he can average 4 blocks like Ewing did either. Ewing was also the much superior athlete. The only comparison is that they are 7 feet. So to answer the thread question, I guess Lopez is overrated.
Lopez is the 4th option behind Carter, Harris, and Yi. I am not dissatisfied about his ppg, he is very effective for his erning minutes. He can create his own for himself, that's a great thing for the Nets. While few years ago, the Nets own some big men that could only shoot from outside, or catch the pass to make layups only. That's why Josh Boone looks terrible after he switches to a backup center, that means Carter and Harris can't feed him.
