<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Feb 14 2008, 02:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Feb 14 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andrew Bynum didn't even suit up for the Dallas game and against the Spurs Duncan missed was out when Bass had a good game. In the game Duncan did play in Bass went 1-4 with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in 21 minutes.</div> In that same Spurs game, Diop played 20 minutes, racked up 5 fouls, 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 turnovers. Damn, such a huge impact. </div> He had more of a positive impact than your boy Brandon Bass. Game Flow
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Feb 14 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Feb 14 2008, 02:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Feb 14 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andrew Bynum didn't even suit up for the Dallas game and against the Spurs Duncan missed was out when Bass had a good game. In the game Duncan did play in Bass went 1-4 with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in 21 minutes.</div> In that same Spurs game, Diop played 20 minutes, racked up 5 fouls, 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 turnovers. Damn, such a huge impact. </div> He had more of a positive impact than your boy Brandon Bass. Game Flow </div> Maurice Ager had a +14 for that game too Diop had a +11 segment with the starting lineup and than was -4 the rest of the game. Bass was a +/- 0 for the game. Diop's and Ager's impact are greatly overstated
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Feb 14 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Feb 14 2008, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Feb 14 2008, 02:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Feb 14 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Andrew Bynum didn't even suit up for the Dallas game and against the Spurs Duncan missed was out when Bass had a good game. In the game Duncan did play in Bass went 1-4 with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in 21 minutes.</div> In that same Spurs game, Diop played 20 minutes, racked up 5 fouls, 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 turnovers. Damn, such a huge impact. </div> He had more of a positive impact than your boy Brandon Bass. Game Flow </div> Maurice Ager had a +14 for that game too Diop had a +11 segment with the starting lineup and than was -4 the rest of the game. Bass was a +/- 0 for the game. Diop's and Ager's impact are greatly overstated </div> The point is Bass won't be able to hang against 7 footers.
Diop may not have had a huge impact in that game, but you neglect that Bass didn't either. Bass is not suited to be a backup center, plain and simple. He's undersized and he'll get pummeled by the bigger guys he'll play. At least Diop can hold his ground. Also, you only addressed how he did offensively. Why not look at his defense while you're at it? In the game Duncan was in, he went for 24/5 on 11/21 shooting. I realize not all of that was given up by Bass, but he still clearly gave up some of it. The fact of the matter is that, while Bass may be able to produce offensively, as size isn't as much of an issue (note Elton Brand, Carlos Boozer, etc.), but it's the defensive end. He has to be able to stop people. And quite frankly, at 6'8" and 230lbs, he's going to have issues doing that.
