Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Best NBA players at their position part 5: Center position


A week of NBA basketball under the books. glad to see there haven't been any controversy's with calls yet. but it is only the first week. finally saw the Celtics play. They're pretty impressive, how they seem to have an early chemistry already, I wonder how they will be as the season goes on. will be back next time with some heat. there are a lot of kicks coming out in the next month and a half. We all know how Jordan likes to save the best for last. And he always gets the year off right with something fresh. stay tuned !!



1. Dwight Howard (D-12) The best Center playing right now, i give him a slight edge over Yao for his fire and heart down low in the block, he's a relentless rebounder, probably the best rebounder in the league (behind Garnett and Big-Ben). good shot blocker, decent post moves. bad free throw shooter.


2. Yao Ming (Ming Dynasty) great shooting center, good post moves, ok shot blocker, good free throw shooter, lacks killer instinct, ok passer. decent rebounder but could be better for his size (7'6")


3. Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq, Big Aristotle) Skills fading slightly, still dominant, still a good rebounder, still a good passing center, still can block shots, still can rebound, still commands a double team, but still, one of the best centers of all time.


4.Pau Gasol ("Pau") Good shooting center, ok rebounder, can post up, not a shot blocking threat, but a decent scorer propels him, as well as his decent free throw shooting.


5. Marcus Camby ("Camby Man") really a power forward but plays the center position just as good as true centers. a decent shot. great rebounder, great shot blocker, decent defender, not a good free throw shooter, an ok passer.


6. Ben Wallace (Big-Ben) All defense propels him. great shot blocker, great defender though sometimes over powered because of his size (about 6'7"), great rebounder offensive and defensive, bad scorer and free throw shooter.


7.Eddy Curry: has emerged into a dominant scorer, with decent post moves, commands a double team, not a good free throw shooter or shot blocker, an ok rebounder but can rebound more for his size (6'11")


8. Zydrunas Ilgauskus (Big Z) good shooting center, ok post moves, not a legitimate shot blocking threat. decent rebounder but should also rebound more for his size (7"3"), a consistent good shooting center.


9.Mehmet Okur: has emerged into a great shooting center, though plays more like a forward. good shooter, decent 3pt shooter. bad defender, not a shot blocking threat, can work on rebounding for his size as well (6'11")


10.Emeka Okafor ("Meka") The future, great shot blocker, and rebounder. developing an offensive game, will propel him as well as working on his bad free throw shooting, but has a bright future.


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