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Who is the best center in the NBA right now

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Robert Kogut, Jul 25, 2017.

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Who is the best center in the NBA right now

  1. Nikola Jokic

    16 vote(s)
    6.0%
  2. Rudy Gobert

    29 vote(s)
    10.9%
  3. DeAndre Jordan

    3 vote(s)
    1.1%
  4. DeMarcus Cousins

    58 vote(s)
    21.7%
  5. Marc Gasol

    30 vote(s)
    11.2%
  6. Joel Embiid

    24 vote(s)
    9.0%
  7. Hassan Whiteside

    6 vote(s)
    2.2%
  8. Karl-Anthony Towns

    75 vote(s)
    28.1%
  9. Dwight Howard

    9 vote(s)
    3.4%
  10. someone else (who)

    17 vote(s)
    6.4%
  1. Jontro

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    dwert wins it, he has a great smile.
     
  2. Reeko

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    Very good roster? That's a stretch. Also, Jokic is 1 of the worst rim protectors in the NBA. He was a big reason why Denver's defense sucked.

    "The Nuggets have allowed 61.9 percent shooting in the restricted area and give up a ton of attempts… and Jokic isn’t helping. With the Serbian big man defending the play, opponents are shooting 57.4 percent at the rim, ranking him 87th among 95 players with 200-plus plays defended.

    During the regular season the only centers currently in the playoffs (that get real minutes) that allowed a higher percentage at the rim were Zaza Pachulia at 66.3% and Greg Monroe at 64.7% per NBA.com."
     
  3. Jatman20

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    Stop Talking Freely Umhofo

    And we look forward to your unique thinking. It's very entertaining and thought provoking. Please post more.
     
  4. rhino17

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    Towns and Jokic. Jokic might be my favorite non-rocket to watch. One of the best passing big men I've ever seen. The guy has no fear on the court, he believes he can take anyone
     
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    KAT by a stretch. Jokic is next. Cousins has fallen off.
     
  6. kwakmeister

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    I was close to picking Whiteside, I like his skillset. But then Towns is right there and he's just fantastic.
     
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    The BEST center (for the Rockets) is Nerlens Noel.
     
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    Draymond Green...not joking.
     
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  10. brownxmas

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    Zhou Qi gets my vote too.
     
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  11. Scola Scoops

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    I picked Whiteside. If I remember correctly Towns isn't great defensively and allows an insanely high opp FG% at the rim.
     
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  12. Jatman20

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    I like Caps or Nerlens for the Rockets.

    Player (16/17)...............ORtg.................DRtg.................3P%...................PER......(per basketball-reference.com)
    Capela...........................122....................106.............................................21.4.......
    Nerlens Noel................118....................102.............................................19.8.......

    It's the 3-point shooting aspect that I like about Embiid and KAT

    Player (16/17)...................ORtg...............DRtg.................3P%...................PER.....
    Jokic..................................126...................109...................32.7%.................26.3.....
    KAT....................................121...................110...................36.7%.................25.9.....
    Embiid...............................103...................102...................36.7%.................24.1.....

    Now Im understanding that ORtg, DRtg, PER and even 3P% will change going from team to team
    with different personnel surrounding different players. But the 3P shooting coming from the 5 spot
    creates prime situations is today's NBA. One thing that makes Draymond Green a matchup problem
    while playing the center position. I just don't feel Dray Green can play center full-time.
     
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  13. Space City

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    This is a joke, right?
    The only reason this is a legitimate question is every one of these players possesses a major flaw.
     
  14. peleincubus

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    Go Rockets!!
     
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  15. ThatBoyNick

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    It depends on what qualities your looking for from a C. I like Gobert, elite defender, rebounder and finisher at the rim.

    Obviously he isn't a offensive threat, but Towns/Jokic are big time defensive liabilities. Marc/Cousins are more complete players, Embiid has the potential to be elite on both ends.
     
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    Not sure about a center but bbhollic is a square
     
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    Marc Gasoline Gasol on both sides of the ball and with the combination of his skills along with Cousin sis close contest but because of Cousins crazy behaviour whom could get get ejected at any minute I would take Gasol
     
  18. HayesStreet

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    Easy Marc gasol if you're in WIN NOW mode, would take him into the playoffs Over anyone on that list
     
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  20. Fullcourt

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    Davis?
     

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