1st I did not make that claim. However, if Landry can average 16 points and 6 rebounds on .580 FG% it stands to reason that the points and rebounds will go up with with extra minutes but not necessarily FG%. Landry is not as good as Amare IMO. I am not going to try and put a ceiling on his potential though.
Ya know, McGrady is hell on P&R and will be 2nd unit when he comes back. Carl may have found his dance parner.
Amare is a top 5 power forward that opposing teams spend their time planning to defend against and double or triple team regularly. Opposing teams have not yet thrown anything more than single coverage, much less plan against him. Landry is performing way awesome right now, but don't let your enthusiasm take that much of a leap of faith.
yes he would be starting right away... he was the 8th/9th pick in that years draft... and he was hell on wheels from the get go.
Amare is not a top 5 PF, not even close. Bosh Gasol Dirk Duncan Garnett All are signficantly better Along with Josh Smith Carlos Boozer Antawn Jamison Nene Al Jefferson and finally Carl Landry
I actually forgot about Duncan and Dirk, since I consider Duncan a C and Dirk I just hate. Now that you forced me to remember, I agree that Amare is not top 5 but is definitely on the fringes of top 5. KG is NOT better than Amare this year. Amare is averaging 19 pts, 7.8 boards, and 1.1 blocks whereas KG is averaging 15 pts, 7.4 boards, and 0.7 blocks. That is hardly what I call better. The same applies for Al Jefferson and Nene. Whether or not Antwan or Josh are better is completely debatable. Top 5 this season is actually: - Duncan - Dirk - Bosh - Boozer - Gasol You can stick either Amare, Smith, or Jamison at 6 as they are all more or less comparable.
This is the kind of rationale that will get you into trouble. In one fell swoop you have completely ignored KG's CONSIDERABLE defensive impact on the court, while giving Amare a pass for his complete lack thereof.
And even ignoring the superior team defense and leadership that KG brings, his PER is actually a little better than Amare's this year.
you really think he is not "Close" to a top 5 PF? Wtf are you smoking dude? He isn't playing nearly as well this season as he has in the past. Trust me, he was putting monster #s up in 07. Carl Landry is not even close to Amare as of yet, coming from a huge Landry fan. First, he doesn't start. Believe it or not, that changes the whole playing field. It is useless to compare the two untill Landry is a starter. For all we know he could be just a energizer bunny off the bench.
Absolutely disagree. Scola came into the league as a seasoned vet with a defined low post game. He was better on defense than Amare who was only 19 years old. Scola also started out his first couple of months than Amare who seldom had a FG% over 40% that first month or so. By comparison Scola had multiple 20 point games his 1st month of the season and rarely had a FG% below 50%. Amare turned it up a lot during the second half of the season for sure but by that time Scola would have already cemented his rotation and value to the team. The team would have been more comfortable letting Amare grow into the role of starter with out just thrusting him into it... IMO. Amare is certainly better than Scola and certainly would have won the starting spot at some point but how long it would have taken... who knows? Of course with out Yao, Amare would have been thrust into the 5 spot as Scola's front court mate but you get my point.
I would take a healthy Amare at his best over any of those healthy and at their best. Garnett and Duncan due to their age. Al Jefferson is the only one I would even think about with Amare.
Anyone who thinks Amare is the best PF in this league is a fool who looks only at points and rebounds without looking at the big picture. Amare plays no defense whatsoever and unlike Timmy or KG is not even remotely a leader of men. Taking Duncan and KG over Amare (heck, even Dirk, Bosh, and Al would also qualify) is a no-brainer.
what about Zach Randolph? He has the same stats as Amare right now and probably better stats than a couple on the list. Just sayin if we're talking stats.
You can stick either Amare, Smith, or Jamison at 6 as they are all more or less comparable. I really think Amare hasn't been this great this season. It's true that he was injured but I feel he has gotten his game back up. Landry has a good work ethic and if he can work on it he can easily be in the same position as Amare... on the fringe of a top 5 PF list.
Randolph is prolly in the same position as Landry; stats wise better, but still not as good of a player
Carl Landry is an excellent young power forward who is VERY attractive to plenty of teams looking to get younger and cheaper. i love his work ethic, his character, and his hustle on the court. i hope the rockets find a way to make him part of our future championship plans.
