Aldridge is only NBA player in top 10 of scoring and rebounding

Kind of hard to believe, right? Not Anthony Davis. Not Blake Griffin. Just Aldridge. I think many here take him for granted.

 

Let's see some averages/numbers to put this into context FAMS!

 

MVP!

 

Points Per Game

1. James Harden-HOU 26.9
2. LeBron James-CLE 25.4
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 25.2
4. Anthony Davis-NOP 24.6
5. Stephen Curry-GSW 23.5
6. Carmelo Anthony-NYK 23.4
7. Blake Griffin-LAC 22.8
8. Dwyane Wade-MIA 22.5
9. LaMarcus Aldridge-POR 22.2
10. Klay Thompson-GSW 21.7
11. Chris Bosh-MIA 21.6
12. Rudy Gay-SAC 21.2
13. Jimmy Butler-CHI 20.9
14. Damian Lillard-POR 20.8
15. Monta Ellis-DAL 20.6
16. Kyrie Irving-CLE 19.9
17. Marc Gasol-MEM 19.8
18. Kyle Lowry-TOR 19.6
19. Jeff Green-BOS 19.6
20. Al Jefferson-CHO 19.2

Rebounds Per Game

1. DeAndre Jordan-LAC 13.0
2. Andre Drummond-DET 12.3
3. Pau Gasol-CHI 11.9
4. Nikola Vucevic-ORL 11.6
5. Tyson Chandler-DAL 11.5
6. Zach Randolph-MEM 11.4
7. Tim Duncan-SAS 11.0
8. Omer Asik-NOP 10.7
9. Kevin Love-CLE 10.5
10. LaMarcus Aldridge-POR 10.4
11. Anthony Davis-NOP 10.1
12. Andrew Bogut-GSW 9.2
13. Jonas Valanciunas-TOR 9.0
14. Greg Monroe-DET 9.0
15. Jordan Hill-LAL 8.6
16. Kevin Garnett-BRK 8.5
17. Marcin Gortat-WAS 8.2
18. Jared Sullinger-BOS 8.2
Chris Bosh-MIA 8.2
20. Derrick Favors-UTA 8.1


So, Aldridge is 9th (22.2 ppg) in scoring and 10th (10.4 rpg) in rebounding. Davis is 4th in scoring (24.6) and 11th in rebounding (10.1 rpg). They are the only two players currently averaging 20/10.

BNM

 

This brings large argument that AD and Aldridge are the best big men in the game. Maybe 1a and 1b?

 

Davis is much better defensively than Aldridge, but he does not command double teams on offense the way Aldridge does. They both help their teams in different ways, so comparing them directly is difficult.

Conspicuously absent from these lists is DeMarcus Cousins. Evidently, he hasn't played enough to qualify for the leader boards, but if he was eligible, he'd be 6th in scoring (23.5 ppg) and 12th in rebounding (9.5 rpg). So, I think you cn throw a healthy Cousins into the best big man discussion.

BNM

 

I agree! If I was to make a list of the best 5 big men, it would go like this: 1a.) Aldridge 1b.) AD, 3.) Cousins, 4.) Gasol and 5.) Griffin

Duncan is very close to Griffin, so that's a toss up.

 

Kevin Love is crying because his value was predicated on being a stat hog on a shitty team and now everyone knows it.

 

Exactly! He had zero supporting cast in Minny, so his numbers were inflated. That shit don't fly on a team with good players.

Even AD doesn't have much of a supporting cast in NOLA.

This is why I really respect Aldridge. Dame is doing so well, and Matthews is arguably a top 5 SG. So for Aldridge to get those numbers on a winning team with solid players says a lot.

 

It is amazing to see Jimmy F'in Butler score more points per game then Dame.

 

I think Dame's numbers will increase as the season progresses. He had a slow start. He should be close to Klay or even Steph's numbers by Feb

 

I see you've moved DAVIS from 2 to 1b. Good man, good morning. How's that coffee smelling? Take a sip!

 

I wasn't knocking Dame's numbers as much as admiring Butler's.

 

Davis could be 1a. It really doesn't matter as much to me. I think Aldridge is a better scorer and Davis is a better defender. They both are equally good at rebounding. It's really a matter of preference, but those two are way ahead of everyone else

 

Yeah butler has become such a stud! I love watching him play too! Just sooo strong

 

Yeah even I was a little worried. Glad Dame is a true pro to prove us all wrong!

 

Put it into context though, Butler gets the lesser defender in his games, gets a bunch of bail-out FTs for some reason, basically gets open looks whenever Rose drives the lane, oh and he plays like 5 more minutes than Dame.

 

Which Gasol?

This. Also- Aldridge's defense is underrated. AD gets blocks and steals but the Pelicans aren't stopping other teams, right?