D. Thorpe Chat

[Rodolfo]

Herbert - NY: 5 years time - Brook Lopez, Greg Oden or Marc Gasol?

David Thorpe: (12:03 PM ET ) Based on what we've seen, I like the order you have them in. Oden's health is the x factor.

JC in Cleveland: David, Who is your biggest sleeper player in this year's playoffs? The guy who no one talks about but is gonna be heard from in a major way?

David Thorpe: (12:12 PM ET ) Leaning to Oden.

Jon (NYC): How about Ike Diogu? That was a serious out of nowhere blow-up a couple nights back. Will he ever get big minutes or was that just garbage day? What's his problem -- his per48s are always fantastic?

Doug (Portland, OR): I care about Portland and Denver... Do you thing the refs allow Oden to play more physical since its "The Playoffs"???

David Thorpe: (12:35 PM ET ) Yes.

 

[PapaG]

Herbert - NY: 5 years time - Brook Lopez, Greg Oden or Marc Gasol?

David Thorpe: (12:03 PM ET ) Based on what we've seen, I like the order you have them in. Oden's health is the x factor.

JC in Cleveland: David, Who is your biggest sleeper player in this year's playoffs? The guy who no one talks about but is gonna be heard from in a major way?

David Thorpe: (12:12 PM ET ) Leaning to Oden.

Jon (NYC): How about Ike Diogu? That was a serious out of nowhere blow-up a couple nights back. Will he ever get big minutes or was that just garbage day? What's his problem -- his per48s are always fantastic?

David Thorpe: (12:28 PM ET ) I'm wondering the same thing. No one plays that kid.

Given minutes, Diogu can be a poor man's version of Zach Randolph for a bad team. Or, he's a bench player on a good team.

 

[Rodolfo]

Given minutes, Diogu can be a poor man's version of Zach Randolph for a bad team. Or, he's a bench player on a good team.

Ike needs to lose some weight imo.