OT: Who Are The Top 4 or 5 Centers In The League?

[ABM]

In light of that Hickson thread, I was curious. There appears to be a serious lack of Center talent out there.

These guys stand out a bit, but I get lost in the mediocre maze....

DeMarcus Cousins
Andrew Bynum
Tyson Chandler
Dwight Howard
Marc Gasol
Chris Kaman
Andrew Bogut

What say you?

 

[julius]

The Lopez twin that plays for the Nets is good too.

 

[ABM]

The Lopez twin that plays for the Nets is good too.

Oh, yeah...was gonna add him. He's been injured, so he's been a bit out of mind.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Kaman and Bogut are decent when healthy, but very injury prone.

Brook Lopez is the worst rebounding 7-footer this side of Andrea Bargnani.

Marvin Gortat should be top 5. He averaged 15.4/10.0 and 1.5 BLK last season and had a 16 pt, 16 reb, 3 BLK game last night.

Al Jefferson is a double-double machine. I'd put him ahead of Kaman, Bogut and Lopez on durability alone.

BNM

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Marvin Gortat
BNM

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i like gortat, but marvin...lol

 

[Boob-No-More]

i like gortat, but marvin...lol

Stupid autocorrect!

BNM

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I know TrueHoop keeps blathering on about this kind of thing, but it does seem like the positions are changing in basketball. Kevin Garnett starts at C for the Celtics. Chris Bosh starts at C for the Heat. Is Battier their PF or SF? Which is LeBron? Carmelo Anthony is WAY better at PF than SF.

All the PFs are going to C and the PFs to SF. And the two top scorers in the Sac-Minny game were under 5'10"...

Of course, Dwight Howard is only 6'9", and Big Ben was shorter. The days of Robinson-Ewing-Olajuwon-Shaq are long gone.

 

[ODENISGOD]

Oden, Oden, Oden, Oden and Oden. The comeback is getting closer everday.

 

[THE HCP]

Oden, Oden, Oden, Oden and Oden. The comeback is getting closer everday.

As always you add so much to my forum. Thank you, come again.

 

[julius]

Oden, Oden, Oden, Oden and Oden. The comeback is getting closer everday.

you misread the question. It wasn't top 5 injury prone busts in NBA history.

 

[ODENISGOD]

As always you add so much to my forum. Thank you, come again.

Look who replies to me again!!!! UNREAL

 

[donkiez]

In light of that Hickson thread, I was curious. There appears to be a serious lack of Center talent out there.

These guys stand out a bit, but I get lost in the mediocre maze....

DeMarcus Cousins
Andrew Bynum
Tyson Chandler
Dwight Howard
Marc Gasol
Chris Kaman
Andrew Bogut

What say you?

You forgot Hibbert.

1) Dho
2) Bynum
3) Hibbert
4) Gasshole
5) ?

 

[Denny Crane]

That guy who was a 2nd round pick of the Blazers. Starts now for the Rockets.

 

[B-Roy]

That guy who was a 2nd round pick of the Blazers. Starts now for the Rockets.

Basketball is played on two sides of the court.

 

[NOVoodoo]

I think after Howard and Bynum, you just have another tier of centers. Ranking them is like splitting hairs.

You've got Cousins, Gasol, Hibbert, and Chandler (though he is definitely overrated in general). I think you could also throw Andrew Bogut in their if he weren't always injured or recovering from an injury, but the fact that that's becoming his identity makes me want to leave him out of the discussion. I'd also be hesitant to include Lopez in the group, because at his stature, his rebounding is pathetic. Even in tonight's win, he had a great offensive performance but only 5 rebounds. With his size, athleticism, and playing time, you can luck into 5 rebounds.

 

[MARIS61]

Meyers Leonard.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I can't ever recall a time when the NBA was so void of good talent at center.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Dwight Howard
Andrew Bynum*
Marc Gasol
Roy Hibbert
DeMarcus Cousins

 

[Boob-No-More]

I can't ever recall a time when the NBA was so void of good talent at center.

Most of Shaq's career. Mutombo and Ben Wallace constantly made 2nd and 3rd team all-NBA in spite of having no offensive skills. Wallace made 2nd team all-NBA while averaging 6.9 ppg.

BNM

 

[Mediocre Man]

Barclay's
Amway
American Airlines
Air Canada
ATT

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Howard
Hickson
Bynum
Bogut
Aldridge

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Barclay's
Amway
American Airlines
Air Canada
ATT

Repped for cleverness

 

[Denny Crane]

Joakim Noah.