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... as a starter.
Nazr is avg. 7 boards per game in 23 minutes of play so far in the playoffs.
... as a starter.
I was wrong on how many minutes he played.
But boy was he inconsistent.
And two goose eggs during the playoffs.
Sure as a starter but he isn't playing starter minutes.
He's avg. 23 minutes.
Same as Malik.
if you think malik could have had the impact on tonight's game that nazr did, your memory of malik must be far different from mine.
Judging by those, Malik definitly was a liability on the boards.playoffs - round 1
game 1 - 13 points, 6 rebounds
game 2 - 11 points, 5 rebounds
game 3 - 15 points, 7 rebounds
game 4 - 10 points, 14 rebounds
game 5 - 27 points, 13 rebounds
game 6 - 7 points, 7 rebounds
Yeah, because the numbers above prove that he has never had an impact on playoffs games. Malik once had 29/13 in the playoffs against Seattle, without Tim Duncan drawing attention.if you think malik could have had the impact on tonight's game that nazr did, your memory of malik must be far different from mine.
I'm glad we have Nazr. He gets points from missed shots. He rebounds the ball very well and I believe will be a good shot blocker in the Spurs system. He finished stronger this game and had less pump fakes. He needed to step out more on several pick and rolls, but I believe that he will learn this when he trusts his teammates to cover his man.
He had only 2 rebs the last 3 quarters. I thought he would have 20 rebs last night...but that 19 pts surprised everyone.
While Malik may have the better jumpshot from outside than Nazr, We already have a jumpshooting "big" (well if you want to call him that at 6'10), in Robert Horry who's jumpshot extends all the way to 3-point range. Horry's play this year has made Malik expendable, due to his veteran savvy, as you don't see fumbled catches off of guard penetration under the basket or swing passes into the 3rd row at SBC center. Also Horry gets you some offensive rebounds, ala D-Rob, when he goes up and taps the ball back towards the 3-pt arc where the guards are waiting. Nazr is an inside presence that I have wanted out of a center ever since I knew D-Rob was calling it quits in May of 2002. Remember the old boards of No Limit FA 2001? If I recall, wasn't Nazr Mohammed one of the bigs some people were interested in to be the successor of D-Rob?
Is the Rasho era coming to an end? It's early and the matchups dictate when Rasho should play, but he certainly hasn't been missed in this series as far as I could tell. And by the way, I'm not a Rasho basher. He plays good d and hustles, but it looks like Nasr has the edge in mobility, scoring and rebounding.
I suspect we'll discuss a trade: Would you trade Rasho for...? as soon as the playoffs are over.
Well, to be fair to Nazr:He had only 2 rebs the last 3 quarters.
1. he didn't play in the fourth
2. when he was in there in the third I think he and manu missed a combined 1 shot between them.
Hard to rebound when the ball's going through the net.
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