Premium Member mrhonline Posted February 8, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Look at this list: Major rookie rebounders in 3 pt. era and: Per 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Unbelievable. And he is so young and he's a Hawk. Destine to be great if he continues on this road. And if he only had a big to play beside him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkman Posted February 8, 2008 Premium Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 He's going to lead the league in rebounds one day. I've seen plenty of rookies, and this guy doen't play like a rookie. It's safe to say that Al is a vital part of our team now. I don't see us winning without him. Now about our other "NBA ready" rookie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexmethylphenidate Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Can't do anything if he's sitting on the bench... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Horford should be playing more that 31 mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk88 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 He is scoring under 10 per game and most everyone else on the list is dramatically higher. He is also older than most of the other players for their rookie seasons. But I still like him, he is my favorite Hawk. I just don't think he will ever be as good as those names. I hope I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosgrim Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: He is scoring under 10 per game and most everyone else on the list is dramatically higher. He is also older than most of the other players for their rookie seasons. But I still like him, he is my favorite Hawk. I just don't think he will ever be as good as those names. I hope I am wrong. Check your observation, there are only 3 players on that list that were younger than Horford: Brand, O'Neil, and Howard However, Horford is the worst scorer of the group. Al is going to be a very good player, but I don't think he'll be a superstar. Maybe if he moves over to PF he'll be better. A PG and an offensive system probably would help with Al's scoring as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mrhonline Posted February 8, 2008 Author Premium Member Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I looked at rookies who averaged ~ the same FGA and rebs/min as Horford, and only Bill Laimbeer came up. Not a bad person to be compared to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosgrim Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 If Al has a Lambier sort of career the Hawks have a very solid player. Hopefully Al's offense will increase to around 13-15 per game. His rebounding obviously is tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 The thing that really surprised me about that list is that Deke averaged 16.6 pts as a rookie, which was the highest of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrReality Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 He can learn his offensive game and it will come as he matures. I think it is harder to teach what he is doing now. Either you have it or you don't. He reminds me of a young Theo Ratliff but has more potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I see Horford potentially averaging 14pts & 11rpg. In a few years these could be his numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: I see Horford potentially averaging 14pts & 11rpg. In a few years these could be his numbers. I hope so. However I would like to think that the rest of the Hawks improve their rebounding (and maybe bring in another big who can rebound) which would make it tough for Horford to get 11 rebounds. If he averages 10 per game the rest of his career that is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB1 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I already knew this kid was something special...it's just the rest of you guys that are finally catching on If the Hawks ever run some plays for him, he can average +15 pts per game easy. When you watch him play, it's so easy to forget this is his 1st season in the NBA. The Hawks mgt should tie up this kid for many years to come. He will be the team captain one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Money Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Just as a quick comparison...Durant's current scoring average (19.6) is would only be 65th best in the 3PT era. 59 players have hit 20 PPG. Durant, of course, would have one of the lowest FG% of anyone in that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexmethylphenidate Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: Horford should be playing more that 31 mpg I was referring to the other rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted February 8, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Very interesting links! Thanks. I noticed that Horford comes out even better in terms of defensive rebounding. He is #8 in defensive rebounding (above Alonzo Mourning, Emeka Okafor, Hakeem Olajuwon and others). With the per 36 numbers he jumps to #5 overall - meaning that his per minute defensive rebounding is better than Tim Duncan, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon and others. That is some nice company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: I noticed that Horford comes out even better in terms of defensive rebounding. Horford is currently ranked 10th in the league in defensive rebounding ratio. That makes our weakness as a team on the defensive boards even more annoying. We are currently 24th in the league in defensive rebounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AHF Posted February 8, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: We are currently 24th in the league in defensive rebounding. Imagine where we would be without him. *shudders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachx Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Quote: Quote: We are currently 24th in the league in defensive rebounding. Imagine where we would be without him. *shudders* In the same spot we were in last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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