Who Will Be Our Leading Rebounder Next Season ?

Could see MKG coming in averaging 7 or 8 boards a game. Voted Bismack thought, gotta love how this kid plays with very little time.

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Originally Posted by Bobcat8

Could see MKG coming in averaging 7 or 8 boards a game. Voted Bismack thought, gotta love how this kid plays with very little time.

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i hope he gets more minutes this season

I think you guys are being super optimistic when it comes to MKG's rebounding.


In the shot clock era, only 7 guys have averaged 7 rebounds their rookie season while being 6'7" or shorter. Not saying he can't, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves

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Originally Posted by SWedd523

I think you guys are being super optimistic when it comes to MKG's rebounding.


In the shot clock era, only 7 guys have averaged 7 rebounds their rookie season while being 6'7" or shorter. Not saying he can't, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves

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Aren't many players with MKG's skill..

Jordan didn't do it
LeBron didn't
Wade
Kobe
Pippen
Nique
Drexler


you get the picture.



Not trying to say it's impossible, just that we should temper our expectations a little bit for the youngest player in the entire NBA.

Considering none of those guys main game's were based off rebounding. MKG is a rebounder and defender first.

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Originally Posted by Bobcat8

Considering none of those guys main game's were based off rebounding. MKG is a rebounder and defender first.

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he reminds me of Gerald wallace

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Originally Posted by Bobcat8

Considering none of those guys main game's were based off rebounding. MKG is a rebounder and defender first.

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Okay then you think he's going to get more rebounds than (I'll include some true big men)

Shawn Marion (6.5)
Josh Smith (6.2)
Nene (6.1)
Andre Iguodala (5.7)
Joakim Noah (5.6)
Kawhi Leonard (5.1)


also, Bismack "only" averaged 7.3 after being named a starter, Serge Ibaka hasn't averaged more than 7.6 in his career, and Crash didn't hit 7+ rebounds until his 5th season.


I applaud your optimism, but I don't see him getting that many on a nightly basis

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Originally Posted by SWedd523

Okay then you think he's going to get more rebounds than (I'll include some true big men)

Shawn Marion (6.5)
Josh Smith (6.2)
Nene (6.1)
Andre Iguodala (5.7)
Joakim Noah (5.6)
Kawhi Leonard (5.1)


also, Bismack "only" averaged 7.3 after being named a starter, Serge Ibaka hasn't averaged more than 7.6 in his career, and Crash didn't hit 7+ rebounds until his 5th season.


I applaud your optimism, but I don't see him getting that many on a nightly basis

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Okay, good point. Maybe I went a little too far with 8 RPG but you do have a good point. If MKG doesn't average 6 or 7 boards this year i'm confident he will a lil while after that. I like to consider him Scottie Pippen meets Gerald Wallace.

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Originally Posted by Bobcat8

Okay, good point. Maybe I went a little too far with 8 RPG but you do have a good point. If MKG doesn't average 6 or 7 boards this year i'm confident he will a lil while after that. I like to consider him Scottie Pippen meets Gerald Wallace.

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See now we're getting more into the point I was trying to make.

He can definitely hit 7+ eventually, and I would be all sorts of disappointed if he didn't reach that mark (and then some) after a few years of NBA experience and weight training. I didn't mean to sound like I don't expect great things for him, but that's after a year or two. I'd love to be proven wrong though :)