Biyombo's emergence as of late

[Stylesg1234]

I just wanted to start a threat about the recent play of Biz..i think over the past 5 games he has really played well.....he really worried me to start the year ( including summer league and preseason ) bc he looked like he had regressed big time and i know it was premature but alot of us were kind of thinking bust??

Dunlap has increased his minutes over the last 5 games ( from 19 to 27 a game ) and Biz has taken full advantage..i have been really impressed as of late and have noticed that he seems to be more agressive and alot smarter about his agressiveness ( if thats a word )

Thru the first 12 games he was averaging 4 points 3.4 rbds and 1.3 blocks...this was in roughly 17 minutes...now in the past 5 games where he has played pretty good basketball Dunlap has increased his minutes from those 17-18 to 27 minutes a game...and he just hasnt been a stiff out there taking up space and not making use of those minutes...its been quite the opposite

over the last 5 games in 27 minutes a game he is averaging 6 points...7.6 rbds and 2.4 blocks...not mind blowing numbers but its a vast improvement...and with Biz its not all about stats...u can just tell by watching him that he looks alot better...he has been a force down low in the past 5 and has made himself open for easy dunks down low and been more agressive and alot more poised when it comes to blocking shots...

I just figured that Biz deserved a little shout out for his recent play and wanted to get everyones opinion

[JGib23]

I was think about starting a similar thread. It appears the light came on and he is playing vs. thinking.

The most impressive part to me is how mch has has improved at catching the ball. He has caught some pretty difficult passes this year. Last year a simple bounce pass had a 50% chance of bouncing off his knee.

Kudos to Biz.

[Stylesg1234]

I agree Jgib...he has the worst hands i have ever seen...ppl wonder why we dont run the pick and roll with biz when he is wide open ..its bc the PG's are terrified of throwing the ball downlow only so he can bounce it off his foot out of bounds....its almost sad and i feel bad for him how pitaful he is catching / holding on to the ball....

Only thing i will disagree with is that Biz has been alot better this year at catching the ball...he actually went thru summer league / preseason and the first 12 games of the year with same problem....but i have to give props where they are due....over the last 5 games he has done a great job at catching the ball and it shows with all of those open dunks ....players are starting to feel comfortable throwing him the ball on the roll

[Stylesg1234]

Throw in tonights game when he got what he has been getting lately...28 minutes ...and over the last 6 he is averaging....5.8 points a game / 8 rbds and 2.6 blocks per game

[CatNation]

His catching has improved lately but we got killed on the glass while he was in.

[Stylesg1234]

Biz had 8 rbds in 28 minutes....i totally understand your point but i think it has alot more to do with the fact that we usually have Biz in there when we play our small lineup...and we always get out rebounded when we have that lineup in bc Biz is our only big man...and 6'8 isnt that much of a " big man " anyway

[Bama]

He will be a very good player once he matures... He's got a lot of maturing to do, he's definitely got a ton of potential, just makes a lot of mistakes.

[isguros]

Amen Mustachio..the guy is 20 ..and averages 6 assists a game ..the way he is scoring along With his improvement at distributing the Ball proves he can be elite ..I think a Pg who averages 20 points and 7 assists can definately be elite..if I remember it was a cpl weeks Ago that ppl were screaming how he was our best PG ever ...and I I think even 19 and 6 can put him in the top 10 PG status ..not like he is Brandon Jennings and he gets tons of love ..Kemba is our future and can be elite ..he is like 20-21 and his ceiling is very high

I think Mustachio was talking about Biyombo.

[Keetch]

So is Biyombo playing big enough?

As has been mentioned he often gets blocked out of position. I also have a theory going that his normal crouched stance may be a disadvantage. He often stoops on defense or in anticipation of a rebound; allowing other bigs to play over top of him.

[Keetch]

And yes; that "debate" about the thickness of foam was excellent. I'm happy that's all finally been clarified.