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A little love for B Lopez - FarmBoy - 03-26-2019
It's probably been discussed here, but Brook Lopez has revolutionized his game in response to the changing offense focus in the NBA.
The Ringer staff is writing up "MVP" candidates and had this to say about Brook:
(https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/3/26/18281867/nba-personal-mvps)
Zach Kram: Lopez didn’t need to change. Through his first eight NBA seasons, he had been an All-Star, scored 20-plus-points per game three times, and earned nearly $74 million. He’d also made just three 3-pointers and attempted just 31.
But starting in 2016-17, Lopez modernized anyway, as he left the post for the 3-point line in response to the sport’s offensive evolution. Over the past three seasons, the Net/Laker/Buck has made 35.6 percent of his 1,186 long-range attempts. Here are some other players who have shot between 35 and 36 percent on 3s in that span: LeBron James, James Harden, Jimmy Butler, Devin Booker, Isaiah Thomas.
And Lopez has been even better this season, canning 37.1 percent of his 6.4 triples per game, and inspiring the “Splash Mountain” nickname that ranks among the league’s best. Meanwhile, he anchors the league’s top defense by allowing opponents to shoot just 51.5 percent at the rim when he’s the closest defender—the seventh-best mark among 150 players who have defended three such shots per game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is probably the real MVP, but Lopez allows his teammate to maraud near the basket like prime Shaq on offense and forms a perfect pair with the DPOY candidate on defense as well. For years, teams have pursued 3-and-D wings to round out a modern roster; Lopez is the much rarer 3-and-D big man who serves both roles with equal vigor and success.
RE: A little love for B Lopez - Phogge - 03-26-2019
Who knows what would have happened if Monty had turned the Warriors down.
RE: A little love for B Lopez - burger - 03-26-2019
Fun fact: Lopez is the leading career scorer in Nets history.
RE: A little love for B Lopez - ColoradoTree - 03-26-2019
(03-26-2019, 08:39 AM)Phogge Wrote: Who knows what would have happened if Monty had turned the Warriors down.
*slams head onto desk*
RE: A little love for B Lopez - terry - 03-26-2019
Brook Lopez has scored more points in the NBA than any other former Stanford player:
Points Player
12,332 Brook Lopez
9,063 George Yardley
6,843 Robin Lopez
6,199 Rich Kelley
5,762 Jim Pollard
5,342 Brevin Knight
4,989 Paul Neumann
4,081 Mike Bratz
3,548 Josh Childress
3,107 Adam Keefe
RE: A little love for B Lopez - Mick - 03-27-2019
(03-26-2019, 02:48 PM)terry Wrote: Brook Lopez has scored more points in the NBA than any other former Stanford player:
Points Player
12,332 Brook Lopez
9,063 George Yardley
6,843 Robin Lopez
6,199 Rich Kelley
5,762 Jim Pollard
5,342 Brevin Knight
4,989 Paul Neumann
4,081 Mike Bratz
3,548 Josh Childress
3,107 Adam Keefe
General reactions...
I like that Robin Lopez is #3. Vastly underrated player, IMHO.
Bummed that injuries robbed Lichti of a better NBA career.
Yardley was terrific. My father in law played against him in pickup games a few times.
Collins twins right behind the Lopez twins.
Howie Dallmar and Casey Jacobson are adjacent a little further down the list. That gave me a tickle.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.fcgi?college=stanford
RE: A little love for B Lopez - fullmetal - 03-30-2019
I love that the Lopi are long-lived, effective 7-footers in the NBA. There have been a lot of really tall college players drafted on potential who have flamed out or been relegated to bench/niche roles.