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     To preface you the reader, this is probably my 3rd or 4th forum post re: Andre Drummond. 

    Bear with me as I update you on the sheer joy I find in his development and those nagging flaws that keeps surfacing to haunt me and the Pistons.

    What has he improved on:

    Offensively, he’s gotten to the point that if you throw the ball inside to him he can make a shot. He’s added a jump hook to his arsenal. He’s just more adapt at creating either for himself or his teammates.

    Defensively, his rotation and help defense has improved. He’s been dominating the boards (nothing that overly surprising given his PER 36 during his first three years in the NBA)

     

    What are the flaws that in my opinion keeping him from being the best center in the league:

    Fundamentals

    Intensity/Energy

     

    Allow me to explain: I’ve seen this man just about jump for a rebound 7 times to try and tip in a miss after miss. One perspective is to marvel at his abnormal leaping ability: the man does not need time to gather and explode off the floor. Another is: lack of fundamentals. He misses in point blank range: why? Because instead of grabbing the ball at the peak of his jump and keeping it high to warn off potential quick swipes by opposing players, he insteads relies heavily on his ability to go and grab the board again if need be. I vividly recall a game against the Knicks wherein he got an O Board and got blocked so bad it made Robin Lopez look like Anthony Davis. Athleticism can only get you so far; Fundamentals is what will seperate you from the pack just ask Kobe Bryant.

    Intensity/Energy: He does not play with ferocity with the likes of Kevin Garnett, Blake Griffin hell even Kenneth Faried. He sometimes takes plays off and you can tell by his body language. He will go on stretches wherein he will have 4 boards in 4 possessions and other times you will hardly notice his presence on the floor. He does not protect the rim the way I know he can. He does not keep point guards off the lane the way I know he can.

     

    Conclusion: get this man to train with Kareem (just look at what the man did for Andrew Bynum) and I guarantee you we will have fun matchup for a decade with Cousins and Drummond. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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