He gets lost in the shuffle playing up in that abyss that is Minnesota, but is anyone else following him this season? He's really good.

He has been surprisingly good.

I suspect his stats are inflated because of the team he plays for.

I don't know. He played for the same team last year, albeit with Al Jefferson. And his coach hates him.

He's averaging 24 and 17 for the month of December while shooting 54% from behind the arc.

Sounds like he was made to play for the Spurs

he's on my fantasy team. The guy has improved immensely over last season. He can't be stopped on rebounds. He'd be great regardless of the team he plays for

i dont understand how he's so talented. he plays like a 40 year old man in a church league. can't jump. appears to be unathletic. but he's been sooo good. it's baffling, really.

he has a high basketball iq. he knows where to be to put himself in position to get the rebound. i havent watched enough of their games, actually only one, to really know how many plays they run for him or if he justs gets alot of offensive looks on putbacks

Blatant foul on Sloan.

You should check his combine numbers and compare his vertical to other big men. He outjumped Deandre and was tied with Beasley when they came out. He jumps a lot better than he gets credit for. Of course.

Seems like everyone that played for Coach K under the USA banner has come back with a monster season in the NBA.

After 2008, even though they were established superstars, LeBron James, Wade, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, even Kobe Bryant came back looking a little different/better. Especially when it came to defense and focus.

This season, there are marked improvements from Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay, Derrick Rose, etc.

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You should check his combine numbers and compare his vertical to other big men. He outjumped Deandre and was tied with Beasley when they came out. He jumps a lot better than he gets credit for. Of course.

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Watch him play... he barely leaves the floor. He can jump, but on the court he mostly doesn't. Expert at positioning, boxing out, and hip checking.

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He can't be stopped on rebounds.

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Watch the last 5 minutes of the UCLA (1), A&M (8) game..... He killed JJ on the boards.