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Originally Posted by Karlifornia
Brook Lopez is twice the offensive player Hibbert is and couldn't reach those numbers with the Nets.
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Actually, Brook did get to the 8 boards and would have gotten to 14 if he'd have played more early in the season.
The question is really minutes. I think he'll average around 20 points per 48 minutes. (he actually averaged 23.5 points per 48 last year. At 30 minutes that's about 12.5 points (my projection of 20 per 48). At last year's production it's over 14.6 points per game. Provided he gets more minutes, I'm pretty comfortable with my scoring prediction.
The boards are where my question really comes in. Last year he was at 11.6 boards per 48. I think he can increase that a bit.
But again, it really comes down to minutes. He played 25 or more minutes in a game 4 times last year. He had 14 or more points in every game. 7 or more rebounds in 3 of the 4 games.
An offseason of practice and 25+ minutes consistently a night? I think I'll be closer than you think I am.