Vol8188
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Does Kawhi Leonard not play the exact same position in the exact same system and get more than twice as many rebounds as Bowen? You don't need your PF to get assists. You need your SF to rebound.
BTW, the average PF gets 2.2 assists per 36, and Marion has averaged 2.0 per 36. The average PF has a 1:1 ratio, and Marion 1.2:1. Average SF does 2.7 assists per 36 and 1.3:1, so I would say all things considered he's pretty average for a F tweener.
Marion's 2 apg per 36 for his career, would have been tied for 23rd among NBA starting SFs last year. Thats 23 out of 30.. that's pretty damn bad.
Bruce and Leonard played different roles. By your own admission Bruce guarded the less physical perimeter player. Bruce shot 46.4% of his shots from 3, Leonard shoots 29.5% of his from 3. All factors in being in position to get rebounds. It's not rocket surgery.
K Leonard almost doubles Bruce just with his defensive rebounds. I didn't say that Bruce was assigned to guard less physical guys (though he probably was because that would have been the smart thing). I just said he was better at it.
I'd split it even Rodman getting 3 and Pippen getting the 3 guys that are less physical (Pierce, Durant, and J). I just think Rodman would have given Lebron fits and neither one of them are stopping Bird, but at least Rodman could keep him off the glass.
Also, am I the only person that thinks Bruce Bowen is vastly overrated? He was a very good man-on defender against a specific type of wing, but his help D was average, he wasn't physical enough, he was a terrible rebounder, and his offense was atrocious.
Leonard's game is nice for his height/weight. He is not even in his prime yet and is already @ least what Bowen was as an all around player. He looks to have a nice career. Provided he stays healthy.