fajny tekst holingera o gortacie (pewnie wiekszosc czytala, ale co tam:) )
ciekawostka jest "ryk" BMW, ktorym jezdzi Gortat :)

Despite averaging under four points a game, Marcin Gortat has the talent to be
a starting center.
Marcin Gortat played in all 11 of the Magic's games in the Eastern Conference
finals and NBA Finals in the 2009 playoffs, and didn't score more than four
points in any of them. He averaged 3.8 points per game in the regular season
and has exactly four double-doubles in his two-season career.
So it might be surprising to learn that as free agency opened at 12:01 a.m. ET
Wednesday, the Houston Rockets were waiting on his doorstep. And they weren't
just there to check out his seriously souped-up BMW. (He drove slowly past me
leaving practice one day during the NBA Finals, and even at 10 mph the thing
sounds like a jet engine.)
The Rockets aren't the only ones, either. Pitches from Dallas, New York,
Atlanta and Indiana may follow in the coming hours, as teams step up their
pursuit of the restricted free-agent big man.
Why such a furor over a player with such modest accomplishments? Because once
one adjusts for the paltry minutes Gortat played behind all-world center
Dwight Howard, it quickly becomes apparent just how effective he was this past
regular season.

Gortat shot 56.7 percent from the floor and averaged a whopping 14.4 rebounds
per 40 minutes last season. His rebound rate of 20.3 ranked sixth in the
league -- meaning on more than one out of every five missed shot, he got the
board -- and his offensive rebound rate of 14.0 was better than Howard's.
Gortat also blocked 2.7 shots per 40 minutes, putting him 12th among centers,
and while his foul rate was fairly high (5.6 per 40 minutes), it wasn't off
the charts.
Overall, his 17.04 player efficiency rating was 19th among centers. But with
the exception of Chris Andersen, everyone ahead of him is either on a rookie
contract or making more than $9 million a year.
It doesn't appear to be a fluke. He had even better numbers in limited minutes
the previous season, and his translated numbers from Europe indicate that at
worst he'd be a decent backup center. He's also nimble for his size, making
him a good pick-and-roll defender.
Basically, he's a starting NBA center and he's only 24. Given those
parameters, a midlevel deal for him suddenly looks like pretty good value.
As a result, Gortat heads my list of under-the-radar free agents for this
summer. While names like Hedo Turkoglu, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Paul
Millsap and David Lee are likely to dominate the discussion over the next few
days, I would argue that spending the midlevel exception or less on players
such as these are better values than dropping $10 million a season on the
aforementioned quintet.

pozdr.
Striker

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Striker napisal(a) posta, ktorego chcialbym skomentowac:

fajny tekst holingera o gortacie (pewnie wiekszosc czytala, ale co tam:) )
ciekawostka jest "ryk" BMW, ktorym jezdzi Gortat :)

Despite averaging under four points a game, Marcin Gortat has the talent to be
a starting center.

Skoro juz o cytatach nt Marcina mowa... "We were targeting lots of
players," Morey said. "We feel like Marcin would not only make a good
backup, but also has the potential to be a solid starter."

"Marcin Gortat’s agent is telling teams he already has a full midlevel
offer [!!!!!!]. League executives think it is likely from the Houston
Rockets, who met with Gortat after midnight on Wednesday."

It doesn't appear to be a fluke. He had even better numbers in limited minutes
the previous season, and his translated numbers from Europe indicate that at
worst he'd be a decent backup center. He's also nimble for his size, making
him a good pick-and-roll defender.
Basically, he's a starting NBA center and he's only 24.

Taa, Hollinger dzielnie i konsekwentnie prowadzi Gortatowy Bandwagon ;-)

As a result, Gortat heads my list of under-the-radar free agents for this
summer. While names like Hedo Turkoglu, Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Paul
Millsap and David Lee are likely to dominate the discussion over the next few
days, I would argue that spending the midlevel exception or less on players
such as these are better values than dropping $10 million a season on the
aforementioned quintet.

True, true. --
pzdr
wiLQ