« Reply #586 on: August 10, 2016, 10:23:06 AM »
LMA is a better scorer and rebounder than Horford
Scorer, yes. Rebounder, no.
Horford averages 0.5 reb more for their careers, 0.9 more per 36 career, and 0.3 less in the playoffs, but 0.7 more per 36 in the playoffs. They're pretty much equal rebounding wise, with a slight edge to Horford.
Just interesting to me that scoring alone is worth that much to in (some/most/all) people's opinions.
LMA had poor rebounding numbers early in his career, but a lot of that had to do with playing with rebounding beasts (Oden, Przybilla, Camby). As soon as he was paired with Robin Lopez (a box out on the defensive glass guy who has always put up pedestrian defensive rebounding numbers) his rebounding soared.
Contrast with Horford who has always played with undersized combo forwards and has instead seen his rebounding decline. Early on his athleticism and motor gave him the edge in my book, but now that they're both entering their 30s, I think Aldridge's superior size, length and bulk make him the better rebounder.
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