I'm surprised Bogut gets absolutely no love.
High 50's % shooting, 10 rbs, 11pts, 2-3 assists...
he's a really sound center, kinda like Big Z has been since like forever.
Defense, IMO. Karl Malone was a great lowpost defender, too..he would not allow his opponents to get to their sweetspots, thus forcing them into bad shots.
Perk is great at this (forcing other bigs out of comfort zone).
here is what hollinger says about bogut's defense:
Bogut doesn't elevate well, but he's learned how to use his size very effectively at the defensive end. In addition to controlling the boards, he takes loads of charges and has become a fairly good pick-and-roll defender. His biggest liability at the moment seems to be defending post-ups. Although he can push his man away from the basket, he has trouble challenging the shots of opposing centers near the rim.
IndeedProceed:
Good post, but I also based my opinion of Perk and other centers off of how those listed have done against Perk. Perk just slows them down. I don't know how Bogut does against other centers.
He is young as well. He has been injured a lot, too.
Perk has also gotten help this year from Shelden, Sheed and KG, so maybe I am giving Perk a "Smidgen" too much credit, but he is still the real deal to me. Worthy of top ten.
I like Bogut a lot. Maybe I would place him in Al's spot (9).
To me, though, Perk sold me his worth in Playoffs last year. Without his play, Chicago beats us last year.
