Originally Posted by
ThaTerrapin
This is such a preposterous comparison. Are their numbers similar this year? Yes. This one guy keeps throwing out 43% FG for Noah like we're supposed to only regard 50 total games when comparing two players.
I'll even unfairly compare Noah's best year vs Asik's, even though Noah has had 6 better seasons than Asik has. If you inflate Asik's stats from 30mpg to 36.8mpg (which was Noah's) Noah averaged 0.49 points less, 3.25 rebounds less, but 2.9 assists more per, 0.75 blocks more, 0.46 steals more, only 0.12 turnovers per game more even with handling the ball WAY WAY MORE. Noah's assist to turnover ratio was 1.481 vs Asik's at 0.426. Pretty big difference. Noah's FG% was .060 less at 48% vs 54%, but Noah had a 4.9 difference between FGM vs FGA and Asik had 4.3. Not much of a difference. 0.6 shots per game more missed for Noah. But, Noah's FT% was 0.191 better than Asik's. Asik averaged 1.0ppg left at the FT line more than Noah.
Who would you rather then?
Noah positives: emotional leader of the team, anchor of a top 3 defense for years. Has had 6 better seasons than Asik. Comparing their best years, Noah 3.63 times the amount of assists per game than Asik, 0.75 blocks per game more, 0.46 steals per game more, a 3.5 times better assist to turnover ratio, 75% FT vs Asik's 56% which, in turn, means Asik left an average of 1.0ppg on the FT line more than Noah. The only thing Asik had a decent win on was rebounds, at 3.25 more per.
This is also inflating Asik's stats evenly over 7 additional minutes per game which is generally unlikely to happen. I don't think it's really likely personally because Asik gases out more than Noah historically.
I won't even get into Asik's hands or generally god awful offensive game. He gets his **** absolutely stuffed once a game easy. He got highlight blocked by Westbrook. He's as athletic as Terry Schiavo, who I heard can't really move well. He's the Michael Jordan of baseball of the Pelicans.
Having said that, I'd take him at about 8-10 mil for 3 years with the cap spike upcoming. And that is because the NBA has atrociously limited talent at center nowadays. Good day, gentlemen.