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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Ever? I don't know how you can say that. Even if he's only 6'9'', his length is more than sufficient to play with most 4s. And with his athleticism and explosion, he can play above the rim easier than a lot of 4s out there.
There will be some teams like the Lakers that play a second center at the 4, but most teams don't have anyone a hell of a lot taller than Robinson playing the 4.
If he can improve that 14 footer, clean up his spin move and develop something of a step-back, I don't see why he couldn't be a 12-15 PPG guy. That's really not hard to pull off if you get starters minutes and he should be sound enough defensively that he'll be able to start in the league.
Look at it this way - Carlos Boozer isn't any taller than Robinson, he's not as athletic and he's certainly not any stronger. Physically there isn't anything that keeps Robinson from being every bit Boozer's equal, he just has to develop a rounded offensive game.
Boozer is the comp I should've used earlier - Robinson could easily play a very similar game to Carlos Boozer and be just as good at it, if not better.
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Boozer is quicker and has a MUCH more polished face-up game. I'll admit that I didn't see Boozer being anywhere near as good as he turned out to be, but he's the exception. Elton Brand would be another as long as we're talking about Duke players.
There are so many players in college that are able to physically dominate inferior athletes that do very little in the pros. The 4s and 5s that wind up averaging 14 and 12 in the NBA generally don't play 3 years in college. They certainly don't ride the bench behind the Morris twins for 2 years.