Luc Richard gets credit as an Elite NBA Defender

by CPOBruin on Apr 15, 2009 1:42 PM PDT Comment 8 comments

Bumped. As T pointed out on the comments LRMAM's "surprisingly developed knowledge" re. NBA defense is not all that surprising given how he had 2 years to learn under best defensive coach in college hoops. Wonder if that's a factor Jrue Holiday and his advisers will consider. I am not counting on it but I guess one always has to wonder. GO BRUINS. -N

Saw this little piece on espn about how Luc is ranked, by ESPN's NBA columnist John Hollinger, as the third best defensive Power Forward in the NBA this year, runner up only to Garnett and Marcus Camby! Great to see our Bruins getting love in the NBA, and hopefully this will help Howland's recruiting for years to come!

ESPN's John Hollinger: Defensive Player Rankings

Third team: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Bucks (-4.51)
It's rare for a rookie to crack this list, much less move into the upper tier of the league's frontcourt defenders, but Mbah a Moute was that good. The 6-9 forward from UCLA guarded 2s, 3s and 4s, and with his quickness, long arms and surprisingly developed knowledge, he proved adept no matter the assignment.

An unheralded second-round pick, he's likely to be a regular on this team for years to come.

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The key phrase there

Surprisingly developed knowledge.

Not so surprising when you’ve been in CBH’s system for three years.

by Tydides on Apr 15, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

My thought to comment on this post was, “Yeah? Well, duh!”

greg in denver - UCLA guy for life

by gbruin on Apr 15, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

btw

that wasn’t directed at you Ty, or to you CPO, but at anyone who might be surprised at this.

greg in denver - UCLA guy for life

by gbruin on Apr 15, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always try to watch the Bucks when I can to see how Luc is doing. While his defense is definitely his best attribute I think its worth mentioning that his offense is also showing marked improvement. He posted 19 points along with 11 rebounds tonight. Bucks may have lost, but honestly I’m always more interested in Luc’s box score stats than his team’s overall result.

by BruinDrums on Apr 15, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs