I agree with everything you said except for the offense part. I actually don’t think Biedrins is that great on offense; he still has potential to be even better, though.

I do give Biedrins a ton of credit for being an efficient player, but his offensive game is still limited. First off, he has no post game whatsoever; he’s a wonderful pick and roll player but he’s not the type of guy you can pass the ball to down low and watch him work his defender with post moves. He can’t even make a shot outside 3 feet of the basket, and after all these years he still can’t make free throws.

With that being said, I want to state that I also agree with a lot of people that Biedrins does need to be more involved in our offense. The team needs to better utilize his quickness and set up more pick and rolls in their offense; if Beans had Steve Nash as his teammate you could really see the real Andris. Biedrins is also a pretty good passer, they can do a pick and roll with him and once Biedrins gets the ball he can kick it back out to an open shooter; good ball movement. His efficiency at close range will allow him to get more points if he gets passes down low more often.

However, that’s about all you can get from him on offense. He’s a great pick and roll player, but his post offense is not reliable. As of now, he’s not that guy we can trust to make moves with his back to the basket (which is the type of big man we so desperately need). You say he’s the perfect center for our system, but in my opinion the perfect center for Nellie would be a Chris Webber type of big (offense wise). The perfect big man for Nellie would be someone who has versatility, someone who can make outside shots, has post moves, and can pass the ball. A Dirk Nowitzki type of player would be an ideal player for our offense, too.

Right now, Biedrins is the type of player who’s success comes from his teammates. He can only score big if his teammates run pick and roll’s with him or if they give him the perfect pass down low. Other than that, you can’t really give him the ball inside and expect him to break his defender down in the post. He will get some impressive layups, but if the defense puts emphasis on Biedrins it will definitely give him a hard time since he doesn’t have the necessary low post moves to shake off a sticky defender; he’s basically getting his points from quick layups close to the rim from when he’s open. If the defense decides to focus their strategy on Biedrins, they can make sure to keep him at least 3 feet away from the rim so that he’ll have a hard time to score.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I value Biedrins a lot and think he’s a great player. I’m just talking about his limitations, in no way am I labeling him as a bad player. He’s basically a good young big man who just needs to work on some aspects of his game. Defensively he has potential to be a top defensive center, offensively he’s efficient and valuable but has a few limitations. Some of these limitations could be quick fixes; if he played more aggressively he could draw more fouls using his quickness, and better free throw percentage would allow him to convert that into a 1-2 punch.