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December 4, 2008
The Pryzbilla that got away.
Moniker of the year.
Joel Pryzbilla, the Vanilla Gorilla. It's funny because he's such a nice quiet guy.
He's never scored 20 points in an NBA game. He did grab 26 rebounds in a game last year, though. And he can block shots with the best of them.
He is shooting an NBA computer-game-ridiculous 82%...from the field, not the foul line. Granted he takes all of 3.2 shots per game - mostly dunks and lay-ins. That translates to 6.2 points in 23:23 minutes a game. Still, that percentage is absurd, really.
It mostly means that he is shooting too little. With Brandon Roy, Greg Oden and Lamarcus Aldridge there drawing attention to themselves, he must be getting Kendrick Perkins-like looks at the rim.
While all eyes will be on currently healthy Greg Oden, the 'Celtic' who got away...when the Cs ended up with pick #5 instead of one or two, it is Joel who might have truly have been be a Celtic...this season.
As rumors go, Durant was mumbled as the real Danny Ainge draft choice, not Oden. But that was never confirmed.
I don't know any better than anyone else. But I do remember the Pryzbilla rumor.
Pre-season rumors had Ainge looking into the availability of 7' 1" Joel Pryzbilla, to back up Kendrick Perkins this season. Apparently he wasn't offering enough, or the rumors weren't true.
Either way, Joel looks even more intriguing with the yeoman's job he is doing from the bench this season with the success of the Blazers. His $6.3 mil salary isn't cheap, and his game is narrowly specialized. He has less range than Perkins.
Oh yeah, Joel's wife's name?.....Noelle. I kid you not.
See him play tonight against Boston at 8:00
Posted by Tom on December 4, 2008 11:57 PM
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