vctmac wrote:i wouldn't go so far as saying that gortat is a starting-caliber center. Maybe in a few years, but for now i still see him as a varajoe type player who sparks the team with energy and rebounding
Mathematically-speaking, at least the 30 players most qualified to start at center on a team would have to qualify as "starting-caliber centers." And I doubt there's 30 that are better than Gortat.
And I think it's safe to say Gortat would start for Detroit, probably Indiana, obviously Dallas, Houston (now), Phoenix, New York, and a few other teams who are currently just developing youth at the spot (Memphis, Sacramento, Minnesota, Chicago). Sounds like a starter to me.
Hell, if we had Gortat, we'd have a thread a day demanding we trade one of Bosh or Bargnani so Gortat could start at the five for us, or just pleading for Bargs to come off the bench.