There's an adage that says young bigs take longer to develop than guards. In the first week of the NBA season we see that maturation process happening in 3 bigs.
Andrew Bynum of the Lakers is healthy and playing very actively, going to the offensive glass hard and finishing well around the rim. What we like about his game is he does a decent job of keeping the ball above his shoulders on rebounds and put backs and he goes up strong.
Brendan Haywood might not be considered a "young" big as he's been in the league for a while but his offensive game has really developed since missing most of last year due to injury. He's become more effective at facing and putting the ball on the floor and using his body to create space to get his shot off.
Joakim Noah had the play of the night on 10.30.09, he hit a 15 footer from the right elbow which made his teammates jump off the bench with excitement. His shot will never be considered nice, in fact it's in the running for all time worst, however, his work around the basket has gotten much much better. His confidence in his left hand jump hook is growing and so are his offensive numbers.
Lamarcus Aldridge has gotten much more confidence in his outside jumper and is becoming a nice compliment to the two headed monster of Greg Oden and Joel Pryzbilla. We would be remiss in failing to mention Aldridge's ability to finish around the rim.
We're still withholding judgment on Greg Oden as he's still a pup and only in his 3rd full season of high level competitive basketball but we like the growth we've seen in year 2 of his pro career.
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