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re: Chad Ford: 6 and Ajinca for Jahlil Okafor?
Posted on 6/15/16 at 5:30 pm to NOLA Bronco
Posted on 6/15/16 at 5:30 pm to NOLA Bronco
I just see him more than a traditional, back to the basket center. I think he could check all the boxes you need for the offense and defense.
I just don't jive with the whole, "let's pick apart a guys game and ignore the potential" way of thinking. So Okafor can't play defense... Murray and Hield can shoot, but not play defense. Dunn can play defense and not shoot. But everyone assumes they can adapt and get better in those aspects, but Okafor is written off
How does that make any sense?
Now, if you just don't want to spend a money on a center after the bad signings of the past, ok, I understand that. Address the wing first and look for another opportunity to land a center
I just don't jive with the whole, "let's pick apart a guys game and ignore the potential" way of thinking. So Okafor can't play defense... Murray and Hield can shoot, but not play defense. Dunn can play defense and not shoot. But everyone assumes they can adapt and get better in those aspects, but Okafor is written off
How does that make any sense? Now, if you just don't want to spend a money on a center after the bad signings of the past, ok, I understand that. Address the wing first and look for another opportunity to land a center
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 5:56 pm to GynoSandberg
We aren't getting one of the "non-miss players" in this draft. All of them have questions. I think it comes down to whether you think Okafor has more potential than what we can get at #6. That's potentially Dunn, Heild, Murray or Bender.
I'd have to think Okafor's potential is more higher than those guys.
I'd have to think Okafor's potential is more higher than those guys.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 6:06 pm to GynoSandberg
I'm gonna drop this because it won't happen anyway, but one thing that bothers me is that people just mention an age and then say, "So he can still get better."
That's just not true. For example, Greivis Vasquez's lateral movement was never getting better. Not at 22, not at 24, not now.
Similarly, there are some traits that we just know a guy will NEVER improve and/or ones that are 1 in a 1000. Like, I'm willing to bet Drimmond never shoots 70 percent from the line. No matter how much he practices
The guys who stink at 29 were once 22. Guys don't just automatically improve and there are some areas where we know they never will. Okafor will never even be average guarding on the perimeter. Not even a 1 percent chance
So, I don't care if he's 20 or 27. He doesn't have certain traits and he can never have certain traits. And that goes for a lot of guys.
That's just not true. For example, Greivis Vasquez's lateral movement was never getting better. Not at 22, not at 24, not now.
Similarly, there are some traits that we just know a guy will NEVER improve and/or ones that are 1 in a 1000. Like, I'm willing to bet Drimmond never shoots 70 percent from the line. No matter how much he practices
The guys who stink at 29 were once 22. Guys don't just automatically improve and there are some areas where we know they never will. Okafor will never even be average guarding on the perimeter. Not even a 1 percent chance
So, I don't care if he's 20 or 27. He doesn't have certain traits and he can never have certain traits. And that goes for a lot of guys.
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