IS IT ME OR DOES OKAFOR LOOK LIKE HE HAS BUST WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM?
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Randle and Okafor would be a terrible defensive fit but you would trade Randle before it gets stuck like Philly did with MCW and Milwaukee did with Knight.Those dudes are hard to come by. And Taj Gibson and potentially Nerlens are the only ones who are offensive liabilities. My greatest fear is the lakers just throwing out Jahlil and Randle to start in the front court
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Bismack hasnt looked too bad his last 5 games. Ibaka would probably be the perfect fit next to Jahlil
I AM WARHOL
Veteran
Does Jahlil pay your rent my nikka?This nikka must be Chukwudi. Calm all that shyt down
.Like im bout to read that dissertation
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tho. 
Edit: Just saw the Duke Hoops in the sig. Definitely an unbiased opinion
. What a clown
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He's a Laker fan, he's only viewing him from his team's perspective and even then, the Lakers would trade Randle. You don't trade Okafor. I think this has more to do with the OP wanting Towns than Okafor. I would want Towns to more than Okafor.
RollingStoned
I want a Piece of Peace
I think more along the lines of Jared Sullenger. Sully 2.0
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Opposite games entirely
Reid2Achieve
Superstar
If Lakers select him, then eventually I would imagine Randle gonna get shipped out.
I would even try to trade Julius on draft day for a defensive big
I would even try to trade Julius on draft day for a defensive big
th_412
I fux deez hoes
It sounds good to say pair him with a guy like ibaka at PF but dudes like ibaka who can shoot good as hell and block shots ain't growing on trees.
Most dudes can either shoot and no D or vice versa. IT just seems harder to build a team around Okafor Because of his limitations.
Okafor might have one of the top 5 low post games the moment he gets drafted, but everything else about him is below avg to just flat out bad. It's easy to get caught up in how good he is on the block but beyond that he ain't really on shyt
Most dudes can either shoot and no D or vice versa. IT just seems harder to build a team around Okafor Because of his limitations.
Okafor might have one of the top 5 low post games the moment he gets drafted, but everything else about him is below avg to just flat out bad. It's easy to get caught up in how good he is on the block but beyond that he ain't really on shyt
Some of these dudes just be talking to talk. Sully? Eddy Curry? Really tho?
Yes, really
I don't think he needs Ibaka. He needs someone who can defend the PnR and don't miss rotations which Okafor seems to miss too much. Okafor seems to protect the paint to a decent level. He's more Pekovic on defense than Al Jefferson who is simply too unathletic and undersized defending the center position where you do need a rim protector.
th_412
I fux deez hoes
I can see the pekovic comparison.....
But I'm sayin you think a team with Okafor at center could have an above average to good defense? Assuming they can't get a rim protector type at PF. I just don't see it.
Okafor doesn't need a rim protector. His size protect the paint like Pek but he does need a PF who can defend PnR, shoot well, and has high BBIQ and doesn't miss defensive rotations because Okafor is liable to miss some. He simply doesn't move laterally well regardless of effort. But he protects the paint which is just as important as rim protection. D'Andre Jordan is a rim protector and gives up 48% FG at the rim which is solid while Gobert gives up 38% which is elite. Ideally, you would want Okafor to do both but he doesn't have the lateral quickness on defense.
Duke is a very good defensive team and Okafor's size helps. He protects the paint, that always has value. The issue is when you can't protect the paint or the rim like Al Jefferson then you have to hide the player on defense.
Noel or Taj Gibson is the perfect type of players for Okafor. Even if they didn't block shots as well, their value defensively overall really helps.
