milesfides wrote:What's raw about having a wide skill set? He didn't look raw at all, he has a full range of offensive weapons. And there's nothing raw about his comfort level running a team, and balancing when to be aggressive with his own shot and when to look for his teammates. To me, that's called maturity.
That's not what raw means. 'Raw' means you have ways to go development-wise in order to be able to contribute positively on a nightly basis. He's still raw in his play-making abilities, consistency in his shot, and especially on defense.
And they could be wrong, because LaVine's limited minutes had something to do with the coach promoting his son. So that reason breaks down there. Also, NBA-ready for what? There are NBA-ready players in every draft, and the only thing they're ready for is riding the pine or garbage minutes.
NBA-ready for oh... I don't know.. the NBA?? Being NBA-ready means you'll be able to show some semblance of consistency as a rookie. In Randle's case, he's much more physically ready for the NBA than LaVine, as well as more capable of putting the ball in the basket from the beginning. Granted his situation is a little different now as the Lakers surprised themselves being able to land Boozer, but I don't see how he is as raw as LaVine who will do a huge majority of his learning at the NBA level as opposed to Randle's year at Kentucky with quality teammates and coaching.
Right, we disagree, I think there are enough red flags to not be so confident that he's going to automatically be a rebound machine. I'm not ruling it out, I just think it's unwarranted to make that an unquestionable assumption.
Says you.
Put way too much stock in Summer League games? It's the same reason why we're so excited about Jordan Clarkson. There's a lot you can learn about in Summer League, and in my opinion, a step closer to see how they'd do in the NBA, rather than what they did in college. It doesn't matter what his talent or his role on offense was - if he has a great motor and a talented rebounder, he would rebound. It's really simple. Shots can come and go, but how many great rebounders just don't rebound for 4 games in a row, on any level?
So you didn't watch the Summer League games? K, gotcha. We're so excited about Clarkson because he's a 2nd round pick who showed great attacking ability and played better than the 13th overall pick Zach LaVine. We're also really excited about Randle, even with his subpar rebounding performance in 23.5 MPG in 4 games, because we have a larger sample to know what to expect from him in real action.
Sure, but Minny is stacked in the backcourt, while their frontcourt is painfully thin. In fact, they have no real power forward. So, having a double-digit rebounding machine with upside like Randle, 7th pick, could be a great trade for them, right? Both for team need and upside?
It could be something to look at, if the Lakers were the ones getting other assets back in the trade.