phonzadellika wrote:I don't think Beas gets easily rattled, I think that right now NBA teams have him figured out, which isn't hard to do when he basically does the same things on offense all the time. He's not a very creative player. Artest had his number at the beginning of the season when he said that Beas has got 1 move. So either teams have found a way to defeat him, or the ankle is still bothering him so he isn't as unbeatable as he was early in the year, although it's probably a combination of both. Either way, he's got growing pains right now.
While this is all true, I've also seen him hang his head, force shots early in the shot clock, etc when things aren't going his way. Not to mention the strange amount of FTs he misses.
I'm excited about Randolph, he seems determined to make it work here, I hope he finishes the season strong. I like him playing with Love but he's not the answer at C for the long haul. Darko is more of a face-up guy. Pek plays below the rim. Randolph is too skinny. There obviously aren't any Dwight Howards, Shaqs, or Ewings in this draft, but if we get a guy who is an intuitive defensive player and a natural back to the basket player it will be a huge upgrade over what we have now. It may not exist in this draft, but Valanciunas looks like he could be a high-level piece. I know it's not what you want from your #3 pick, but I don't know that this a BPA draft outside of Irving.
I think Randolph will get bigger, especially if he finishes this season strong.
I like Valanciunas too, but he's more of a "oh we're 4th, better pick up the scraps" then a "go get him!" kind of guy. I think in this offseason there will be a few chances to pick up a veteran centre too, with the likely hard cap and our financial flexibility.
I don't know, maybe Barnes is the answer...but so is Wes maybe. He's been hitting bigger and bigger shots lately. He looks like a different player than he did in the beginning of the year.
If we did draft Barnes, I believe that a Rubio/Johnson/Barnes/Randolph/Love lineup would be a terror on the break. Would probably be a 100% improvement defensively against most teams we face as well.
I think you can play Barnes and Wes together, so it's not an either/or situation. That could actually be a dangerous duo, depending on how Barnes' slashing game is.
