Easymoney wrote:sixers23 wrote:ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
I said you make him sound like Anthony Bennett, and we never won anything with Allen Iverson...Are you saying Iverson had empty stats and you would have rather not had him here? Show me legitimate proof that states that you cannot build a winning team with Jahlil Okafor a part of. Keep in mind, I agree with you....Building around him is not the best idea, but please...Tell me why he can't be part of a core that wins.
bc hes a center who does nothing well on defense or rebounds the ball which are musts for a center
Are you regurgitating a canned line you got from a so-called journalist or did you actually roll up your sleeves to properly evaluate Okafor as a prospect?
It has already been posted numerous times in this forum that Okafor's DTRG improved during the second half of the season and actually paced well when compared with KAT's DRTG. Brett Brown seems to think Okafor can become a better 2-way player, he said so on 97.5 a few days ago during an interview.
Jah is also not Allen Iverson or Carmello Anthony and that comparison is lazy at best, irresponsible at worst. We're talking about a kid who could be spending his off season partying and being a socialite, yet instead chose to take college classes at Duke and work on his game. This kid is serious about becoming a great big man in this league and it would be downright foolish to let him go after a solid rookie campaign when judged in context. According to Brett Brown, Okafor is a very coachable player.
No rookie would've been a world beater playing on our team this year. If KAT was on the Sixers, he wouldn't have been ROY. If Okafor switched places with him, he would've won rookie of the year. Do you guys really think that it's not an advantage to play with a top 20 PG in Rubio all year (Okafor played with a Dleague PG until he got a backup NBA guard in ISH Smith for the second half), have another 20 ppg player on your team drawing attention (who was our 2nd scorer?), and be mentored by a legit all-time great in KG?
How would KAT done the year playing next to arguably the worst supporting cast in NBA History? Would he have been as efficient offensively if he had Okafor's usage rate during the first half? How would he have handled the constant double teams? Would his dleague point guard have gotten him the ball in his spots to maximize his offensive efficiency? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding NO. Hell, I am willing to bet his defensive numbers would take a hit, just like Noel's did. With our horrid perimeter defense this year, being our rim protector would've been comparable to playing Tetris on the hardest difficulty.
If KAT played on our team last year, some of you guys would be calling to trade him for draft picks to build around Simmons/Embiid and I would still be that guy saying that we should give him another chance to play with a real team. I would be defending him on this board against the ROY Okafor and saying we should use context and ignore the journalist nonsense being spewed about him never being able to improve.[/quote
lmao ive watched him plays for years man sorry but im not even gonna bother reading your post i know what im talking about and youre not gonna change my mind bc you have some blinded love for him
