**Okafor/Beasly Is Our ONLY Option**
Posted: Mon Feb 4, 2008 3:19 pm
I will list each issue on why these two players are our only option in the off season.
Okafor/Beasly: They are the only TRUE PF in the market. Okafor, Dalembert, and Dwight Howard are the only 3 Centers in the East that average a double double. Which brings to my next point, Okafor is playing out of postion with the bobcats, hence his numbers. He is really a PF. If Okafor plays with a team that has a good Center like Dalembert he will flourish. Same goes with Beasly he is a true PF with a good inside, outside game and has TONS of potential. Yes Okafor has had injury problems but who hasn't? He hasn't had a major surgery like Oden or Amare and you don't see the Suns/Blazers getting rid of them. Okafor has had some minor injuries and he will get through them.
Josh Smith: Josh Smith is NOT PF. This team needs a low post presence and he isn't one. He doesn't have a nice jumper or any good back to the basket moves. This team is STACKED with SF's and we dont' need another one playing out of postion. Smith's game doesn't help us anway, he doesnt' open the floor for Iggy or make Sammy better. Magic Johnson played Center in the finals, but that doesn't mean his a Center. Smith will be on the worst mistakes this team makes.
Kobe/Lebron/Wade: They are players who some of are saying to wait for and sign with our money and not to overpay this summer. Honestly NONE of these players ever expressed interest in coming to Philly nor will they. Wade's contract will be up in 3 years, by that time Shaq's contract will be off the books, and they will have a lot of cap and I'm sure MORE people would want to go to Miami then come to Philly and play with Wade. Lebron said he will go to New York no matter what the sitution is becasue that was his dream unless he won a ring with the Cavs. Not to mention the crappy managment job the Cavs have done. Kobe will be too old to sign to nice contract when the other two become a free agent. Honestly if we hold the money no FA is going to want to come to Philly when they can go to Miami.
Iggy: It's funny how so many people are not happy with Iggy's play this season. Let's see. Iggy is NOT a top three draft pick. He was never claimed to be a franchise player. Nobody ever said he was an offensive beast. Yet these are all of his goals right now. For being put in all three of those situtions he is doing very well. He is a top 50 player in PER and is averaging 19 PPG. I was expecting 22 but one bucket shouldn't change my mind that much. Not only that this is his FIRST FULL season taking the lead role of a team we need to give him time. He wasn't drafted to take over this team. He should get his 57-60 million. I don't want to hear Kevin Martin took 52. He took 52 becasue Bibby and Artest are on that team, and he is the future but for now he isn't expected to lead them to glory.
In the end Okafor/Beasly are on our only hope. We need them to really help this team. There won't be that many good PF's in the next couple years, so what do we do then? Nobody thought Boozer would BE THIS GOOD and Jazz threw TONS of money on him with his problem with Cavs. It sounds almost like Okafor's situion. I'm telling you Okafor/Beasly!
Okafor/Beasly: They are the only TRUE PF in the market. Okafor, Dalembert, and Dwight Howard are the only 3 Centers in the East that average a double double. Which brings to my next point, Okafor is playing out of postion with the bobcats, hence his numbers. He is really a PF. If Okafor plays with a team that has a good Center like Dalembert he will flourish. Same goes with Beasly he is a true PF with a good inside, outside game and has TONS of potential. Yes Okafor has had injury problems but who hasn't? He hasn't had a major surgery like Oden or Amare and you don't see the Suns/Blazers getting rid of them. Okafor has had some minor injuries and he will get through them.
Josh Smith: Josh Smith is NOT PF. This team needs a low post presence and he isn't one. He doesn't have a nice jumper or any good back to the basket moves. This team is STACKED with SF's and we dont' need another one playing out of postion. Smith's game doesn't help us anway, he doesnt' open the floor for Iggy or make Sammy better. Magic Johnson played Center in the finals, but that doesn't mean his a Center. Smith will be on the worst mistakes this team makes.
Kobe/Lebron/Wade: They are players who some of are saying to wait for and sign with our money and not to overpay this summer. Honestly NONE of these players ever expressed interest in coming to Philly nor will they. Wade's contract will be up in 3 years, by that time Shaq's contract will be off the books, and they will have a lot of cap and I'm sure MORE people would want to go to Miami then come to Philly and play with Wade. Lebron said he will go to New York no matter what the sitution is becasue that was his dream unless he won a ring with the Cavs. Not to mention the crappy managment job the Cavs have done. Kobe will be too old to sign to nice contract when the other two become a free agent. Honestly if we hold the money no FA is going to want to come to Philly when they can go to Miami.
Iggy: It's funny how so many people are not happy with Iggy's play this season. Let's see. Iggy is NOT a top three draft pick. He was never claimed to be a franchise player. Nobody ever said he was an offensive beast. Yet these are all of his goals right now. For being put in all three of those situtions he is doing very well. He is a top 50 player in PER and is averaging 19 PPG. I was expecting 22 but one bucket shouldn't change my mind that much. Not only that this is his FIRST FULL season taking the lead role of a team we need to give him time. He wasn't drafted to take over this team. He should get his 57-60 million. I don't want to hear Kevin Martin took 52. He took 52 becasue Bibby and Artest are on that team, and he is the future but for now he isn't expected to lead them to glory.
In the end Okafor/Beasly are on our only hope. We need them to really help this team. There won't be that many good PF's in the next couple years, so what do we do then? Nobody thought Boozer would BE THIS GOOD and Jazz threw TONS of money on him with his problem with Cavs. It sounds almost like Okafor's situion. I'm telling you Okafor/Beasly!
