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Emeka Okafor
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 3:55 am
by ballboy4life
I may just be
with the bobcats, but why wouldn't a 6' 10" giant not play a very strong PF when it's clear that Nazr could do a better job at the C position.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 3:59 am
by some_rand
say what?
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 4:39 am
by jeremy1215
He means he wants Okafor to play PF and have Nazr start at C
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 4:49 am
by AIfan3
Cause more NBA teams are going small and Okafor is their best big..
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 4:52 am
by Milkdud
offensively having that front to would hurt you quite a bit, its more a question of you have the wings to make up for that.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 5:21 am
by kellex
they have one wing in wallace, and j rich tends to disappear too often. man, looking at that roster, and the young talent they have...what a disappointment. they should model themselves after the blazers. maybe its time already that michael gets kicked...
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 6:25 am
by Taiwan Killa
AIfan3 wrote:Cause more NBA teams are going small and Okafor is their best big..
If you go big generally you can own the small ball team. Phil Jackson doesn't start Ronny Turiaf instead of Bynum when they play the suns or Warriors.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 6:41 am
by MrCheerios
Taiwan Killa wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
If you go big generally you can own the small ball team. Phil Jackson doesn't start Ronny Turiaf instead of Bynum when they play the suns or Warriors.
Well he does have a very versatile PF in Odom. Odom's not your traditional big.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:52 am
by jax98
Just imagine if the Magic had selected Okafor #1. The Bobcats would have been freaking scary:
C Dwight Howard/Nazr Mohammed
F Sean May/Jared Dudely
F Gerald Wallace/Adam Morrison
G Jason Richardson/Matt Carroll
G Raymond Felton/Derek Anderson
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 11:07 am
by manun
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 11:42 am
by FNQ
Small ball = championships
Just ask Nellie..
Gerald Wallace should play C, Okafoyle shouldn't see the court until he can stripe a 3
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 12:50 pm
by G35
Okafor has been disappointing and I'm not sure he is that much better than Nazr. He sure isn't better offensively; he can't make FT's, barely shoots 50% and that's only 10 shots a game. His biggest asset rebounding is inconsistent; yes he avg's 10 a game but he will have 3 or 4 games of single digit rebounds and then explode for 20.........
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 1:19 pm
by CBS7
Whenever I see the Bobcats play, I think that they don't use Okafor right. I really think he's better offensively then his stats show. Not saying that he's a 20+ ppg player, but I think he could average 18 ppg on 50% shooting.
I think he should still become a 17/11 player with very good defense and shotblocking.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 1:32 pm
by BobbySura
shot blockers get dunked on. who cares? shawn bradley was one of the best shot blockers in the last 20 years and a damn good player, but everyone only remembers him getting dunked on and the fact that he's big and white.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 1:34 pm
by paul
Bogut torched him the other night, and i kept wondering why they didn't keep Nazr in for longer and put Okafur to the 4, he couldn't handle boguts size and strength.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 5:48 pm
by NetsForce
I think the Bobcats are misusing Okafor, I actually think they have no idea what they're doing, their coach flat out sucks.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 5:59 pm
by conleyorbust
paul wrote:Bogut torched him the other night, and i kept wondering why they didn't keep Nazr in for longer and put Okafur to the 4, he couldn't handle boguts size and strength.
Okafor doesn't have strength issues against most centers, he is having a pretty bad year defensively as a whole though. I don't know which position he should play at more often, he is pretty unskilled compared to most power forwards... he doesn't really have a jumper or handles so he gets a lot of his points by cleaning things up or using his athleticism off the ball. I guess he would get more post-up advantages as a PF but I doubt it would be enough to compensate. His prime value is as a rebounder/shotblocker and he is usually a solid low post defender because of his strength so I don't see why you'd move him away from those things.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 6:10 pm
by Optimus_Steel
Does anyone think that Okafor's heart is not always in it? Could be a reason for his inconsistency.
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 6:19 pm
by That Nicka
prorl wrote:Does anyone think that Okafor's heart is not always in it? Could be a reason for his inconsistency.
This is a contract year for him... his heart better be in it... LOL
I agree that the Bobcats coach sucks and is misusing him
Posted: Tue Jan 8, 2008 7:10 pm
by BROWN
They need a new coach... Okafor should be much better than what he is right now.