old rem wrote:Lionel Messi wrote:I was a huge fan of Randolph the moment I saw him in summer league. He should definitely surpass Beasley if he stays relatively healthy. He seems to have a chip on his shoulder and wants to be a real star.
No one can deny that he has the natural talent.
The main thing is Randolph has more will to be a defensive player, to pay his dues to become more skilled and upgrade his natural tools. Beas has had better shoot/score skills but has yet to expand it.
Last year AR MIGHT have been around 220,I'm rather surprised he's up to 235,but then over the summer as he's able to run,he may level off at about 230,which if his program is right,gets him more leverage without killing his quicks+ Hops. The advantage in length and explosiveness is all Randolph's. He has a J but it's not yet a big plus. He has handles but is still learning how to efficiently use that. He has played at 205--220,and yet rebounded well, usually defended well. More strength + Experience helps both of those. AR has a VERY broad spectrum of skills and few are polished close to what they should become. That's why GSW fans get so excited. The kid...when you hunt down his per minute numbers...ALREADY plays at the level of the avg NBA starting PF,but with inexcusably short minutes and a lot of raw rookie bits in his game that improve whenever he's free to PLAY and adapt.
It will be interesting to see if Beasley chooses to bring max effort onto the floor and also into his development. For now, that's what makes it easy to pick Randolph as the better future.
Not at all, I'd still take Beasley, AR is a **** twig, he weighs less than Joe Johnson, and a little more than Wade
That's probably the first pop culture reference I've actually gotten in all my years on this board.
