Kerrsed wrote:The issue is that for some reason people believe that Bender and Chriss are C's when they clearly are not. Im guessing no one has watched many Suns games as of late, but those two are Power Forwards. Are current C's are Chandler and Len with Alan Williams currently out with injury.
Len is pretty much done with us. We didnt extend him and he is playing out his QO. The Mozgov comparison is pretty spot on, except we are smart enough to see that and not offer him a large contract like Timofey got. So that pretty much leaves Chandler and Williams (And now Monroe). Chandler is old as dirt and pretty much only provides veteran leadership at this point. Williams is a career backup, nothing more nothing less. Monroe.....Monroe has an old school C's game that doesnt fit in with how the league is anymore. Gone are the days of back to the basket and backing down the defender to establish position on a 4-6 foot shot. Monroe just plain doesnt fit in the league anymore.
So now you see why we would be open to throwing the dice on Okafor. We dont have a Center on the roster that really has any future with the Suns.
And once again, BENDER AND CHRISS ARE POWER FORWARDS AND NOT C's!
You obviously have seen many more Suns games than I have, but from the 4 games I have seen, I disagree with much of what you say. I do agree that Chriss is NOT a center and is a PF. Bender seems to be more of a stretch center to me than a 4, because of his lack of quickness. Although not addressed here, I think Bender is a near bust though. When this guy comes into the game, they get crushed. Bender is a deep bench center bomber…a poor man’s Kelly Olynyk.
I’m not a fan of the Len-Mozgov comparison. I guess I could see it to some extent, but I think Len is much more athletic and has a lot more potential. But he is not a great “contemporary center” either. Agreed that Chandler is old as dirt and does not fit.
My biggest disagreement is on your justification of Okafor and “throwing the dice” on him. He is basically subject to every single criticism you laid out (being an old school center)…he is not a good contemporary center. And basically, he is inferior to Monroe, except for maybe a bit more scoring potential. Okafor is a one-trick pony…a trick that Monroe already does well and Monroe is a superior passer. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
#INSTANWETRUST
