thebuzzardman wrote:seren wrote:cgmw wrote:You’re one of the most knowledgeable posters on here, so I’ll ask...
What similarities do you see? Sure looks like a ridiculous reach to me.
Yeah you are right. It is a bit of a reach. The point is we got another one dimensional front court player who put up numbers on a losing team. But yeah obviously Randle is at the very least not give up on basketball
It's really still an apples to oranges comparison.
Curry was an indifferent defender. Randle has had the reputation. And there the comparison ends. Randle is a much more versatile offensive player, which he should be, as he's more a PF, so he should be. Edge Curry as pure lost post scorer, but Randle has some ability in the post, plus Randle can put the ball on the floor and pass like Curry never could. Randle can also function as a small ball 5, so he can play two positions, which helps, while Curry was strictly a C.
Finally, Curry was acquired in a trade, which cost 2 first rounders, while Randle was a FA.
A better comparison is Amare. Also a FA. Also a PF. Also not the best defender. Amare a better post player and probably a better jump shooter, but that's debatable. I'd give Randle the edge over Amare as a passer. Still different players, as Amare was primarily a P&R finisher and post player, and amazing at the first and pretty good at the 2nd, if not exactly a traditional post up big. More like post and face and blow by defenders.
The big difference between Randle and Amare or Eddy is that Randle probably has 10 good years ahead of him on a team-friendly contract.
