Okafor or Towns? Which center is the better pick?

Post #181 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Mar 5, 2015 6:45 pm

ColdBlooded wrote:
Justwar wrote:Lee being 6'8 hurts him a lot imo

Eh, he's 6'9" with a 7'3" wingspan. Good measurements.

He's just a twig with little skill.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't measure taller than 6'9 in shoes now. He's gotten bigger since he came to Kentucky. He's a good-sized PF now. Shooting is the problem - not size.

Justwar · Post #182 » by **Justwar** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 12:01 am

That was in October

sportscrazy · Post #183 » by **sportscrazy** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 2:32 am

For Okafor I see a Greg Monroe - type of career.

For Towns I see a Tyson Chandler - type of career.

Are those fair comparisons?

djphan · Post #184 » by **djphan** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 2:57 am

ok4's better on offense than monroe...

towns is way better than chandler right now on the offensive end...

defensively.. you might be accurate for both...

No-Man · Post #185 » by **No-Man** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 7:54 am

sportscrazy wrote:For Okafor I see a Greg Monroe - type of career.

For Towns I see a Tyson Chandler - type of career.

Are those fair comparisons?

they are god awful

LloydFree · Post #186 » by **LloydFree** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 6:51 pm

sportscrazy wrote:For Okafor I see a Greg Monroe - type of career.

For Towns I see a Tyson Chandler - type of career.

Are those fair comparisons?

Okafor has more offensive potential than Monroe. He is better as a Freshman than Monroe as a Junior.

Towns isn't on Chandler's level as an athlete, and will not be anywhere near the defender that Chandler has been during his career. Offensively, Towns will outclass Tyson Chandler. Towns weakness is his low post coordination, but he is already better than Tyson Chandler in the low post. He will be exponentially better as a passer and shooter. Towns is a High Post Center/PF, who can pass and shoot. Chandler is nothing more than a guy that can roll to the basket and catch lobs.

2hard2guard · Post #187 » by **2hard2guard** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 11:29 pm

Okafor on defense is pathetic,only thing he has going is weight to push around guys in college which will be a total different story at the pro level,and given he will be a major paint guy and living on the foul line shooting what 55% is a horror ! The other issue is defending bigs in the nba will be a major issue for him,also his shot will be blocked more then the avg as he has no lift.
Hopefully he is not there or not picked by the Knicks as I see him as a 15/6 stat player at best and perhaps suited as a bench player in the long run.

2hard2guard · Post #188 » by **2hard2guard** » Fri Mar 6, 2015 11:34 pm

Com pairing okafor to monroe is a laugh ! Towns & monroe is realistic to a point but okafor will nothing in the nba

RightToCensor · Post #189 » by **RightToCensor** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:31 am

Okafor has the potential of Al Jefferson
Towns has the potential of Andrew Bynum

I'd rather have a healthy Andrew Bynum.

AQuintus · Post #190 » by **AQuintus** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 2:11 am

RightToCensor wrote:Okafor has the potential of Al Jefferson

This is pretty ridiculous. Okafor is already better than Jefferson.

RightToCensor · Post #191 » by **RightToCensor** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 3:21 am

AQuintus wrote:
RightToCensor wrote:Okafor has the potential of Al Jefferson

This is pretty ridiculous. Okafor is already better than Jefferson.

Negrodamus · Post #192 » by **Negrodamus** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 3:33 am

Ruzious wrote:
ColdBlooded wrote:
Justwar wrote:Lee being 6'8 hurts him a lot imo

Eh, he's 6'9" with a 7'3" wingspan. Good measurements.

He's just a twig with little skill.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't measure taller than 6'9 in shoes now. He's gotten bigger since he came to Kentucky. He's a good-sized PF now. Shooting is the problem - not size.

His problem is that he's a shorter, skinnier, less defensively dynamic version of WCS for UK. He's an energy guy right now that can only alley oop or putback dunk as his offense. Unless he makes some serious strides this offseason, I don't see him ever really being much more than a warm body on the bench in the NBA. Towns has been (and always will be) a better player and prospect than Lee. It was never in question.

No-Man · Post #193 » by **No-Man** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 10:31 am

Well Lee is going to be the starter next season next to Skal, so we will see how he performs, but I will be surprise if he is not a 1st rounder in 2016.
Cauley-Stein is not going to be much more than a warm body on the bench either.

LloydFree · Post #194 » by **LloydFree** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 12:39 pm

RightToCensor wrote:Okafor has the potential of Al Jefferson
Towns has the potential of Andrew Bynum

I'd rather have a healthy Andrew Bynum.

I think those are fair comps.

No-Man · Post #195 » by **No-Man** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:41 pm

LloydFree wrote:
RightToCensor wrote:Okafor has the potential of Al Jefferson
Towns has the potential of Andrew Bynum

I'd rather have a healthy Andrew Bynum.

I think those are fair comps.

Okafor is a much better athlete and a much better passer Jefferson, he is also clearly bigger, and more advanced at the same stage.
Towns is not even close to be the post player that Bynum was, physically they are similar, although Bynum was a bigger and taller Center, better or more fluid athlete, but Towns game is more similar to PGasols.
The comps are terrible.

Post #196 » by **Marcus** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 2:33 pm

Fischella wrote:Well Lee is going to be the starter next season next to Skal

I'm still skeptical about Trey Lyles leaving I don't think Lee starts over him if he comes back and UK gets a legitimate wing.

No-Man · Post #197 » by **No-Man** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 2:35 pm

Marcus wrote:
Fischella wrote:Well Lee is going to be the starter next season next to Skal

I'm still skeptical about Trey Lyles leaving I don't think Lee starts over him if he comes back and UK gets a legitimate wing.

They are not in the mix for any wing, unless you think they are getting Jaylen, and Lyles is most likely gone.

Post #198 » by **Marcus** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 2:37 pm

Fischella wrote:
Marcus wrote:
Fischella wrote:Well Lee is going to be the starter next season next to Skal

I'm still skeptical about Trey Lyles leaving I don't think Lee starts over him if he comes back and UK gets a legitimate wing.

They are not in the mix for any wing, unless you think they are getting Jaylen, and Lyles is most likely gone.

So you're thinking Skal, Lee, and Lyles up front?

Not saying it will be him but is Poythress eligible to come back next year?

No-Man · Post #199 » by **No-Man** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 2:42 pm

He is, but my guess is that he leaves.
I am saying that is Ulis-Briscoe-Matthews-Lee-Labissiere for UK with Hawkins and Willis from the bench.
They might recruit someone else, but I dont see them as the favourite right now for any of the guys they are pursuing.

Post #200 » by **Ruzious** » Sat Mar 7, 2015 4:26 pm

Negrodamus wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
ColdBlooded wrote:
Eh, he's 6'9" with a 7'3" wingspan. Good measurements.

He's just a twig with little skill.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't measure taller than 6'9 in shoes now. He's gotten bigger since he came to Kentucky. He's a good-sized PF now. Shooting is the problem - not size.

His problem is that he's a shorter, skinnier, less defensively dynamic version of WCS for UK. He's an energy guy right now that can only alley oop or putback dunk as his offense. Unless he makes some serious strides this offseason, I don't see him ever really being much more than a warm body on the bench in the NBA. Towns has been (and always will be) a better player and prospect than Lee. It was never in question.

I had Towns at #1 to start the season, so I agree with you there. So some of us jumped the gun on Lee - big deal. We realize it and admitted it. He's still an interesting prospect.