Skates wrote:Looking back at more Okafor stuff, he really is an amazing ballhandler for a big man, both with his passing (more efficient than flashy) and his dribbling from both face up and back to the basket positions as well as dribbling out of double teams.
As for a jumpshot, I love the fact that he knows how to use the glass. Like many other things he does that is a lost art for most players now.
I wonder if the foul shooting is the same issue Shaq had with difficulty because his hands are almost too big. He has a very soft touch everywhere else, I think he can improve that over time to around 70%.
Defensively he looks decent as a one on one post defender, though getting in top shape will help that. I don't she him ever being the pure help defender that Noel and Embiid can be, but if he stays near the rim he can defend it well enough, a nice fit with Noel working on D from outside in and off the weakside.
Not a perfect player, but damn, he's good.
Agreed.
I'm not sure if he will ever shoot 70% from the line, but he has a comprehensive offfensive game from within 12-15 ft. I mean, he really is a highly skilled and dominant player in that part of the game.
I watched him play a number of times this year, but have started watching a lot more highlights of him recently, and so many of the moves that he makes will dominate single defense even in the NBA.
He not only has the great footwork, great hands, and a soft touch, but he has a ton of post moves, and really uses leverage very well to make his imposing physical gifts even more effective. What I mean is that, even if he was playing against someone with equal or better physical gifts like a Drummond, or Cousins he still uses leverage so well to claim space that he will still be unstoppable a lot of the time.
If his defense was as good as his offense we would be talking about Tim Duncan. Unfortunately, it isn't, but he can still improve in that area with focus, and conditioning.
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