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Heyward said:
Towns isnt near as good as Okafor offensively but defensively he's already elite.

Some people have said they'd consider Towns over Okafor.

Okafor is horrible on defense, and is a bad FT shooter.

Towns ALSO is a very good FT shooter.

Melo is 32 and has MAYBE 2 good years left coming off surgery, yeah.

Rim protection is very important in the NBA.
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Melo is 30 and coming off the best 2 seasons of his career.......go back in the corner.
 
In transition, Okafor runs well and can work in space. On defense, his catcher’s mitt hands allow him to spear rebounds in space, and because he’s quick off the ground, he can affect shots as the shooter is going up with the ball.

On free throws, his motion is pure, but releases the ball too far behind his head, causing a jerk in the release and affecting his percentage. If he works on the release, this should turn into a strength as well.

Many fans, media, and scouts are obsessed with the indefinable “upside” that causes a different player to be hyped up each week as the new, shiny toy. While a player like Karl Towns is the definition of quick twitch athleticism, he is very raw. Jahlil Okafor is anything but raw. Opponents have never game-planned around one player when facing Duke like Coach K has seen this year with Okafor, and some fans don’t seem to understand that EVERYTHING Duke does well is based on Big Jah, the #1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and the reason there are some pro teams are taking on the “lose more for Okafor” mentality.
 
gilesfan said:
This data might be slightly dated but:

Per 40: pts, reb, ast, stl, blks

Okafor 27/12/2.0/1.2/2.3

Towns 17/14/2.2/0.8/4.9

I would say taking Towns is the much larger risk. Rim protection is great, but you can't be a negative on offense either and projecting Towns offensive ability is pretty tough at this point.

Would you take Mahinmi over Kelly O. from Boston?

Would you take Kyle O' Quinn over Stephen Adams?
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Only thing with Towns is he doesnt get CLOSE to the touches Okafor does on offense.

More i watch him, i'd consider taking him over Okafor.

Since UK has an all-star team and is a legit 9-10 deep.
 
BRule said:
Let me know when a team full of Korvers wins a ring....until then, superstars will always end up with the ring.
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How'd SA win last year then and probably should have won the year before then?

Duncan still at his age is an elite rim protector and Splitter is very good as well on that end.

SA is hardly loaded with superstars.
 
Heyward said:
How'd SA win last year then and probably should have won the year before then?

Duncan still at his age is an elite rim protector and Splitter is very good as well on that end.

SA is hardly loaded with superstars.
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Please stop posting, please.
 
Towns > Okafor at the next level.

He's a lot better offensively than most people seem to think. Not close to the elite talent of Okafor, but he's also a monster defensively.
 
BRule said:
Please stop posting, please.
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SA didnt have superstars.

Duncan was good but didnt carry them.

TP you could argue, Leonard was good but inconsistent, same with Ginobli.

Spurs arent the norm, they were loaded with depth and had 6-7 guys who could score 20+ on any given night.

Still, you and your buddy giles underrate rim protection.
 
holden said:
Towns > Okafor at the next level.

He's a lot better offensively than most people seem to think. Not close to the elite talent of Okafor, but he's also a monster defensively.
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Good post, cant stand UK, but more i see of Towns, i'm starting to lean this way.
 
BRule said:
In transition, Okafor runs well and can work in space. On defense, his catcher’s mitt hands allow him to spear rebounds in space, and because he’s quick off the ground, he can affect shots as the shooter is going up with the ball.

On free throws, his motion is pure, but releases the ball too far behind his head, causing a jerk in the release and affecting his percentage. If he works on the release, this should turn into a strength as well.

Many fans, media, and scouts are obsessed with the indefinable “upside” that causes a different player to be hyped up each week as the new, shiny toy. While a player like Karl Towns is the definition of quick twitch athleticism, he is very raw. Jahlil Okafor is anything but raw. Opponents have never game-planned around one player when facing Duke like Coach K has seen this year with Okafor, and some fans don’t seem to understand that EVERYTHING Duke does well is based on Big Jah, the #1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and the reason there are some pro teams are taking on the “lose more for Okafor” mentality.
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A player who isn't raw at 18 is a bad sign to me. It kind of screams that there isn't any projection left in him.
 
Heyward said:
SA didnt have superstars.

Duncan was good but didnt carry them.

TP you could argue, Leonard was good but inconsistent, same with Ginobli.

Spurs arent the norm, they were loaded with depth and had 6-7 guys who could score 20+ on any given night.

Still, you and your buddy giles underrate rim protection.
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Why are you still posting? This is embarrassing
 
Heyward said:
Only thing with Towns is he doesnt get CLOSE to the touches Okafor does on offense.

More i watch him, i'd consider taking him over Okafor.

Since UK has an all-star team and is a legit 9-10 deep.
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Of course Towns doesn't because he's not nearly as good offensively.
 
BRule said:
Why are you still posting? This is embarrassing
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You dont have to respond to my posts, or ignore me, its a free country.

Like i care what you think, you dont have a damn clue about basketball.
 
Heyward said:
You dont have to respond to my posts, or ignore me, its a free country.

Like i care what you think, you dont have a damn clue about basketball.
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You said the Spurs don't have stars....there's nothing left to say to you.
 
BRule said:
Why are you still posting? This is embarrassing
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Why do you care?

You dont have to respond to my posts, or put me on ignore if you dont want to see my posts.

But you can continue to get owned in basketball debates since you clearly dont have a clue about it.
 
Heyward said:
Why do you care?

You dont have to respond to my posts, or put me on ignore if you dont want to see my posts.

But you can continue to get owned in basketball debates since you clearly dont have a clue about it.
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I mean, it's just sad......
 
BRule said:
You said the Spurs don't have stars....there's nothing left to say to you.
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Duncan at 38-39 isnt a star even though he keeps playing at an insane level.

Kawhi cant carry a team as the #1 option.

I'll give you Parker as a "star", ok.

One star, maybe two if you want to count Duncan.
 
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