AnubisADL wrote:nixluva wrote:Also remember that this is a player that we're looking at when he was 19 and 20. Obviously immature early on. Shot selection and bad judgement kind of go with the territory. I really don't see these as insurmountable problems yet. I think we'll see if he's starting to mature this season. I think even he would tell you that he wasn't always acting in a mature manner early on. This could be the start of this young man finally "GETTING IT". He was getting better last year before he went down.I expect that he'll be more like 16/8/2/2 with 30+ minutes a game.
Im not in love with stats because I see young guys put up stats on losing teams around the league. If Randolph isn't contributing toward wins then who cares.
You see guys getting 3, 5 & 8 Blocks a game around the league? 2, 4 & 5 asts games from the PF spot? Man you need to go back and look at those numbers again and think about it for second. Those flashes are scary good. He just needs to develop a bit more consistency and you're talkin about an All Star here. Remember he was just starting to get consistent starter minutes at 20 yrs old. He's undoubtedly going to get better, stronger and more relaxed as a pro. I laughed at the kid when he got dunked on and pouted, but I also realized he had talent and was intrigued about the idea we might trade for him. I had no idea it was gonna actually happen. I thought Nellie would come to his senses or someone there would step up and stop him from trading the kid. I'm glad no one did. AR can be all that Odom was supposed to be and more, cuz he's got fire in his belly.
