First off he looks a heckuva lot like Zach Randolph. But the point here is how do you play with BOTH Okafor and Randle?

BRIGGS wrote:

First off he looks a heckuva lot like Zach Randolph. But the point here is how do you play with BOTH Okafor and Randle?

I don't see why you couldn't play Okafor and Randle together. One is a Center the other a power forward.

BRIGGS wrote:

Vmart wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

First off he looks a heckuva lot like Zach Randolph. But the point here is how do you play with BOTH Okafor and Randle?

I don't see why you couldn't play Okafor and Randle together. One is a Center the other a power forward.

Im not sure about the D and spacing w those two.

Okafor is going to be a hell of a defensive player. Don't let what you saw in college mess with you. He was told to stay on the floor and avoid foul trouble. He played his role to a national championship. I guarantee you if Towns was on Duke coach K would have told him the same.

You see how Memphis plays with Gasol and Zack the Lakers would do the same. Randle showed good range on his jumpers.

Talked about this a few days back -- if the Lakers still covet Melo, give me a package built around Randle (would need some kind of assurance that's he's healthy -- current medical reports, maybe permission to sit in on one of his workouts? -- and likewise, grant them access to Melo so they can verify his health), Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown, pick 27 and/or pick 34 or a 1st round pick in next year's draft. Put that together with pick 4, maybe a high 2nd round pick we can hopefully purchase for cash, a couple of standout young DL FAs and 2-4 key NBA FAs -- that's a pretty damn good rebuild on the fly. I prefer that incoming potential package from the Lakers over what we gave Denver to get Melo...The Lakers may balk at this (I probably would if I were them) but then again, they may like the star power with Kobe/Melo along with whoever at pick 2, plus their cap room to attract some key FAs and be thinking 'showtime'... If I'm Phil, I'd push hard for this trade...Sell it as Kobe teaming up with Melo (something both would want) and whatever difference-maker they get with pick #2 (the key here for them is they get Melo AND keep pick 2). I'd even throw in any combination of THJ, Early and/or Galloway (all replaceable) to sweeten the pot and make this work. Run it by Jeanie, Phil. Nothing to lose... Not only am I concerned with Melo's health both short and long-term, I just don't see him as the key piece to lead, to make sure whoever we pick at 4 gets acclimated and made to feel like a top player and take this team to where we all want it to go. I mean you even got Jared Dudley calling him the most overrated player in the game recently for Pete's sake, saying he's no Lebron, can't lead, doesn't mesh well with his teammates and doesn't make anyone around him better. All true and if you don't want to listen to Dudley, Chauncey Billups said similar stuff a month or so ago. I'm tellin' ya man -- if there's even a chance we can pull this off, you do this move and don't look back.