martin wrote:SocraticBallin22 wrote:Randle showed a lot of potential last year with the big club and a lot of teams were interested in him. It's unfair to judge him on 5 summer league games. I agree...he surprisingly didn't play well, but he's still an elite shooter and can bring at least that to a 2nd unit.
he did? Not in my book. In comparison, I thought Baker shined and Randle flopped
Tough to compare the two. If you recall, Randle would have made the team over Baker out of training camp had he not gotten injured. Also, if you recall, Baker looked terrible in the Summer League last year until Randle showed up after missing the first 2 games (says a lot about Summer League).
Baker became one of Horny's favorites and a preferred player, which got him more of an opportunity. He's a lot stronger, tougher and a better defender than Randle. Randle is a much better shooter and scorer right now. They're different types of players but both have value on a team.