spycam1
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Only one? Sounds like Gordon.
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Only one? Sounds like Gordon.
Doublea
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Had 15 and 12, I only saw the last few minutes, but he looked like a man. Drove it. Hit some free throws in the clutch..
seattlejazzfan
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There is no comparison between Randle and Gordon - and it has very little to do with the ability to hit FTs.
they are 2 very different players
A-Train (old)
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Wow!!! What a game! One of the best I have seen in awhile. Randle had 9 points and 9 boards at half, came out the second half and really wasn't attacking. Last 10 minutes of the game he came up big and nothing bigger than those to free throws to put them up by 3 with 14 secs left. Andrew Harrison can flat out score and Aaron as well came up clutch! Kentucky did all of this in the last minutes of the game without James Young and WCS. Makes it even more impressive.. Louisville can't complain they got two calls go their way with that ball tipped out by Van Treese and the pure block by Randle called a foul. Then it ended sweetly with Russ Smith missing a three to tie it.. What a game!
seattlejazzfan
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For those of you pimping Exum, what has he ever done in real games against good competition? Seems like all we have on him are all-star games like the Hoop Summit, or U-19 or U-17 games. I haven't done much homework on him, so it's very possible he's played and played well in some league against good competition, but I haven't seen it. The closest thing I've seen to real game production against good competition are two games in the "FIBA Oceania Championship" when he hardly got in the game and shot 33% FGs and averaged 2 ppg.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
seattlejazzfan
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Right. Randle is much better.
Doublea
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Yeah we haven't seen him against higher competition, but I don't think he would be ranked top 5 by just dominating lower competition like that. Scouts have watched him a lot, he's shown what he is, done workouts.
seattlejazzfan
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A-Train (old)
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Btw.. Giannis Adetokounmpo really didn't have much film to break down either and didn't play any real competition.
seattlejazzfan
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Where was he drafted?
This is sort of beside the point (the point is where he was drafted), but he has a PER of 11 and is playing for the worst team in the league.
but you are comparing apple and orange. randle is a traditional PF who can play down low. gordon is a all around defender who can grow as an offensive player. gordon can turn into shawn marion type. randle will most likely be like zach randolph. apple and orange IMO
i do have randle 3 spot above gordon because gordon is still too raw offensively. but raw doesn't mean he can't get better. FT is a huge concern though
A-Train (old)
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15th, but I haven't kept up on him lately.. Like two weeks ago Yahoo! Sports had an article about him being a potential superstar and a steal in the draft?
seattlejazzfan
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So I can't say Wiggins is much better than Matt Carlino because they are different players? WTF?
Different players or not, Randle is just a much better player than Gordon.
seattlejazzfan
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Again, he was drafted 15th. You take a guy who hasn't done **** in real games against real competition, you are taking a huge risk. You take that risk at 15, not top 5.
The Thriller
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If Randle is Zbo and Gordon is Matrix then you draft Randle and laugh your way all the way to the bank.
Zbo is a guy you can run your offense through. One of the most dominate posts in the game today. Matrix is a nice role player who plays well off a star offensive player like a Zbo.
The funny thing is, Randle has much more spring in his step than Zbo could ever even dream.
My question about Randle is his right hand. He has gotta develop that thing! I think eventually he will. I also really like his nastiness. The player draft needs to bring some nasty to this team of softies.
A frontline of Randle and Favors could prove to be devastating.
yes, but he is still all 'potential'. still a long way develop into a legit player. he could easily fade to being nothing. but potential is there. i kinda want players who can contribute immediately. i hate waiting for players to develop