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Following potential 2014 draftees

The Thriller said:
LOL!

Case in point.

Who said Randle was a great defender? Please find this quote for me.

See how some of these folks react? It's all or nothing.

Let me spell it out for you: Randle isn't Dwight Howard. But he isn't close to being boozer.

I see no reason why Randle isn't, won't be, and won't continue to be a good defender. Is he elite? Nope. But it's pretty clear when folks criticize his defense it's only to grasp at straws. Typically, it's used by those (in general) trying to diminish his accomplishments while exaggerating Gordon's.
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You should talk to your doctor about lithium. jus sayin
 
spycam1 said:
Paul George comes to mind.
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Could be, but he is a strange exception as he was still growing quite a bit after he was drafted and he played for a pathetic Fresno team coming off suspension, so some of his talent was well hidden. He could have been an all world defender in Fresno and it wouldn't have mattered much, as his guy could throw it to someone else for the layup.
 
Watch the games Thriller Christ. Randle sometimes puts in the effort, but his lack of height and alligator arms limit him on defense. There was at least 2 times I recall that he didn't even make it to half court on a fast break when he was on D. Kentucky's Lee and Dakari even managed to make it down the court.

Another thing I don't like about Randle: He plays out of control. I can remember a few times where Randle got the ball on the perimeter and didn't drive to the basket with reckless abandon and throw up a wild shot. If he mixed in pull up J's or even drove with more control I would like the aggressiveness.

I'm just not a Randle fan. I like Poythress as much as Randle so I may be crazy. Poythress' D and athleticism is impressive. With our second round pick if he declares and falls, I would take him in a heartbeat. IIRC, last year he had confidence issues and not having the drive. Watching him this year for the 10+ games I've watched of Kentucky show me that he has improved. He crashes the offensive boards so hard and has had some really nice drives along the way too. I've been wrong and right through the years; Right-Loved Paul George, Hibbert, Stephenson, Kawhi Leonard and Matthews and really liked Bradley Beal. I thought wrong- Almond was going to be great, CJ a solid starter, Burks nothing more than an average 6th man and Derrick Williams a star. I loved the Trey Burke pick, but time will tell with that. Point is we all have wrong and right, but my opinion is Randle isn't worthy of a top 10 pick. You can disagree all you want and I respect that, but that's my stance on Randle.

Oh and Thriller, quit acting all tough guy and that you are right on every freakin topic.
 
theres definitely a bunch of Centers that are much better defensively than they were in college, DeAndre Jordan is probably the best example but its tough judging blocks in the nba vs blocks in college.

Mike Conley Jr has improved alot on defense since college
 
framer said:
Could be, but he is a strange exception as he was still growing quite a bit after he was drafted and he played for a pathetic Fresno team coming off suspension, so some of his talent was well hidden. He could have been an all world defender in Fresno and it wouldn't have mattered much, as his guy could throw it to someone else for the layup.
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Paul George has gone on record saying he didn't like playing defense in college. It wasn't till he got to the NBA and was really taught how to do it that it became an integral part of his game.
 
Favors Flave said:
Watch the games Thriller Christ. Randle sometimes puts in the effort, but his lack of height and alligator arms limit him on defense. There was at least 2 times I recall that he didn't even make it to half court on a fast break when he was on D. Kentucky's Lee and Dakari even managed to make it down the court.

Another thing I don't like about Randle: He plays out of control. I can remember a few times where Randle got the ball on the perimeter and didn't drive to the basket with reckless abandon and throw up a wild shot. If he mixed in pull up J's or even drove with more control I would like the aggressiveness.

I'm just not a Randle fan. I like Poythress as much as Randle so I may be crazy. Poythress' D and athleticism is impressive. With our second round pick if he declares and falls, I would take him in a heartbeat. IIRC, last year he had confidence issues and not having the drive. Watching him this year for the 10+ games I've watched of Kentucky show me that he has improved. He crashes the offensive boards so hard and has had some really nice drives along the way too. I've been wrong and right through the years; Right-Loved Paul George, Hibbert, Stephenson, Kawhi Leonard and Matthews and really liked Bradley Beal. I thought wrong- Almond was going to be great, CJ a solid starter, Burks nothing more than an average 6th man and Derrick Williams a star. I loved the Trey Burke pick, but time will tell with that. Point is we all have wrong and right, but my opinion is Randle isn't worthy of a top 10 pick. You can disagree all you want and I respect that, but that's my stance on Randle.

Oh and Thriller, quit acting all tough guy and that you are right on every freakin topic.
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You would most definitely be crazy.
 
Jazz need:

-A go to scorer
-Defensive stopper
-preferably a wing player

We need Wiggins.

Let the other teams figure out this whole Randle vs Gordon vs Smart crap
 
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