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[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];781554 said:
and he'll be sitting on the bench during crunch time unless he fixes a lot of things.

He has been doing a lot better as of late offensively. Still has a ways to go, but I think he has turned a corner in his offensive development.
 
I won't wait for the draft if we win a top 3 on lotto night I'll be ordering season tickets immediately.

Me too.

Seriously
 
LMAO.

1) Randle hasn't done too much against athletic defenders that are the same size as he is. He struggles when he can't bully his way through players, and he isn't going to bully his way through players in the NBA.

2) His wingspan is 6'11". Pretty much the only NBA PF's with wingspans at that length or smaller are athletic freaks (Blake Griffin) or very skilled players (Kevin Love). Randle is neither of those.

3) He's slow defensively, and he doesn't anticipate well. He'll get abused by any PF with any semblance of athleticism and a face-up game.

4) Zach Randolph is a terrible comparison, because Randolph has a wingspan of about 7'4-7'5. That makes a huge difference. We all know how much you love size…that's a difference of 4-5"…that's a lot. Plus Randolph is much more polished.

5) Randle is a darker skinned Tyler Hansbrough. They both generated at least 1/3 of their points in college from the FT line, and Hansbrough didn't get the calls in the NBA that he got in college. Average defenders who bullied defenses around, relying on the refs to help them out. Randle ain't all that great.

Only part I would really disagree with the Hansbrough/Randle comp is that Randle is a wider body, which will help him in the NBA.
 
[video=youtube_share;LXt5JtlWnps]https://youtu.be/LXt5JtlWnps

Wiggins 41 pt game...

Wiggins sure has good length.... and extremely long strides.
Runs like a gazelle. Tons of bounce too.
Damn i want wiggins
 
Btw, Randle's problems are mostly attributed to his handles needing more work than he realized coming out of HS. He's a beast that is majorly tempered by his lacking confidence in holding his dribble in tight traffic. He can beat a press as a point fwd in the open court but has work to do handling it in the lane with multiple guys swiping at the ball.

That's the difference of the once-hype and now.
 
Gordon's handle is sick for his size.

Every game I watch of his, he gets super excited after making a coast-to-coast play.

His better offensive play combined with your incessant pimping of him has me feeling better about ending up with gordon.

Same goes for smart due to some of you guys (spy) liking him.

Might as well start liking those players so im not disappointed on draft day
 
His better offensive play combined with your incessant pimping of him has me feeling better about ending up with gordon.

Same goes for smart due to some of you guys (spy) liking him.

Might as well start liking those players so im not disappointed on draft day

Yes, accept the letdown now.
 
Gordon's handle is sick for his size.

Every game I watch of his, he gets super excited after making a coast-to-coast play.

Didn't someone post some evidence that he's 6'6 w/o shoes ? I don't know but I think his handle is loose and I don't think he can get away with it other than transition and early offense. But I get that you like Aaron Gordon and will seek every opportunity to pimp him ;)
 
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