Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:09 pm    Post subject: Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?

Would Randle be ranked higher than these two if he were a true rookie in the 2015 draft?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:13 pm    Post subject:

I rate OKafor and Towns above Embiid, so I would say no
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:13 pm    Post subject:

I think Randle would probably go third or fourth in this draft but that dose not mean that Randle can't turn out to be the better player. Only time will tell that.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:13 pm    Post subject:

I'm in the minority, but I like Randle more than either KAT or Okafor. I'm really, really high on him.

I don't think KAT is going to be a superstar, but he's going to be something close to it. Like 18/11 with great shooting. Julius has the potential to be a superstar.


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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:15 pm    Post subject:

Next season will essentially be Randle's rookie season so this question will be answered in time, but I would say No.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:17 pm    Post subject:

I couldn't discern in the 14 minutes of play.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:19 pm    Post subject:

Will next season be Julius' rookie year?

I thought I heard something last year that the NBA wouldn't count 14-15 season. Can someone confirm?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:19 pm    Post subject:

yinoma2001 wrote:
I couldn't discern in the 14 minutes of play.


This, times a million.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:19 pm    Post subject:

Can we just wait until any of those guys actually play against NBA talent to decide?
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:20 pm    Post subject:

Don't you guys think having two young big men might bring out the best out of each other? Both would be competing for minutes and for the starting lineup alongside love/gasol/ or boozer
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:26 pm    Post subject:

The Fever wrote:
Will next season be Julius' rookie year?

I thought I heard something last year that the NBA wouldn't count 14-15 season. Can someone confirm?


Think he can ask the NBA to make an exception or something. He can be a "rookie" next season if he wants to.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:37 pm    Post subject:

Even after smoking a lot of crack I think that Randle is the inferior player to these two gentlemen. But I did just smoke a lot of crack, so ...
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:51 pm    Post subject:

Teams will always draft centers with potential over anyone else. You simply can't pass up on that kind of potential.

I think Randle is more likely to be a better player than Towns or Okafor, but it's hard to say until we've seen them for a few seasons.

I just know Randle is far more skilled and athletic than most people initially thought. Randle should have been a top 3 pick in last years draft, but I think his foot injury and his agent scared other teams away.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?

15 wrote:
Would Randle be ranked higher than these two if he were a true rookie in the 2015 draft?


If Randle were in this draft class, he'd probably be chosen right around the same place as he was last year -- 6th or 7th.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?

activeverb wrote:
15 wrote:
Would Randle be ranked higher than these two if he were a true rookie in the 2015 draft?


If Randle were in this draft class, he'd probably be chosen right around the same place as he was last year -- 6th or 7th.


I disagree. If he was coming off a healthy season at Kentucky he would easily be in the top three or four IMO
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?

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15 wrote:
Would Randle be ranked higher than these two if he were a true rookie in the 2015 draft?


If Randle were in this draft class, he'd probably be chosen right around the same place as he was last year -- 6th or 7th.


I disagree. If he was coming off a healthy season at Kentucky he would easily be in the top three or four IMO


He wouldn't get enough mins to showcase like Lyles.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:15 pm    Post subject:

Out of sight, out of mind... I can't even properly recall Randle's skill set and how it would fit with either Towns or Okafor. (I mean, I remember on paper, but the images of him playing are now thin in my mind.... signs of age. )
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:15 pm    Post subject:

I would have Randle ranked higher than Okafor and Towns.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Is Randle the better player compared to Towns/Okafor?

bandiger wrote:
Troublesome626 wrote:
activeverb wrote:
15 wrote:
Would Randle be ranked higher than these two if he were a true rookie in the 2015 draft?


If Randle were in this draft class, he'd probably be chosen right around the same place as he was last year -- 6th or 7th.


I disagree. If he was coming off a healthy season at Kentucky he would easily be in the top three or four IMO


He wouldn't get enough mins to showcase like Lyles.


Lyles wouldn't get minuets with Randle ahead of him.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:17 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:18 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:10 pm    Post subject:

Definitely no. I think he would be #4 to #7.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:15 pm    Post subject:

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If you can post a valid and justified opinion without being obnoxious about it, than you have nothing to worry about.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:17 pm    Post subject:

kikanga wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
I couldn't discern in the 14 minutes of play.


This, times a million.


I won't piss on the only good news we've had for almost 2 years, but let's keep things in perspective...None of these guys have played in the NBA yet, we have no clue how these guys are going to pan out. In fact, if Sac came to me right now and wanted the pick for DeMarcus I'd do it in a heartbeat!
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