NBA: 2018/2019 Regular Season/Trade Deadline/Playoff/Finals/Free Agency/Draft Thread
Jan 27, 2019 22:08:41 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 22:08:41 GMT
I noticed that the other day. Okafor is someone I'll always look up now and then, throughout his career, and wonder...
Guy has all the talent in the world - was just slow on 'D', and was an old school '5' - league isn't about that anymore.
But he still has a place in the league - i.e. 10-15 minutes a game as a backup '5' - was hoping he'd turn into a stretch '4' - but he'd get absolutely obliterated on the perimeter in today's game being he's too slow footed to guard even '5's for an extended period of time - and looks like he's stuck in cement at times guarding wings.
But he has a place in the league.
Just not a star or starter. Nothing wrong with that.
Have to pick the right matchups/opportunities in a game to bring him off the bench and spot him some minutes - you can't roll with him as a 36 minute a game starting '5'.
Went on a Vegan diet. Looks like a different guy. Got more 'cut' and 'toned' a bit.
Hopefully he continues to succeed and stick around and his dad shuts up and stays off Twitter making a fool out himself for years.