Jahlil Okafor to Hawks

[sturt]

If you want... and I want... to see a viable positive role that we mainly know Okafor could fill for us, it's this...

He gives McM a legit 4th quarter option to play offense/defense even after BigO2 gets back.

That could be valuable.

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, JTB said:

*Okungwu is the one special talent that fits the modern  nba and can play at both big man spots no hesitation.

He’s about to show us a whooooole lot more. Just hoping he rehabs well to get out there by January. 
 

Agree overall though I do like our big man and overall depth.

[MaceCase]

I feel like the best that Jah has to offer, Gallo also does but in a much more dynamic manner.  And Jah's defense under FIBA rules during the Olympics didn't inspire confidence either even though you'd suspect that no defensive 3 in the key would benefit a stiff like him.

[Gray Mule]

7 hours ago, terrell said:

Yeah I agree. He can get some buckets..I just dont understand why he isnt better at rebounding.  I mean the guy has a 7'5 wingspan..Id expect him to at least grab more boards..Offense has never been his problem..Its defense and rebounding....He would be an ALL NBA player(offensively) back in the 80's/ 90's based off some of his highlights for sure..He's taking Drummond to school......

 

WOW!  And we get him for free!  How great is this!  Travis strikes again!

Some of you say, "He'll never make our team."  That's OK.  That means that either he's not this good or we are really, really fine.  Either way, this is a great move.  Rumors have the Hawks trading these players for that player.  Two or three for one.  Consolidate.  Yet, here we are.  Losing nothing and gaining an experienced big for nothing.

This is like receiving money from home when you hadn't ask for it!!

[kg01]

12 hours ago, thecampster said:

Don't make me bring up the draft thread. You know I will!

Oh man, we jus' gonna let these threats go unpunished?

I demand we purge this "draft thread" so no one will be able to use anyone's faulty draft opinions against them ever again.

Where's a mod when you need one?

[Spud2nique]

55 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Oh man, we jus' gonna let these threats go unpunished?

I demand we purge this "draft thread" so no one will be able to use anyone's faulty draft opinions against them ever again.

Where's a mod when you need one?

NA of old C is the chit. Love me some Laney.

[swanlee]

For our 15th player he is pretty good depth, not going to complain about shoring up what was probably our only slight weakness is depth at Center

[hazer]

Is there better NBA depth at C in the NBA?

CC/(OO)/Dieng/Jah/JC

[kg01]

51 minutes ago, hazer said:

Is there better NBA depth at C in the NBA?

CC/(OO)/Dieng/Jah/JC

It's not not true, that's for sure.

#Purgethe2018DraftThread

[Sothron]

I feel that if Okafor had been able to play in the 80's or 90's he's at least a two or three time All Star. He can score in the low post and rebound. I kinda feel bad for him that he just happened to be playing in the wrong era for him. 

This is a solid pickup for us. It costs us nothing to have him on the roster. He's there as needed and we know what he can do. That's not a bad thing.

[benhillboy]

On 9/16/2021 at 1:09 PM, sturt said:

Whoa.

Just watched those highlights.

And that has to be the most underwhelming #1 I think I've ever seen.

Keep reminding me, please.

Allow Anthony Bennett to introduce himself by hitting you over the head with a hammer.  Everyone involved in that pick should be jailed for 90 days.

[benhillboy]

He had a positive 100 possession rating his two years in NO by a pretty healthy 4 point average, I’m sure Nate can get him up to speed where he doesn’t hurt us with his team-low IQ. Then his paint shooting efficiency and offensive rebounding can help.

Edited September 17, 2021 by benhillboy

[JayBirdHawk]

I have no expectations of him.

If he snags the final 15th spot I'm hoping he provides a positive impact in whatever minutes he does get. 

[sturt]

There really is a lot to like about the parts of his game where there is something to like. I'm not sure that anyone back before he was drafted really could have imagined that those things to like would have been so sabotaged by what there isn't to like that he'd be relegated to some team's 15th man. But here we are.

For old time's sake, I thought this might be fun to re-live...

 

[Spud2nique]

Coming out I thought he would be like an Eddy Curry type. Even that didn’t really happen cuz Eddy was hot for a min back in the day. 
 

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by Spud2nique

[dalamchops]

okafor's rookie reason was better than any of eddy curry's except 06-07. if you want to talk about bad defense/reb, curry was even worse. okafor probably would've put up a couple 20ppg seasons if it weren't for embiid getting drafted onto the same team.

[benhillboy]

He makes our team just a little bit more impervious to injury.  We’re like the Lakers with a 20 years younger team average age.

Ideally I wanna see him around 8-10 per, which would mean we’re regularly blowing teams out.  But if he has to increase to about 15 in a jam I’m not too concerned.  Just as long as those screens look like a 270 pound man who wants to win.

[benhillboy]

He hasn’t exactly had elite coaching in his career.  Brett Brown and Alvin Gentry smh.  This should be his most fulfilling season simply based off winning and learning in practice under Nate Dogg.

[thecampster]

If he stays, Clint might be the perfect defensive mentor for him because everything he does poorly on defense, Clint does well. If Clint had his body he'd be all NBA.

[ATLHawks3]

8 minutes ago, thecampster said:

If he stays, Clint might be the perfect defensive mentor for him because everything he does poorly on defense, Clint does well. If Clint had his body he'd be all NBA.

He's too slow footed to become anything more than an average defender.