Originally posted by <b>Devastator</b>!
Wouldn't there be a chance that Okafor would have to take time to develop? Even though he's a beast, everyone has to take at least a year or so to get used to the team's style of play. I'm not sure how long we'd have to "wait" for him to get used to the team, because he's already great on defense, so I can see why you think he'd make an immediate impact for us. I'm just trying to say we shouldn't try to rush things and hope for a permanent solution to our problems ASAP.
One thing's for sure though, Chandler and Okafor would probably be the best defensive frontcourt in the league if both of them are able to stay healthy and develop correclty.
Okafor is a much smarter player than Curry. I think it would take some time to adjust, but he works faster than Curry. I look at it like Hinrich and Crawford. Hinrich was the smarter player coming out of college, and hes adjusted right away because of it. Crawford has taken a few seasons to become what he is. Okafor is a hard worker, Curry is not. Okafor does the basic fundamentals of being a big man (rebound, defense), Curry does not. Curry is perhaps the better scorer, but Okafor has amazing work ethic. He may not be trailing Curry in the scoring department for long. I hate how one dimentional Curry is, it makes me sick.
I think we should keep Curry until we get an Okafor type replacement. With our record being so bad, and Orlando probably going to make a playoff run, Okafor is a huge possibility. There is no reason to keep taking such a huge risk by keeping Curry, when we can get a guy who will atleast rebound and play defense much better than EC from the get go, and will probably end up being a franchise player. We keep waiting on a player who may or may not be the player we want him to be, but we dont have to wait. The risk is unnecessary
Plus the fact Curry will probably build his trade value up again this summer by beating up on summer league players. There is not too many of those summers left, he is getting too old and people will catch on. We can get a good SF in exchange for him, and draft Okafor. That gives us some fresh faces to make us forget about the nightmare of a season this year, plus its a more talented squad, and we'd have a full offseason with Skiles... Everyones progress would be monitored. I like smart players, I dont think Curry fits that description. Imagine a backcourt led by the intelligent Hinrich, and a frontcourt led by the intelligent Okafor.
After all, basketball is 80% mental, 40% physical.
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