Monday, March 9, 2009

Who Is: Anthony Randolph?


Wanted to do a quick rundown of my favorite Warrior player. Ever since Monta revealed how bad Mississippi schooling really was (50th in the US if you were wondering) by ruining his career with a moped I've been on a search for a new favorite Warrior. SJax thinks he's the franchise yet routinely has 7 turnover games, Jamal Crawford can't play D, and Corey Maggette is...well, Corey Maggette. I was thinking of making Brandan Wright my new favorite player, but he plays like a scared girl. Apparently this isn't a good trait when your role is as the team's "enforcer," not to mention he's injury prone.

This all led me to Anthony Randolph. A man that plays with so much passion and intensity that it reminds me of a blacked out KG. This is a good and a bad thing.

KG is an amazing player and an amazing talent but he has a habit of totally blacking out with intensity during games lately, and AR seems to do the same. If he can control this intesnity, AR could be one of the best players in the NBA. To further the KG comparison, KG had a ton of flaws his rookie season. Many GMs said he would never make it and noted that his jumpshot was too flat. What did KG do? Put on weight and added arc/range to his jumper. What does AR need to do? Add weight and range to his jumper. If he puts in serious offseason time, AR could be a starter next season. The whole is he a 4 or a 3 deabte is ridiculous at this point. He's a 4 who wishes he was a 3. Kinda like a rookie season Lamar Odom.

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