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[QUOTE="Scottzer, post: 5316412, member: 5571"]
Re: Emeka vs Clingan, while I get Clingan’s size is insane and he clearly had the ability to alter or negate shot attempts, we forget the impact of Castle on that D.  Clingan alone or Castle alone had about the same defensive metrics on that team - it was when both were on the court that 24 defense was elite.  If Castle doesn’t shut down the other team’s best perimeter player, Donovan just isn’t going to be two places at once.

If you look at Emeka’s win shares, he’s at 9.9 in 04.  6 plus of those are on the defensive side.  Clingan gets under 3 - (I think this metric is undervaluing Clingan, but the point is that Emeka was absolutely elite).

If you need to grab a rebound at the end of the game, I’ll take Okafor all day long.  If you’re in a rock fight Okafor can score down low.  I can’t imagine Okafor couldn’t play in Hutley’s system - imagine the lobs he could grab.  He was .599 fg% his junior year - I bet that gets to Samson like %, but with real volume.

I’m not sure if I’d go Okafor or a pg.  If pg, im between Newton and Kemba - might take Newton for the size and ability to see over the defense, but i loved Kemba and his leadership might be needed on a team following a down year.
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