Since I am in the Sixers market, and see a lot of their games, I'm glad to see so much discussion about Okafor regardless of what started it.
He's the best talent to come onto the team in a long, long time, and like many people have said, I have to remind myself - he's college sophomore age. Such fantastic low post footwork and ball handling already.
Sure his game is not perfect, but I think we're comparing the rookie Okafor to 'finished product' Duncan, among others. His natural ability in the post is just beautiful to watch - too bad the rest of the team burns the eyes. He has those abilities you want bigs to have but can't teach.
Also shocked at the indictment of his defense. I just watched him completely shut down KAT two nights ago, and from my viewing so far, no big has gotten the better of him this year.
Steve is 100% right on this - if Philly moves him, they are right back to square one, and alot of people should be cleaning out offices. Build everything around him - run the offense thru him, get the rest used to spacing and handling double teams (this is uncharted territory for this squad).