On the afternoon of February 23, the Bobcats had an intrasquad game with each half lasting 10 minutes.
Okafor's performance pleasantly surprised Zhang Yang!
He could score quickly on the fast break like Bosh, Randolph, and Chandler.
He could provide solid rim protection like Kwame Brown and Dampier.
He could score from close range by playing physical like Nene and Kaman.
He could handle the ball calmly like Duncan...
Although his fast-break scoring wasn't as good as Stoudemire's or Howard's, his rim protection wasn't as good as Yao Ming's or Duncan's, and his interior scoring wasn't comparable to that of contemporaries like Gasol and Boozer, he possessed all the skills a frontcourt player should have, and he was excellent at all of them!
The key thing was that Okafor was only in his sophomore year, and he had even wasted one summer putting on weight and half a season losing it without playing!
"So this is what the unbulked Emeka Okafor used to be like!" Zhang Yang exclaimed.
