Jahlil Okafor vs Cliff Alexander Round 2?????????

You say Round 2? Yes this would be Round 2 because they went head up last season in the Sectional Semifinal at Argo. Curie led by 10 at halftime of that game before Young came back and won the game. The individual matchup was a standoff as I was at that game watching in the stands. This is Round 1 this year with a possible Round 2 in the Marist Sectional Final this year, but that might not happen as that Sectional is full of land mines for both teams. Here's the breakdown: HEIGHT- Jahlil Okafor is 6'11", Cliff Alexander is 6'9" but Alexander makes up for lack of height with an out of this world explosiveness off the floor. Okafor is more floor bound but knows how to use his body very well to carve out space. WEIGHT-Okafor goes about 270, Alexander goes about 240 so 30 pound weight advantage for Okafor but Alexander is well put together so will not get knocked off his space in the paint. ATHLETICISM-As I have said Alexander's athleticism is off the charts as he tries to dunk anything within miles of the rim. Okafor is not athletic at all but makes up for it with his smooth play in the post, also he's a very smart player. SHOOTING-Both Okafor and Alexander have a good shooting touch out to 15 feet, Alexander has worked hard on extending his range as a shooter. Okafor can handle the ball very well for as big as he is so makes up for lack of shooting range as compared to Alexander. REBOUNDING-Both average double digits on the boards but Alexander is a better rebounder by a wide margin. To me Okafor should get more rebounds than he does but has improved in this area. SHOT BLOCKING-Alexander has a wide edge in this area too as he blocks just about anything close to the rim. Okafor has improved too but he intimidates in a different way with his size and great feet. PASSING-Okafor wins this one hands down as he has great vision in the post to find teammates. Alexander is improving in this area but has some work to do here. Also Okafor's footwork in the post is better than Alexander's.  POSTUP GAME- Okafor is better in posting up, great footwork, some of the best I've seen in a high school big man in awhile, probably since Kevin Garnett. Alexander still is a work in progress with his footwork but he has worked hard to improve this area of his game. FINALLY THIS SHOULD BE A GREAT MATCHUP AS JAHLIL OKAFOR IS RANKED #1 IN THE COUNTRY IN MOST RANKINGS, CLIFF ALEXANDER IS RANKED #2 OR #3 DEPENDING ON WHICH SCOUTING SERVICE YOU LOOK AT!!!!! WE MIGHT SEE THIS MATCHUP AGAIN IN THE MARIST SECTIONAL FINAL, BUT WILL ENJOY THIS ON FRIDAY!!!!! BY THE WAY OKAFOR IS HEADED TO DUKE AND ALEXANDER IS HEADED TO KANSAS!!!! THIS IS MY RANT FOR TODAY, LATER I WILL BREAKDOWN THE GAME!!!! GOD BLESS AND PEACE TO THE CREATURES!!!!