At this point it is not realistic to talk about Booth as a "replacement" for Bradley. He is a second year player who has shown promising statistical promise (I say that because I haven't seen much of him since his Penn State days), while playing against bench caliber players for a horrible team in the horrible Eastern Conference. That is not to say that he might not be a good player, but the "might" is the important part of that statement. He is injured, and has not really shown enough for anyone to be able to confidently assert that he will be able to bring what Bradley does to the table. After all, Lorenzo Williams was among the lead leaders in shot blockers in the NBA for a few years, but he couldn't do anything else. His rebounding was subpar for a starting center (6-8, 6-9 starting center?), and his scoring was non-existent (it's a good thing he had Popeye Jones to help hold down the paint). Bradley is a very efficient rebounder, and he doesn't hurt the team offensively. Booth is a question mark in many ways. Nice project (maybe further along than Thomas), but he is not really a solution right now...
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