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PG_AB said:
Pleiss is guaranteed next year too.
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I said able bodies.


PG_AB said:
I would say Burke can almost play some SG next to players like Exum and Burks, so there might be room for a PG...I'd also say you could look at a SG to develop because Hood can easily flex to SF, so can Alec.
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Maybe for the pg. Exum will be back. Neto should be better. We have Burke of course too. So all that makes me lean toward no but if we could get some 34 year old vet who is willing to just be a leader, sit the bench and play 15 minutes in case of injury, then I'd say yes. Kirk Hinrich who's a UFA comes to mind. Maybe Jarrett Jack if we're looking for more of an offensive-minded guy. He too is a FA. Regarding the 2. Slide Burke to SG all you want but then we'd have Burke, Hood, Burks, Hayward, and the draft pick you mentioned who can play the 2. That's unnecessary redundancy.


PG_AB said:
A 3/4 versatile type near 6'10 that can play on-ball defense would fit IMO.
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Agreed but I think this is what Lyles could become.

PG_AB said:
A 4/5 works. So does a pure 4 as a development project if Lyles shows he's ready for backup minutes by the end of the season. (JONATHAN JEANNE!!)

A pure 5 to develop makes tons of sense too. Good young C's are great pieces to trade for proven vets, there will always be a scarcity of talented 7-footers, many teams don't have even one.. Obviously we've all seen the upside of taking a flier on Gobert. The Jazz are still in a position to horde assets, IMO developing another C to showcase and drum up trade value for behind Rudy, is a no-brainer.
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Agreed. Big time. There also seems to be a decent amount of these 4/5 types this draft.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Maybe for the pg. Exum will be back. Neto should be better. We have Burke of course too. So all that makes me lean toward no but if we could get some 34 year old vet who is willing to just be a leader, sit the bench and play 15 minutes in case of injury, then I'd say yes. Kirk Hinrich who's a UFA comes to mind. Maybe Jarrett Jack if we're looking for more of an offensive-minded guy. He too is a FA. Regarding the 2. Slide Burke to SG all you want but then we'd have Burke, Hood, Burks, Hayward, and the draft pick you mentioned who can play the 2. That's unnecessary redundancy.
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Jarrett Jack isn't going to sign with Utah unless he has a chance to win the starting job. Pretty sure the Nets will re-sign him.

I don't see the need for a Kirk Hinrich type vet either. I say load up on young talent and go to war, fill the roster 1 thru 15 with assets that have potential to appreciate -- the squad will still be competitive.
 
Lyles is a pretty crappy defender

Cunning Linguist said:
I said able bodies.




Maybe for the pg. Exum will be back. Neto should be better. We have Burke of course too. So all that makes me lean toward no but if we could get some 34 year old vet who is willing to just be a leader, sit the bench and play 15 minutes in case of injury, then I'd say yes. Kirk Hinrich who's a UFA comes to mind. Maybe Jarrett Jack if we're looking for more of an offensive-minded guy. He too is a FA. Regarding the 2. Slide Burke to SG all you want but then we'd have Burke, Hood, Burks, Hayward, and the draft pick you mentioned who can play the 2. That's unnecessary redundancy.


Agreed but I think this is what Lyles could become.



Agreed. Big time. There also seems to be a decent amount of these 4/5 types this draft.
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The thing about Lyles is that his defense isn't all that bad, he is just a terrible post defender so he is easy to expose (especially when he plays next to Booker). I think he has done a solid job defending PF's out on the perimeter.
 
Deyonta Davis from MSU is averaging something like 20,10, 5.5blks per 36 mins on 65% from the field and 75% from the line. I'd like to see him declare and get drafted in the 2nd round by Utah tbh, give him a Jordan Mickey contract. He might have one-and-done 1st round talent though, part depends on how tall he is.

DX has Davis underrated as the 32nd best freshman.
 
#15 Oregon about to tip off vs 5-0 Fresno St. Watch Tyler Dorsey, Dillon Brooks and Chris Boucher, it's early but they appear built for the tournament. Boucher is the x-factor. Dorsey and Brooks are young but I'd trust them to ice games. Dorsey was $$ vs a superior Team USA squad.
 
Sluggish start from UK so far down 27-24 to Illinois St with 3 minutes to go in the 1st. Without Briscoe it'd be a double digit deficit.

Charles Matthews has been particularly mistake prone, he's gotta keep an eye out for defenders better.

Skals been invisible and Murray has made some dumb TO's and was gifted 3 ft's because of a terrible call and a terrible flop/acting job, shame on that ref.
 
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