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Wes Mantooth said:
The kid is an elite passer and rebounder and very solid defender. His shooting is really the only on-court issue, albeit a big one.
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The whole problem with Lonzo is not his basketball ability but his off-court baggage that comes with him.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
The kid is an elite passer and rebounder and very solid defender. His shooting is really the only on-court issue, albeit a big one.
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Twice last year I witnessed Gonzo near elbow his own teammates in the face over bunny rebounds - Randle gave him a look like "seriously you little punk?" He wanted those rebounds now~!
 
White Chocolate said:
The whole problem with Lonzo is not his basketball ability but his off-court baggage that comes with him.
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Naw I disagree he sucks, can you imagine Rudy putting up with this crap? Getting elbowed in the face over stat padding? He cares more about his reputation than his team.
 
If the Jazz can secure another late 1st/early 2nd, what do people think about Omari Spellman?

Haven't seen him mentioned, but his shooting+feel for the game at (potentially) the 4 seem like a good fit.
 
Agree, but if Wagner is gone, I think Spellman is a decent prospect. Just hoping for a rotation player (8th/9th man) with the 2nd round pick. In most years, 2nd rounders don't even make rosters. But the depth is better this draft. That's why I'm hoping the Jazz can swing a trade to move up from #52.
 
So only Hutchinson and Huerter missing, both of whom declined workouts. Probably got in most of the players they're considering with their 2nd round pick. The rest were workout fillers or Stars' candidates.
 
Jack Strop said:
So only Hutchinson and Huerter missing, both of whom declined workouts. Probably got in most of the players they're considering with their 2nd round pick. The rest were workout fillers or Stars' candidates.
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Huerter hurt himself (no pun intended) in one of his last workouts. We have cleared him of any wrong doing.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Huerter hurt himself (no pun intended) in one of his last workouts. We have cleared him of any wrong doing.
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But that wasn't the reason he gave initially. he said he needed to go home and talk with his family about a decision (i.e. staying in the draft or returning to school). He lied.
 
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I heard hes been around the practice facility and Lindsry calls him for help from time to time. But as a prospect he has a Small wing span and older than other prospects...
 
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Jack Strop said:
But that wasn't the reason he gave initially. he said he needed to go home and talk with his family about a decision (i.e. staying in the draft or returning to school). He lied.
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Or having surgery. How do you know he lied? Maybe the media got it wrong. Calling him a liar seems pretty harsh.
 
Jack Strop said:
But that wasn't the reason he gave initially. he said he needed to go home and talk with his family about a decision (i.e. staying in the draft or returning to school). He lied.
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Seems like he wanted to maybe hide the injury so it wouldn't hurt his draft stock. Unless he got injured on the plane ride home though pretty sure he could not physically work out for the Jazz. So he gets a pass.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Seems like he wanted to maybe hide the injury so it wouldn't hurt his draft stock. Unless he got injured on the plane ride home though pretty sure he could not physically work out for the Jazz. So he gets a pass.
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Probably. I remember the interview with Perrin and Walt seemed a little put out by the last minute cancellation. It was Perrin that said Huerter went home to talk to his parents about making a decision. But then there was a follow up questions about bringing him in later and Perrin said something like they had film if needed and had seen enough of him.

What I'll bet happened is exactly as you surmised...Huerter wanted to hide his injury. He may have thought it was something that wasn't going to require surgery until he got home and had it looked at by a doctor. Still, that sends up a red flag to me that he wasn't honest.

If this were politics, then technically he didn't lie. He did go home to consult with his parents. No one asked him about an injury and he didn't offer that information. So according to Trump or Clinton standards, he was 100% honest.
 
Jack Strop said:
Probably. I remember the interview with Perrin and Walt seemed a little put out by the last minute cancellation. It was Perrin that said Huerter went home to talk to his parents about making a decision. But then there was a follow up questions about bringing him in later and Perrin said something like they had film if needed and had seen enough of him.

What I'll bet happened is exactly as you surmised...Huerter wanted to hide his injury. He may have thought it was something that wasn't going to require surgery until he got home and had it looked at by a doctor. Still, that sends up a red flag to me that he wasn't honest.

If this were politics, then technically he didn't lie. He did go home to consult with his parents. No one asked him about an injury and he didn't offer that information. So according to Trump or Clinton standards, he was 100% honest.
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Didn't he re-aggrevate his finger at the Combine? Maybe he thought it was fine to do a workout, and then it flared up again?

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/...erter-hand-injury-nba-combine-0518-story.html
 
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