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SLC Summer League Game 3: Jazz v. Spurs

I'm okay with doing the last roster spot for Brantley and doing two-ways for the other two if they'll sign on. I'm a fan of having some talent in the pipe.
 
framer said:
I would invite you to go back and read that draft thread. Pretty sure many on this board thought a 50 pick was life or death. Most were disappointed in Brantley as the pick.
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I admit that was me. I mean I knew Brantley on the low end would have a 10-yr NBA career, but I thought his peak would be Millsap-esq with only 3 or 4 all-star appearances. JWF on the other hand will likely redefine the pg position much like Allen Iverson and more recently Steph Curry. And i thought Onyi had a chance to be cross between Scottie Pippen with better defensive skills and Reggie Miller with ability to drive to the hoop and finish.
So yes I was dissapointed in Brantley at 50, jazz were just fortunate the other two slipped .

As for unrealistic expectations and David Locke. He is probably just tempering expectations because these three are unlikley to step in right away and contribute at a high level. We will probably have to be patient with them for the first week or two of the regular season.
 
mellow said:
I admit that was me. I mean I knew Brantley on the low end would have a 10-yr NBA career, but I thought his peak would be Millsap-esq with only 3 or 4 all-star appearances. JWF on the other hand will likely redefine the pg position much like Allen Iverson and more recently Steph Curry. And i thought Onyi had a chance to be cross between Scottie Pippen with better defensive skills and Reggie Miller with ability to drive to the hoop and finish.
So yes I was dissapointed in Brantley at 50, jazz were just fortunate the other two slipped .

As for unrealistic expectations and David Locke. He is probably just tempering expectations because these three are unlikley to step in right away and contribute at a high level. We will probably have to be patient with them for the first week or two of the regular season.
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So, back to the point of the thread ... Did anyone watch the game and have observations to share?
 
colton said:
So, back to the point of the thread ... Did anyone watch the game and have observations to share?
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Welp, all three of the rookies have shown flashes of skills that make them potential NBA players. Oni is a 3/D wing with good length and athleticism. He's mostly a straight-line driver and his finishing at the rim needs to improve, but he's got a few tools. He doesn't appear to be great with the ball, either dribbling or passing, so that's definitely something he needs to improve.

Brantley is showing flashes like a young Millsap. His motor doesn't run as hot, but he's got plus length, some real bounce and some ball skills that Millsap didn't have coming into the league. That step-back 3 was pretty audacious, but he nailed it. He uses his big body and length to bully defenders and get into the paint. I'd have to see if he can do that against bigger, stronger defenders. The guys he faced tonight were overmatched. Brantley's isolations broke the motion offense, but that was probably intentional. The coaches probably saw him as a mismatch and let him go to work.

It's hard to say if these guys are going to be ready for real minutes, just because they still don't really know the system, and they need to be on the court with the real team to see if they can really hang. It's possible that Brantley can begin to compete with Niang for spot minutes sometime this season.
 
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