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Jazz select Udoka Azubuike with pick 27 & trade Tony Bradley + pick 38 to the Pistons

seattlejazzfan said:
he has a jump hook with both hands, he has excellent footwork, he has great hands, he can finish through contact, he's good on both ends in the PnR, he's an excellent shot blocker with good timing, he's great at sealing his man in the post. that's what came off the top of my head. You don't become a McDonaldn's all american at age 16, then improve every year over a four year career in college and become the Big 12 player of the year if you aren't incredibly skilled.
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Based on what I've seen his hands are amazing. NFL all-pro receiver hands. And that 54" vertical.
 
The Thriller said:
I'm bookmarking this thread for when people become excited with him dominating the glass and bringing back the Jinges Alley Oops missed since Favors left. It's going to be hilarious to call some of these people out in a few months.
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That is a great idea... and I am sure if you are wrong you will ignore that and bump it anyway. Its like all the guys that kept saying this stuff about Mike Conley and just wait until he clicks in.... they got real quiet!
 
seattlejazzfan said:
he has a jump hook with both hands, he has excellent footwork, he has great hands, he can finish through contact, he's good on both ends in the PnR, he's an excellent shot blocker with good timing, he's great at sealing his man in the post. that's what came off the top of my head. You don't become a McDonaldn's all american at age 16, then improve every year over a four year career in college and become the Big 12 player of the year if you aren't incredibly skilled.
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You forgot to mention his 100" vert
 
seattlejazzfan said:
he has a jump hook with both hands, he has excellent footwork, he has great hands, he can finish through contact, he's good on both ends in the PnR, he's an excellent shot blocker with good timing, he's great at sealing his man in the post. that's what came off the top of my head. You don't become a McDonaldn's all american at age 16, then improve every year over a four year career in college and become the Big 12 player of the year if you aren't incredibly skilled.
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So he's good as a post up guy... great. He can finish... that is good. Now outside the restricted area... good passer? Can he dribble? Can he shoot?

I think he is likely an NBA player but I think he is likely replacement level. The good stuff comes with some serious warts imo.

Go look at the list of McDonald's all Americans... world beaters like Diamond Stone on there too.

Udoka might be a Thomas Bryant level of success, but that took a few years too and isn't exactly a home run. To be clear they are different types of players.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'm with you on Mike. I have been pretty consistent there.

WE don't KNOW that Udoka is good enough to provide what some claim he will... rookies generally suck. I want us to get a backup big but its a current problem so address it in FA (there are infinity options there). If we are going to draft a big I need it to be one with some variety... the best teams are shape shifters and are flexible.

Favors struggled as a drop big first year... he has physical tools and is athletic and was experienced... Udoka might get it from day one who knows? But its super unlikely. These bigs that dominate college based on dunking and rebounding are a dime a dozen...

Firsts are a huge resource... its how we get our blue chip talent. When I am on here in 6 months lamenting that we could have had Desmond Bane or Xavier Tillman please don't call it hindsight. Lets see how this plays out.
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In 6 months you will have forgotten all about these supposed "prodigies" as they wallow on the bench for whoever picked them up.
 
homeytennis said:
It sounds like both draft picks need to lose some weight per L
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str8line said:
Based on what I've seen his hands are amazing. NFL all-pro receiver hands. And that 54" vertical.
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he just jumps and stops going up when he chooses to stop. and you thought it was DK Metcalf who ran down Budda Baker a few weeks ago - that was actually Udoka Azubuike wearing DK's jersey. Why did Metcalf allow that, you ask? Because Udoka told him to.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
So he's good as a post up guy... great. He can finish... that is good. Now outside the restricted area... good passer? Can he dribble? Can he shoot?

I think he is likely an NBA player but I think he is likely replacement level. The good stuff comes with some serious warts imo.

Go look at the list of McDonald's all Americans... world beaters like Diamond Stone on there too.

Udoka might be a Thomas Bryant level of success, but that took a few years too and isn't exactly a home run. To be clear they are different types of players.
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Thomas Bryant was my homer pick. He wasn't given much chance till Wizards and he had better G-league numbers and play. Lakers were grinding talent at that time.
 
framer said:
In 6 months you will have forgotten all about these supposed "prodigies" as they wallow on the bench for whoever picked them up.
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Nope. I won't.

For all those saying we filled a need last night... per Locke the Jazz front office folks were really downplaying what he will contribute this year. So we get to groom another backup center or we selected Rudy insurance for down the road.
 
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