Shaq

[candrew]

Probably gonna open up a can of worms with this comparison but his defense reminds of Delonte West before he went bonkers - good hands, good instincts and deceptive length. Good close out guy on the perimeter.

His three point mechanics made me puke - flashbacks of Ronnie Brewer.

 

[campaignist]

I'm starting to see Shaq as filling a slightly different lane than Oni or Royce. All can be involved in switching 1-4. But I think each has optimal assignments:
Shaq: PGs & SGs
Oni: SGs & SFs
Royce: SFs & (some) PFs

Man, I wish at least one of them was taller than 6'5". Oh well.

 

[idiot]

Man, I wish at least one of them was taller than 6'5". Oh well.

Two of them are taller than 6-5 in the old (shoes-on + add 1/2 an inch) system, if that's any consolation.

 

[prodigy]

Harden strikes again.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Man, I wish at least one of them was taller than 6'5". Oh well.

Hughes

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Harden strikes again.

The refs ruled it was an offensive foul and awarded Harden 6 free throws.

 

[zyzz]

 

[idiot]

Hughes

Not in the barefoot measurement: 6-4.75 according to Combine.

 

[LogGrad98]

The refs ruled it was an offensive foul and awarded Harden 6 free throws.

To be taken at his discretion anytime during the season or playoffs.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Not in the barefoot measurement: 6-4.75 according to Combine.

They play barefoot in 2020?

 

[NUMBERICA]

Probably gonna open up a can of worms with this comparison but his defense reminds of Delonte West before he went bonkers - good hands, good instincts and deceptive length. Good close out guy on the perimeter.

His three point mechanics made me puke - flashbacks of Ronnie Brewer.

Nah. Brewer is in his own category of busted.

 

[framer]

Okay, my missed attempt at humor not withstanding, how would you compare their first three years?

Besides the ability to do this:



I would say the biggest thing was that Price looked like he had a path to play THE back up point guard on a team rather than A backup point guard. At this point Shaq looks like a spot defensive specialist who will get some minutes or no minutes based upon matchups. We certainly have a need for that, and I hope our player development is better than where he has been. and he really takes a leap forward.

 

[idiot]

They play barefoot in 2020?

The original post was bemoaning Oni and Royce not being over 6-5. Your reply implicitly accepted that ... Oh nevermind ...

 

[infection]

Eric Walden throwing shade at Dan Clayton.

No one foresaw the Utah Jazz making a roster addition right before their first preseason game of the 2020-21 season

New Utah Jazz guard Shaq Harrison eager to ‘fill that void’ as team’s perimeter defense ace

When guard Shaq Harrison signed with the Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell told Joe Ingles he "had some bad memories … of [Harrison] terrorizing him." Once recovered from a broken hand, Harrison is eager to do that to Jazz opponents.

www.sltrib.com

 

[NAOS]

I'm starting to see Shaq as filling a slightly different lane than Oni or Royce. All can be involved in switching 1-4. But I think each has optimal assignments:
Shaq: PGs & SGs
Oni: SGs & SFs
Royce: SFs & (some) PFs

This. Thankfully Royce won’t have to do every goddamn thing.

 

[NAOS]

Ronnie Price had a 12 year NBA career. Shaq can only dream of that at this point. . .

Do you feel obligated to be an unnecessary wet blanket? You know as little about the future as the folks who are more hopeful.

Shaq has an elite-level skill. Let that soak in for a few minutes. Tia.

 

[NAOS]

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I've kept in eye on Shaq since his first season in PHX. What's concerning about Shaq is that the one season he had a regular role, he was pretty bad. Defensive activity was still there, but he was one of the worst offensive players in the league that was regularly playing in 18/19. I was ready to call his first stint with PHX (all tanking time minutes) a fluke but then he more or less did the same thing last season in CHI. He played really well in (mostly) tanking time minutes again.

So what is all that worth? I think he's definitely worth a flier and I probably would have given him a shot at more than minimum given our needs. The competition between he and Oni will be good. I like our chances that one of them pans out.

The wildcard is that he's never been on a decent team with structure. Hopefully playing with the Jazz will be good for him, but I have concerns that his wildness won't mesh and he'll end up taking away from the other players too much on offense. He needs to embrace that Royce mentality where all he does is shoot wide open shots. Maybe he can work on being an active cutter too.

Some good takes in here but lmao at the “Ive been keeping tabs on this guy”.

 

[idiot]

Do you feel obligated to be an unnecessary wet blanket? You know as little about the future as the folks who are more hopeful.

Shaq has an elite-level skill. Let that soak in for a few minutes. Tia.

Not bad sentiments, though ones I hope you applied to Azubuike amid the many, many deprecations of his value here after the draft (I got tired of keeping score who was where on him that night).

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Not bad sentiments, though ones I hope you applied to Azubuike amid the many, many deprecations of his value here after the draft (I got tired of keeping score who was where on him that night).

I’m still not happy about that pick.

 

[NAOS]

Not bad sentiments, though ones I hope you applied to Azubuike amid the many, many deprecations of his value here after the draft (I got tired of keeping score who was where on him that night).

I never cast dispersions on Azubuike, fwiw. I did scratch my head at the selection, though. And still do.

I’m definitely rooting for the kid, regardless.